Building Effective Relationships with a Teacher-Family-Student Triangle
For schools to have effective working relationships with parents as co-teachers, they must manage the teacher-family-student triangle more closely than in the past.
The Lens
Bringing vision and clarity to education policy
Schools Can Help Parents by Setting Clear Expectations
The teacher-parents we interviewed had important insights into the need to provide more clarity and support to families.
Lessons from Remote Learning: Parent Perspectives
We asked parents about their experiences helping children with their schooling during the COVID-19 shutdown.
The Digital Divide Among Students During COVID-19: Who Has Access? Who Doesn’t?
We set out to make sense of data from different sources that shed light on the digital divide, the reasons for it, and the inadequacy of past efforts to close it.
Too Many Schools Leave Learning to Chance During the Pandemic
A new brief summarizes our findings from a review of COVID-19 response plans of 477 school districts across the country.
This Is No Time for Nuance
This must be a moment of profound horror and shame for all of America, and in particular, for white Americans.
Districts Are Missing an Opportunity to Innovate as Most Take Traditional Approaches to Summer School
Summer offers an opportunity for districts to begin addressing learning gaps that emerged this spring, as well as other needs—like social interaction and special education services—that were unmet while school buildings were closed.
How COVID-19 Is Forcing Innovation in High School-Industry Partnerships
Schools have had to rethink internships, job shadows, and mentorships.