ExtraOrdinary Districts

Ordinary school districts that get extraordinary results

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“We would be wrong to believe that education won’t be transformed forever”

Posted May 7, 202000:37:01

“It hurts my heart tremendously” to know that gaps in achievement will grow during the shutdown of school buildings, says Jennie Black, principal...

“We’re trying not to overwhelm them, because they are living through a pandemic.”

Posted May 4, 202000:40:21

Before their school building closed, teachers and leaders at Garfield Prep Academy in Washington, D.C., learned as much as they could about COVID-19...

“Why Did We Even Think That Could Work?”

Posted April 30, 202000:41:53

Educators in Steubenville, Ohio, have been scrambling ever since hearing that their schools might close. With no clear standards for how to operate...

“There Are So Many Unknowns.”

Posted April 27, 202000:41:11

Corey Miklus became superintendent of Seaford (Delaware) Public Schools in January. On March 13 he closed the buildings to students. “These are some...

“They are rising to the challenge”

Posted April 23, 202000:30:48

“This is different. This is hard for some of our parents. We have to show compassion and patience,” says Faith Belle-Lucy, principal of Dr. Robert...