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Schools as “Safe Spaces”: Beyond Active Shooter Drills to Trusting Relationships?

Are we turning schools into forts to promote school safety — and is this coming at the expense of student learning? Research shows that students feeling emotionally and physically safe in their school environment is correlated with improved student outcomes, including attendance, assessment scores, and more. Given escalating concerns about bullying, school shootings, immigration policy, and other […]

Connecting Home, School, and Community Through Playful Math:  First 10’s Young Mathematician’s Initiative in York, Pennsylvania

Math games can be a powerful way to support young children’s math learning and promote family engagement. In the third of a three-part series on the work of First 10, this session will feature an innovative school-community partnership that is implementing a ground-breaking community-wide early math pilot project. This initiative is engaging schools, early childhood […]

Making Effective Elementary Principals and P-3 the Expectation, Not the Exception

Our vision is to ensure that all of the nation’s elementary schools are led by principals who not only understand the science of young children’s learning and development but also are skilled in creating the school climates that nurture the unique aspects of high-quality teaching and learning across P–3. – Kristie Kauerz, Ed.D. CGLR's April […]

Beyond the Ballot: Did Child Policy Predictions Hold True?

“We need reform and resources. I mean, that's been the recipe forever. So I just think we have to be honest that if we fail at reform, we invite revolution.” — Michael J. Petrilli, Thomas B. Fordham Institute  In our first session of the year, on January 7, we gathered a few of the education sector’s […]

How to Be an Effective Communicator in Difficult Times: Using Data and Messaging to Tell an Impact Story (Part 2)

In this session, Lorelle Atkinson of The Aspen Institute described the Institute as an organization that ignites human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world by driving change through dialogue, leadership, and action. She explained how Aspen is leaning into values-driven, nonpartisan messaging and emphasized the importance of being a […]

Equitable Literacy Instruction Part 2: Ensuring the Science of Reading Works for All Children

In this follow-on discussion to our January session with executives from the Children’s Literacy Initiative and other leaders, we picked up on the notion that a primary key to dispelling misunderstandings about the science of reading is realizing there are multiple sciences that need to be taken into consideration for the vast diversity in race, nationality, background, and especially […]