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As a shortage of qualified tutors makes in-person services difficult to implement on a large scale, districts have turned to virtual providers.

Sandra Dungee Glenn, Founder of The Growth Collective, Member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, and Leader of the Philadelphia Community Stakeholders talks being an unapologetically Black leader.

Solving our country’s literacy crisis will involve a lot more than simply publicizing the large body of evidence suggesting many schools are not deploying the best method of teaching reading. It also will include battling school districts and educators invested in the status quo.

One way to help teachers meet the moment is by overhauling professional development.

By offering intensive wraparound services and a continual coaching model, NWTC is seeing high retention, graduation and job placement rates that provide successful paths for low-income, first-generation college students to break the cycle of generational poverty.

Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, joins us live from The Center for Black Educator Development’s Black Male Educators Convening.

For too long, schools have not been clear with parents that good grades do not necessarily mean that a student is on grade level.  I am not suggesting we need to begin flunking students or that grades should not reflect effort and completed homework assignments. What I am saying is that every parent deserves to know the truth about their child’s academic progress.  

When it comes to hiring the best teachers for your school, every interview committee has its own combination of “red flags.” In the end, it’s all a gamble.

As we continue to learn more about how the pandemic negatively affected student success outcomes–especially in math and science subjects–it’s evident that students will need additional support to recover.