Webinar: Real-world connections in a time of distance learning
Join Julia Freeland Fisher and an esteemed panel as they discuss best practices and tools to connect students with networks during COVID-19.
Nov 25, 2020
Blog Posts
4 ways to seal education’s missing link during COVID-19
COVID-19 magnifies a long-standing challenge in K-12 education: the interdependence between home and school. Here’s how this critical interface can improve to better support student learning.
Nov 24, 2020
SoapBox Labs gives voice to the obstacles, opportunities of remote learning
Getting voice recognition right for kids is critical given the rise of edtech use, as well as the lack of in-person adults to guide students.
Nov 23, 2020
3 lessons for innovators from a tiny car’s colossal failure
Tata Motors expected its diminutive Nano to be a massive success, but within a decade it had all but disappeared from India's roads. Where did it go wrong?
Nov 19, 2020
Exploring options, tradeoffs for our daughters’ homeschooling experience
Why decide to homeschool children via a learning pod? The answer may have more to do with what adults need during COVID-19.
Nov 19, 2020
Making the invisible visible: Student survey helps schools take action in building and maintaining student relationships
The Search Institute’s Developmental Relationships Survey shows that middle and high school students may not be building the connections they need to thrive. Measuring relationship quality in- and out-of-school can clo...
Nov 18, 2020
Will the positive changes schools make now last into the future?
The glimmer of hope is that positive adaptations in schools could lead to meaningful changes that benefit students in the long term.
Nov 17, 2020
Two policy moves could help schools keep their promises to Black students
Broad-sweeping policies can work in tandem with measures to reduce the competing promises schools must keep.
Nov 12, 2020