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The Center on Reinventing Public Education has been a leader in tracking school districts’ responses to the pandemic and in showcasing innovations that cou
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Alicia Dixon is executive director of the Marcus Foster Education Institute (MFEI). Since 1973, MFEI has been committed to improving educational opportunit
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Our world has been forever changed as a result of the pandemic as well as the racial unrest of 2020. We learned new ways of being — how to be alone, how to
Read MoreQ&A: Selma’s Superintendent Keeps Kids Learning, Even as COVID Rages
How did this native of Salisbury, North Carolina who joined the army right out of high school end up as a nationally recognized school leader and a member of the Chiefs for Change Future Chiefs leadership development program?
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I’m a sixth grade teacher grappling with the reality of teaching kids who may not have darkened a school door in over a year. Many students haven’t been in
Read MoreCan We All Agree That Our Kids’ Health Must Come First?
Teachers across the country are anxiously awaiting the start of the school year and, although they are not technically “back on contract,” many have been s
Read More3 Strategies To Make Your Classroom a Community
We are halfway through summer and the 2021-22 school year is only a few weeks away in some communities. After countless disruptions caused by the pandemic,
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For more than 35 years, Donna Housman has been helping young children, their teachers and their caregivers build their emotional intelligence. At the Housm
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