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Widespread Adoption of Pooled Testing Critical to Safely Reopening K12 Schools
By Mara Aspinall, Jessica Little, and Leah Perkinson As schools work to remain open this fall, school administrators are working to...

Parents Want In-Person Schooling Despite Delta Spread
By The Rockefeller Foundation A national survey of more than 3,100 parents, conducted in July by RAND Corporation and commissioned by The...

Our National Imperative to Reopen K-12 Schools Quickly and Safely
By Estelle Willie and Jessica Little Congressional passage of the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan Act is an important step...

COVID School Year Reflections
By Mary Docken This invited cross-post by Mary Docken originally appeared on Intellispark's Our Thoughts blog. Six experienced K-12...

Five Strategies for K-12 Teacher Unity During COVID
By Rachel Jorgensen This invited cross-post by Rachel Jorgensen originally appeared on Intellispark's Our Thoughts blog. COVID-19 causes...

Tales from the First Year: The Steep Learning Curve
Tales from the First Year is a series chronicling the journey of seven first-year teachers as they learn, succeed, fail, and grow as...

The Year Teaching Changed
By Emma Walker You all are probably unaware of who I am so let me lead to a simple introduction. My name is Emma and I am a...

Curating Happiness in Education During a Pandemic
By Ashlea Campbell “If we want children to be happy now and continue to derive happiness from their love of places, then somehow our...

The Need for Grace in Impossible Times: Tales from the First Year
Let’s be the first to give grace to fellow educators because we understand where they are coming from.

Ask a Teacher: Four Tips to Support Your Student with Distance Learning
Although distance learning may feel overwhelming...these four tips can provide a starting point for finding success this school year.