Collaborating to transform and improve education systems: A playbook for family-school engagement

Posted on March 2, 2022February 27, 2022 by coreeducation

Writing for Brookings, Rebecca Winthrop, Adam Barton, Mahsa Ershadi, and Lauren Ziegler introduce a new playbook on family-school collaboration that makes the case for why family engagement is essential for education systems transformation and why families and schools must have a shared understanding of what a good quality education looks like. Excerpts of the piece Read more about Collaborating to transform and improve education systems: A playbook for family-school engagement[…]

Policy Principles Supporting the 13th Year Concept

Posted on February 24, 2022February 22, 2022 by coreeducation

State leaders are looking to increase postsecondary credential attainment to build the depth and breadth of their high-skilled labor force, and the concept of the 13th year has emerged as a model that can help do just that. The 13th year allows students to continue public schooling for an extra year beyond 12th grade at Read more about Policy Principles Supporting the 13th Year Concept[…]

232 innovative schools challenging old assumptions about education

Posted on February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 by coreeducation

Recently, Chelsea Waite of CRPE reviewed some of the most promising work emerging from the Canopy project, a nationwide effort lifting up knowledge from hundreds of organizations to build open data about schools that are innovating. Excerpts of the piece appear below: A diverse array of communities are working to reinvent schooling in pursuit of Read more about 232 innovative schools challenging old assumptions about education[…]

Restoring Teachers’ Efficacy

Posted on February 17, 2022February 13, 2022 by coreeducation

A new piece from ASCD highlights a “pernicious dynamic” that is emerging from the pandemic: a loss of teachers’ professional efficacy. Highlights of the piece appear below: Amid the mix of emotions stirred in teachers by the sudden shift to online learning was a profound sense of helplessness (Bintliff, 2020). Feeling powerless dampens teachers’ sense Read more about Restoring Teachers’ Efficacy[…]

Transforming Education into a Learning System: Reflections on the Pandemic

Posted on February 9, 2022February 6, 2022 by coreeducation

In a new brief, Carnegie Corporation of New York and EducationCounsel explore how the American education system responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying gaps (missed opportunities and systemic shortcomings that deepened the challenges our schools faced) and bright spots (existing and new efforts where learning system approaches supported more effective action). Drawing on those lessons, Read more about Transforming Education into a Learning System: Reflections on the Pandemic[…]

“Creativity Requires Freedom”: What Will It Take to Create Space Within Our Education System to Think and Design Creatively?

Posted on February 8, 2022February 6, 2022 by coreeducation

The Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), in partnership with the Reinvention Lab powered by Teach For America, gathered a “change-maker” group of students, educators, and education leaders. It was an intimate gathering of people committed to a learner-centered, radically different future of education. The question posed to the group was: How do we help Read more about “Creativity Requires Freedom”: What Will It Take to Create Space Within Our Education System to Think and Design Creatively?[…]

Family Engagement Reimagined: Innovations Strengthening Family-School Connections to Help Students Thrive

Posted on February 1, 2022January 31, 2022 by coreeducation

During the 2020-21 school year, schools and families learned in particularly dramatic ways that they can’t effectively support students without being in partnership with one another. Every family faced its own unique challenges navigating distance learning, and many schools had to create new family communication strategies on the fly. While school-driven efforts have been Herculean, Read more about Family Engagement Reimagined: Innovations Strengthening Family-School Connections to Help Students Thrive[…]

The Leaders we Need Now: Evolution of the Principalship

Posted on January 26, 2022January 23, 2022 by coreeducation

How have principals experienced changes in schooling over the last two years? To answer this question, the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) launched Leaders We Need Now, a series of research reports on how the unprecedented crises and turmoil in 2020–21 have affected the work of principals and the impact these changes will Read more about The Leaders we Need Now: Evolution of the Principalship[…]

New Infographics to Help Better Understand Education Research

Posted on January 20, 2022January 17, 2022 by coreeducation

Three new REL West infographics are designed to support understanding of research studies so decisionmakers can make better use of evidence to inform practices and policies. Effect Size Basics: Understanding the Strength of a Program’s Impact – https://ies.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a9bab6ebb1d1e641170c090cf&id=311c2abf04&e=fa5cdec643 This infographic explains what effect size is, the difference between effect size and statistical significance, and how Read more about New Infographics to Help Better Understand Education Research[…]

Top Education Studies of 2021

Posted on January 18, 2022January 17, 2022 by coreeducation

Recently, Amber Northern reviewed the top six education studies of 2021 from the Education Gadfly Show. Excerpts of three of the studies appear below: The Evolution of Gender Gaps in Numeracy and Literacy between Childhood and Young Adulthood, by Francesca Borgonovi, Alvaro Choi, and Marco Paccagnella. Research indicates that gaps in numeracy and literacy skew Read more about Top Education Studies of 2021[…]

Design Principles for Schools

Posted on January 13, 2022January 1, 2022 by coreeducation

Design Principles for Schools: Putting the Science of Learning and Development Into Action is a new playbook created by the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) and Turnaround for Children in partnership with the Forum for Youth Investment and in association with the Science of Learning and Development (SoLD) Alliance and more than 100 leaders from across Read more about Design Principles for Schools[…]

Widescale Study Finds More Students Started the School Year Behind

Posted on January 11, 2022January 1, 2022 by coreeducation

Fewer elementary and middle school students started the 2021 school year on grade level for reading and mathematics, according to a new report released by Curriculum Associates. The report, Understanding Student Learning: Insights from Fall 2021, analyzes data gathered from the edtech company’s i-Ready Assessment tool on reading and mathematics learning from three million Grades Read more about Widescale Study Finds More Students Started the School Year Behind[…]

3 Lessons from Schools Where COVID Innovations Offer New Solutions

Posted on December 7, 2021December 5, 2021 by coreeducation

Recently in The 74, representatives from three philanthropic organizations supporting public education shared their perspective on COVID innovations worth supporting. Excerpts from their piece appear below: The Canopy Project tracked how hundreds of schools across the country adapted and innovated last year in student-centered ways. The following adaptations these schools developed hold enormous potential to Read more about 3 Lessons from Schools Where COVID Innovations Offer New Solutions[…]

SpeakUp 2021 Virtual Congressional Briefing

Posted on December 1, 2021November 21, 2021 by coreeducation

For almost two decades, Project Tomorrow has hosted a Congressional Briefing bringing the voices of K12 students, parents, educators, and administrators to Capitol Hill and sharing the findings of their research. The goal is to provide information critical to the development of sound education policy. This year the tradition continued with a virtual briefing enabling Read more about SpeakUp 2021 Virtual Congressional Briefing[…]

What Science Says about Helping Students Catch Up after COVID Closures

Posted on November 18, 2021November 14, 2021 by coreeducation

Writing for The 74, Jill Barshay recently reviewed the evidence behind COVID-19 recovery efforts in schools. Excerpts of the piece highlighting the most promising interventions appear below: Tutoring Research points to intensive daily tutoring as one of the most effective ways to help academically struggling children catch up. A seminal 2016 study sorted through almost Read more about What Science Says about Helping Students Catch Up after COVID Closures[…]