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Using Tutors to Combat COVID Learning Loss: New Research Shows That Even Lightly Trained Volunteers Drive Academic Gains
As students seek to cope with the threat of learning losses wreaked by COVID-19 and months-long school closures, some families have already hit upon a solution of sorts: hiring professional tutors. Click here to read more.
Felicitas & Gonzalo Mendez High School: A Community School That Honors Its Neighborhood’s Legacy of Educational Justice
In 1946, Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez filed a lawsuit against Westminster and three other Orange County school districts for denying a request to enroll their children, due to the family’s Mexican surname and heritage. In this landmark desegregation case, Mendez v....
STEM Learning in Afterschool on the Rise, But Barriers and Inequities Exist
Gaps in the variety and frequency of STEM programming exist between families with lower incomes and higher incomes. Students from families in the highest income bracket have greater variety of STEM offerings in their afterschool programs, particularly in technology...
Student Learning Declined This Year, Especially for the Most Vulnerable Kids, Data Shows
Students across the country learned at a more sluggish pace than usual during the very atypical 2020-21 school year. But maybe more distressing, the already-yawning achievement gap widened, with Black, Latino, American Indian, and Alaska Native students losing ground...
Be A Learning Hero!
Here are five steps to help keep your child on track, no matter where learning takes place. Click here to learn more.
Dealing With Potential Exposure: The Stress Of Physically Reopening Schools
As officials push to reopen schools, many people still don’t feel safe going back in person yet. Across the U.S., districts differ in their plans—some are fully virtual, others are fully in-person, and many are following various hybrid models. You’re probably...
Kids and Health Parenting Guide
This site provides helpful information for parents of students of all ages. Click here to learn more.
Parent Academy Back to School Resources
This article provides a list of many helpful back to school resources for parents and families. Click here to learn more.
Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide
This guide will help you, as a parent or caregiver, understand important approaches for using technology in a manner that focuses on the needs of your child. This guide provides resources that will help you as you work with your child, your child’s teachers, and...
Afterschool Alliance – Well-Being in the time of COVID
Afterschool programs continue to be a source of support to the children and families in their community as they adapt to the challenging circumstances and stressors created by the pandemic. We've gathered together research (survey results and fact sheets) on Covid's...
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