Teaching Innovation: New School Staffing Strategies Inspired by the Pandemic

Posted on February 25, 2021February 22, 2021 by coreeducation

Amid the profound disruption of the pandemic, some schools and districts have responded with highly innovative staffing and scheduling strategies that could be valuable post-pandemic models. A new report from FutureEd and EducationCounsel,Teaching Innovation: New School Staffing Strategies Inspired by the Pandemic, explores these innovations, the conditions that enabled them, how educators have overcome barriers Read more about Teaching Innovation: New School Staffing Strategies Inspired by the Pandemic[…]

From Pandemic to Progress: Eight Education Pathways for COVID-19 Recovery

Posted on February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 by coreeducation

COVID-19 has presented new challenges for schools and families to grapple with when it comes to student learning — but the pandemic also has illuminated shortcomings and missed opportunities that have long been present in our education system. A new series of briefs from Bellwether offers guidance on how the education sector can recenter and Read more about From Pandemic to Progress: Eight Education Pathways for COVID-19 Recovery[…]

Remote Learning is Here to Stay

Posted on February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 by coreeducation

School districts in the United States have approached reopening public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic in notably different ways. The authors of a new report, titled “Remote Learning Is Here to Stay: Results from the First American School District Panel Survey” by RAND developed a national picture of school districts’ needs and approaches to school Read more about Remote Learning is Here to Stay[…]

Rising Together: How Four Districts are Building Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on February 18, 2021April 14, 2021 by coreeducation

Community, collaboration, and relationships have become more important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the country, many school districts have embraced this opportunity to rethink how to engage with families and the surrounding community. We know that family and community engagement is critical for lasting improvement in schools and school systems; it is linked Read more about Rising Together: How Four Districts are Building Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic[…]

The Pandemic Offers an Opportunity to Rethink K-16 Education

Posted on February 17, 2021February 14, 2021 by coreeducation

Dan Domenech, executive director of AASA, The Superintendents Association, recently wrote a piece for the National Student Clearinghouse, claiming that the pandemic provides an opportunity to rethink the education system and to move toward exposing K-12 students to “opportunities and pathways that are available other than just a college degree.” “The reality is that after Read more about The Pandemic Offers an Opportunity to Rethink K-16 Education[…]

Key Takeaways from a Decade of Research on Gifted Education

Posted on February 3, 2021January 30, 2021 by coreeducation

Dr. Jennifer Glynn served as Director of Research and Evaluation at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation from 2011 to 2020. In a recent article for the National Association for Gifted Children, she shares 10 of her key takeaways related to gifted education and the gifted identification gap. Excerpts of the article appear below: After almost Read more about Key Takeaways from a Decade of Research on Gifted Education[…]

Education in the Balance: Tensions Affecting Education’s Future

Posted on January 26, 2021January 24, 2021 by coreeducation

A new resource from KnowledgeWorks offers guidance on influencing the future of learning in turbulent times. As we navigate uncertainty, leaders at all levels of education and throughout the community need to grapple with key issues and the tensions that they raise as they strive to meet learners’ needs in virtual, hybrid, and place-based settings. Read more about Education in the Balance: Tensions Affecting Education’s Future[…]

Transforming Education into a Learning System

Posted on January 21, 2021January 16, 2021 by coreeducation

Every day, educators, advocates, and families strive to ensure that our schools prepare all students to excel academically and thrive in life. To realize that ambitious goal, we must ensure that our education sector functions at all levels as a learning system. Too often, though, a culture of compliance and a desire to preserve the Read more about Transforming Education into a Learning System[…]

Determining Attendance and Alternatives to Seat-Time

Posted on December 16, 2020March 31, 2021 by coreeducation

Attendance looks dramatically different in the COVID-19 era of remote and online learning, and states are grappling with setting policies that account for what attendance should mean and what it should look like. The Aurora Institute has responded to multiple requests for technical assistance on this subject with a new issue brief, Determining Attendance and Read more about Determining Attendance and Alternatives to Seat-Time[…]

Are Students Ready to Thrive in an Interconnected World?

Posted on December 10, 2020November 29, 2020 by coreeducation

The recent report Are Students Ready to Thrive in an Interconnected World? from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), explores students’ ability to examine issues of local, global and cultural significance; understand and appreciate the perspectives and worldviews of others; engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions across cultures; and take action for Read more about Are Students Ready to Thrive in an Interconnected World?[…]

Does 2020 present a crucible moment for K–12 education? The answer may surprise you

Posted on November 19, 2020November 15, 2020 by coreeducation

Chelsea Waite, writing for the Christensen Institute, recently explored reasons why 2020 may — or may not — result in lasting change in the education sector. Excerpts from the piece appear below: In moments that require radical adaptation, it’s tempting to see crisis as an inevitable harbinger of change. So far, 2020 has seemed like Read more about Does 2020 present a crucible moment for K–12 education? The answer may surprise you[…]

Transfer and Applicability of Credit: Call to Action

Posted on November 18, 2020November 15, 2020 by coreeducation

The Scaling Partners Network has released a Call to Action for the higher education sector to facilitate the transfer of credit between institutions. Anticipating a larger than ever wave of students transferring across higher education institutions due to COVID-19 and the economic recession, a diverse group of policy, advocacy, research and institutional membership organizations have Read more about Transfer and Applicability of Credit: Call to Action[…]

Uncharted Waters

Posted on November 10, 2020November 9, 2020 by coreeducation

In the latest paper by Education Resource Strategies (ERS), authors explore how a whole-system approach to continuous improvement can help districts chart a course to equity and excellence this pandemic school year. ERS’ new paper, Uncharted Waters, makes the case that the key to districts making progress towards equity and excellence amidst so much uncertainty Read more about Uncharted Waters[…]