Month: April 2022
Social-Emotional Learning Works. But It Cannot Replace Mental Illness Care.
Johnny, an eighth grader, hasn’t been able to stop fighting all year and tells all who’ll listen that he feels triggered daily, often in non-threatening…
Why This Large Illinois District Is Rethinking Its Approach to Edtech Procurement
Spread across more than 40 individual buildings, Rockford Public Schools is the third largest school district in Illinois. As Educational Technology Director for the entire…
Education Needs a Reset. We Can Start by Listening to Our Teachers.
Depending on how you look at it, Ed Secretary Miguel Cardona’s assertion that “we’re closer to a reset in education than ever before” is either…
This New Census Tool Can Recruit Students into the Liberal Arts
With humanities and social science degree completions declining over the past 10 years, college liberal arts programs should consider sharing new U.S Census Bureau salary…
What can cause breast cancer? Answers to top questions
If you’re a woman, you have a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer during your lifetime. While there’s no way to know for…
Why I’m Still Bullish About the State of Edtech
In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of…
Why We Need to Talk About Teacher Trauma
“We need to talk about the trauma of teaching through a pandemic,” urges Christopher Bowen, a STEM curriculum specialist for Johnson City Schools in Tennessee….