A Return to School: What Should Be Our Focus? Relationships
As schools across the state return to what they hope will be a more “normal” year, there are many things that understandably will vie...
To Retain or Not Retain? That Actually Is Not the Question
What is Retention?
Retention is the practice of requiring students to repeat or remain in a given grade level for an additional subsequent school year,...
How to redirect the tempting conversation of ‘learning loss’
We are now one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are all well aware of the challenges this has created for educators, students,...
Identification of Needs and Resources to Support Educators During the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has permeated all aspects of our daily lives since March 6, 2020 when Governor Walz issued Executive Order 20-01 declaring a...
The Rare Opportunity in Disorder: Recovering and Redesigning Our Schools
Entering the 2020-2021 school year, we are in a moment that is overwhelmed by philosophical questions. How will we meaningfully deliver rigorous instruction? How...