Georgia Heyward is quoted in the Colorado Sun about the impact of a four-day school week on student performance.
Georgia Heyward
Georgia Heyward is a research analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, where she has worked on the 18-city project Stepping Up and supported charter-district collaboration in Washington State. Before joining CRPE, she researched rural education and wrote program evaluations for Washington State school districts and nonprofits. Georgia started her career as a bilingual elementary teacher through the NYC Teaching Fellows program. She then worked as a teacher and administrator at a bilingual performing arts school. For three years, she was the assessment coordinator for a start-up, nonprofit college. Georgia has a BA in Liberal Arts from Evergreen State College and an MEd in Education Policy from the University of Washington.
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Aug 28 2018
Georgia Heyward discusses her research on the financial effects and student outcomes of the four-day school week.
Jul 25 2018
Georgia Heyward is quoted in this Chalkbeat article about Detroit's new public school guide, which lets parents compare district and charter school options.
May 21 2018
Georgia Heyward is quoted by NBC News on the expansion of four-day weeks in public schools.
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Georgia Heyward is interviewed by Governing on the four-day school week.
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