ExtraOrdinary Districts

ExtraOrdinary Districts


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The Right to Read
March 19, 2021

The right to be taught how to read is a birthright of all Americans, argues attorney Mark Rosenbaum. And schools have a responsibility to teach them, says reading expert Nell Duke. They are allies in

School Leaders REALLY Matter
March 11, 2021

The education field has long understood that improving class instruction was the key to improving student learning. But for the past two decades, the focus of national and state policy, as well as the

Opening a School Building in the Time of COVID
March 04, 2021

Schools have come under increasing pressure to reopen their buildings so that students can attend in person again. But those who insist that schools are safe don’t often acknowledge the work that must

The State of Reading in America
February 25, 2021

Recently the organization representing state education superintendents issued a statement urging their members to make reading instruction a core focus. During the rest of this season, we will have an

Managing COVID-19
February 11, 2021

Junction City, Kansas (USD 475 Geary County) re-opened school buildings in September after a summer of planning and a myriad of mitigation measures, from closing down water fountains to ensuring that

“It’s amazing how much kids adapt and learn.”
December 18, 2020

After a fall of flipping between opening and closing school buildings, Godwin Heights Public Schools in western Michigan responded to a huge spike in community spread of coronavirus by deciding to close before Thanksgiving until at least January 19.

“We have a third of our kids in every day. But one hundred percent of our students are learning every single day”
November 26, 2020

“We have a third of our kids in every day. But one hundred percent of our students are learning every single day” In this episode of Season Four of The Education Trust’s podcast, ExtraOrdinary Districts, Nicholas Stirling,

“As soon as we’re back to normal, we’ll have to accelerate our kids.”
November 19, 2020

In this inaugural episode of Season Four of The Education Trust’s podcast, ExtraOrdinary Districts, Sergio Garcia, principal of Artesia High School in ABC Unified District in Los Angeles County, is joined by two teachers: William Napier,