The gross disparity between in-school and out-of-school learning investments represents a singular challenge for the Commonwealth. We need a new mindset regarding when and how learning occurs.
Chris Smith
Posted inOpinion
Time to prioritize out-of-school learning
Every young person deserves to have access to after-school and summer programs because school alone is no longer sufficient for closing opportunity and achievement gaps.
Posted inOpinion
Summer learning is key to reversing academic losses
THE ROAD to pandemic recovery must run through summer, when programs draw on young people’s interests to help them learn. The steep decline in student test scores is concerning but […]
Posted inOpinion
This summer will be key time in education
COVID-19 HAS LIFTED the veil on the disparities in health and education based on race, income, and geography. The underlying conditions that preceded the pandemic are now front page news. […]