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Confronting Learning Loss by Building Developmental Relationships
The COVID‑19 pandemic has disrupted so many aspects of life, and educators have experienced unprecedented challenges....
Using Tutors to Combat COVID Learning Loss: New Research Shows That Even Lightly Trained Volunteers Drive Academic Gains
As students seek to cope with the threat of learning losses wreaked by COVID-19 and months-long school closures, some...
Felicitas & Gonzalo Mendez High School: A Community School That Honors Its Neighborhood’s Legacy of Educational Justice
In 1946, Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez filed a lawsuit against Westminster and three other Orange County school...
Learning Policy Institute – Restarting and Reinventing Schools: Priority 7 Provide Expanded Learning Time
Since schools closed nationwide last March, students have had uneven access to distance learning. A June 2020 survey...
NEA – Safe and Just Schools in 2021 and Beyond
As schools and campuses reopen, it’s a make-or-break moment for the future of education. To ensure the safety and...
AFT – It’s About Time: Lessons from Expanded Learning Time
The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic...
Expanded Learning Time: A Strategy to Solve Unfinished Learning
As the nation continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and at-home learning continues, there will be a need to help...
Recognizing the Role of Afterschool and Summer Programs and Systems in Reopening and Rebuilding
Research suggests that all people—children, youth, and adults—thrive in safe, supportive environments that are...
National Institute of Out-of-School Time – OST Online: Delivering Quality Virtual Learning Experiences
As some learning remains remote, here are some examples of high quality practices to consider as you plan for the...