With skyrocketing COVID-19 cases causing disruptions to in-person learning around the country, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced plans to offer weary parents some real relief. In a press release, Ducey gave details about the new Open for Learning Recovery Benefit Program: The Governor is creating the Open for Learning Recovery Benefit program to provide relief…
While adults in schools split hairs over what to call what just happened to young people during the pandemic—“learning loss” vs. “unfinished learning”—the students send us a very different message. Behavior is communication. And right now, national problems with student behavior in school communicate that adults are completely out of touch. In Oregon, a middle…
In addition to the usual conversations that mark the beginning of the new school year, this year we’ve seen a lot of conversation about student learning loss that has happened during the pandemic. The powers that be have begun to move on from learning loss to what to sell do about it. It may be…