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Are vouchers effective? Do kids need to be in small classes? Are charter schools helping or hurting? Whether it’s lawmakers debating a new education reform program or journalists framing up a story about a new policy at a local school, there’s one question that always comes up: What does the research say? Research is one […]
Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua, New Hampshire, sent its first coronavirus-related communication to parents on February 27, 2020. Yes, you read that right. They were looking at trends and thinking about contingencies weeks before many other schools and school systems. I know they sent this communication because they have created a specific page on […]
Last week, the federal government approved $2 trillion (I’ve never actually typed that out before, it’s a big number—let it sink in) in stimulus dollars to help individuals and organizations through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Of that, $349 billion is allocated to the Payroll Protection Program, which is the […]
The Oaks Academy is a classical-model, purposefully racially and socio-economically diverse, private school in Indianapolis educating more than 900 students across three campuses. It has routinely been ranked as one of the highest performing schools in Indiana on the state’s ISTEP exam. As a classical school that focuses on great books and big ideas, technology […]
As we face a pandemic, school choice in the states saw a dip in activity last month. Some bills continued to progress, however. Let our state and legal teams help you stay up to date on the latest in our monthly brief. Arizona The Arizona legislature passed and Gov. Doug Ducey signed SB 1224, […]
Before I spoke to Kevin Kalra of Houston’s Montessori Preschool, I would have thought “digital Montessori” education was an oxymoron like “jumbo shrimp,” “rolling stop,” or “civil war.” After talking with him, I was so impressed by the thoughtful way he and his compatriots are working through a difficult situation and trying to provide a […]
By Jennifer Wagner “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” I’ve always appreciated that Douglas Adams quote — and I’m drawn to it more than ever in these strange pandemic times. Deadlines are boundaries. Deadlines give us structure. We need deadlines, even if they whoosh by. Especially as they whoosh by. They keep […]
The Partnership Schools operate seven Catholic schools in Harlem and the South Bronx in New York City. They serve more than 2,000 students in two of the poorest Congressional districts in the United States. As schools across the country transition to digital instruction in the wake of COVID-19, many observers argue that schools serving low-income […]
By Jennifer Wagner In case you missed it, we’re all teachers now — and probably will be for the rest of the school year. Teachers are amazing. My parents were teachers. I love helping the kids with their homework and chaperoning their field trips and hearing about their days when they get home from school. I am part of a broad […]
There is an old proverb that says the best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago but the second-best time is today. For Julie Ambler and her staff at The Woodlands Christian Academy in suburban Houston, Texas, investments in technology and its use have paid dividends as they transition to a 100 percent […]