This article was published on NPR by Cory Turner on October 7, 2020. The closure of school buildings in response to the coronavirus has been disruptive and inconvenient for many families, but for those living in homeless shelters or hotel rooms — including roughly 1.5 million school-aged children — the shuttering of classrooms and cafeterias has been […]
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This is article was published on CBS 2 Iowa by Emily Chavez on October 14, 2020. IOWA CITY, Iowa — Online learning can be a challenge for any family, especially if English is your second language. Iowa’s News Now takes a deeper look at one of Iowa’s most vulnerable populations and the barriers a computer screen […]
This article was published on the Hechinger Report by Azure Gilman on October 3, 2020. John was having some trouble in class. The seventh grader had been diagnosed with ADHD and a language disorder that makes processing verbal and nonverbal cues a challenge. Despite extra support he received through his Individualized Education Plan for students with […]
This article was published on EdSurge by Emily Tate on September 21, 2020. Parents are concerned about their children’s online safety and data privacy, but not as much as other issues such as the quality of education their child receives, protection from violence and bullying, and ensuring their child doesn’t fall behind in school. That’s […]
This article was published on the Los Angeles Times by Karen Kaplan on September 23, 2020. The longer the COVID-19 pandemic goes on, the younger its victims get. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the median age of people with COVID-19 in the U.S. has declined over the […]
This article was published on Getting Smart by Les Lynn and Eric Tucker on September 29, 2020. Understanding the ins and outs of the COVID-19 pandemic can be difficult—information changes almost daily, and public health guidelines shift, too. For schools grappling with these changes, it can be confusing. But it’s also a powerful learning opportunity […]
This article was published by The 74 Million on September 16, 2020 by Kevin Guitterrez and Carrie Stewart. The coronavirus pandemic brings back eerie memories for us from the days and weeks following Hurricane Katrina. Public schools are rapidly reconstructing a place for instruction. Societal inequities are being exacerbated. There’s no playbook. Yet there is […]
This article was published on Disability Scoop by Shaun Heasley on September 23, 2020. With a collection of new materials, “Sesame Street” is working to help kids with autism adapt to wearing face masks and other realities of living through a pandemic. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” unveiled a series of videos this […]
This article was published by EdSurge on September 21, 2020 by Julie Freeland Fisher. “I might be one of the few people coming out of the COVID-19 situation with more friends,” said Karine Durand. Durand’s words have stuck with me for months. This past June, she and I were both speakers on a JFF Horizons […]
The executive director of the Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School describes how Gensler, PBDW Architects, PSF Projects, Situ, and WXY Architecture + Urban Design are reimagining school facilities and processes in an era of social distancing. This article was published by The Journal of the American Institute of Architects by Katie Gerfen. Summer break is officially […]