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“ESA” is an acronym used for more than 150 different organizations, technology, policies and other entities. European Space Agency. Endangered Species Act. Emotional Support Animal. Entertainment Software Association. Eastern Surfing Association. Economic and Statistical Analysis. But in the education world, ESA stands for “educations savings account.” In K–12 education, ESAs are state-based programs where parents […]
“This idea of parental choice, that’s great if the parent is well-educated. There are some families that’s perfect for. But to make it available to everyone? No. I think you’re asking for a huge amount of trouble.” Those are the words of a lawmaker in New Hampshire advocating the repeal of an alternative schooling program […]
…the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that from 2018 to 2028, an estimated 23,800 jobs are likely to open up for school psychologists. Are the Kids All Right? According to…
If you wanted to construct a school in a laboratory that would be most affected by a global pandemic, you’d be hard pressed to create one more affected than the International School of Indiana (ISI). With a faculty and student population from all over the world, including places hit hard by COVID-19 and a recruiting […]
What do you do when you educate children from 13 states and 50 countries and a global pandemic strikes? This is the question the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Rabun Gap, Georgia, has been dealing with for more than two months now. Before our current unpleasantness, I had never heard of this school. I really wish […]
Like many schools, Christ Lutheran School in Phoenix was on spring break when it became clear that COVID-19 was going to disrupt the school year. The school serves preschool through eighth grade. On the Friday of their week-long break (Friday the 13th, no less!), the administration met to game plan what changes might need to […]
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 […]
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 […]