Battle Creek Public Schools delivers innovation and what students need for the future
During the pandemic, Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS) knew its students couldn’t succeed academically if their basic needs weren’t being met. When in-person ...
Education
Accelerate learning, don’t remediate: new evidence from elementary math classrooms
in brief During the 2020-2021 school year, TNTP partnered with Zearn, a nonprofit online math learning platform, to study whether elementary school math ...
Education
Being Molly: An interview with actress Sovereign Bill
Sovereign Bill is the 17-year-old actress who is the voice of Molly on the PBSKids animated show, Molly of Denali. She lives with ...
Education
A strong early care and education system is vital economic infrastructure
If we want a high-quality workforce tomorrow, we have to invest in education today. Give that by 2050, 40% of Michigan’s workforce will ...
Education
Wisdom of the first educators
In Fall 2020, Village East Elementary School in Colorado’s Cherry Creek Public Schools, planned for its children to return to school in person. ...
Brilliant children deserve a brilliant system
“Parents and youth are the experts of their lives. They have knowledge and experience. If you’re in a position of power, you should ...
Education
Louisiana’s economic growth anchored in early childhood education
“Perhaps no project stands a better chance of moving the needle in favor of Louisiana’s social and economic status.” – Start Strong: The ...
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Removing bias from early childhood education environments
Overwhelming evidence shows that access to quality early childhood education sets children up for success throughout the rest of their lives. However, implicit ...
Education
Profound Gentlemen: presence makes a difference
“The main thing I want everyone to know is what the statistics show: a child who has a male educator of color before ...
Education
Providing kids the resources they need to thrive
During state budget negotiations in 2021, New York lawmakers agreed to allocate $1.4 billion more over three years toward their public schools. This will ensuree that kids receive the high-quality teaching ...
