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Experimenting in the classroom keeps students engaged during remote learning
February 23, 2021 by Stacy Fernández
Principle 1: Daily live instruction engages students and promotes the achievement of grade-level standards. A package arrives at students’ front…
Small changes help keep students engaged during remote learning
February 16, 2021 by stacy
Principle 3: Schools engage students who are challenging to contact.The team at East Lower School, a middle school in…
Shifting to a remote planning process
February 9, 2021 by Mollie Burgett
Principle 8: Innovative professional learning invigorates and inspires teachers to try new things.Principle 10: Student experiences — in and…
Rallying community resources and school spirit
February 2, 2021 by stacy
Principle 9. Community stakeholders and community-based organizations provide programming for students during or outside of the school day.Principle 10.…
My History My Future: Lifting Student Voices
February 1, 2021 by Dr. Lester W. Young, Jr.
Every February, the United States commemorates Black History Month by celebrating the achievements of African Americans throughout our nation's…
Reimagining—and reaffirming—our educational partnerships
January 26, 2021 by Donna Wilkes
Principle 8: Innovative professional learning invigorates and inspires teachers to try new things. “This just isn’t working for me. I need something different…
This high school teacher used a time capsule to help her students critically reflect on the ongoing racial justice movement
January 20, 2021 by stacy
Principle 1: Daily live instruction engages students and promotes the achievement of grade-level standardsPrinciple 6: Students have social-emotional support…
More than ever, schools need to be a “welcoming and affirming” space — especially for students of color
January 12, 2021 by Stacy Fernández
Principle 6: Students have social-emotional support and access to a culturally responsive, antiracist, restorative learning environment.Gail Joyner-White, prin…
Ensuring Equity Online: How New York educators are meeting the challenges of remote learning
January 12, 2021 by Dia Bryant
The school year that is now nearly halfway complete has been exceptionally challenging for New York students and educators. The ongoing effects…
Community colleges can play vital role meeting ambitious attainment goal
December 18, 2020 by Kurt Thiede
New York State’s community colleges – both in the SUNY and CUNY systems – can play a vital role in meeting postsecondary attainment goals. They can be essentia…
Access to postsecondary education is critical for veterans of color
December 18, 2020 by Isaac McMahan
As this country confronts systemic racial injustice, it is more important than ever to look at how students of color are faring…
To Build Better Pathways to College Attainment, We Need to Disrupt Educational Redlining in Math Courses
December 15, 2020 by Melodie Baker
College admissions experts and workforce development professionals agree that math plays a significant role in access to postsecondary institutions and…
Ed Trust–NY’s Equity Family Fellows collect parent feedback for reopening
July 10, 2020 by Dia Bryant
With schools set to reopen across New York State, education leaders are focusing on developing reopening plans that prioritize health, safety, and – we hope –…
Pandemic forces NYC teen to alter plans for the future
June 3, 2020 by Johanna Guilty
You would think that the first time you hear about COVID-19 it wouldn’t be so much of a big…
New York City parent struggles with new routine during pandemic
June 3, 2020 by Kimberly Downer
I feel so unproductive. I wake up at 6 a.m. and drag myself to the computer. I have to get on early because my kids…
Student poet reflects on things missed during quarantine
May 13, 2020 by Emeka Guindo
Quarantine. We are stuck at home todayAll we do is wash hands and pray That one day we will return to…
School leader shares strategies for keeping students at the center of his work
May 13, 2020 by Marvin Walker
As a school leader, I am currently challenged with creating an educational experience that nourishes and speaks to the…
A New York City student’s open letter to the public
May 5, 2020 by Nana Fofana
Dear Public, As we all know, in today’s society, we as a nation are going through hardships. Together we…
Long Island parent worries school closures will affect her daughter’s kindergarten readiness
May 5, 2020 by Jackie Burbridge
Families statewide are buckling down and taking on the task of educating students at home for the very first…
New York City teacher aims to support her students’ emotional well-being
April 21, 2020 by Jahira Chambers
As I write this, I am struggling.I have graded work, given individualized feedback, facilitated classroom chats, scheduled posts for…