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Oct
24
2021
How Can Schools Know If Their Services and Supports Are Actually Driving Meaningful Student Learning? The ‘Active Ingredients’ Project Has Some Answers
In The Press
“We have a partnership with a regional food bank,” a principal once told me on a school visit. “Each Friday, every eligible student gets a red backpack full of food for the weekend. … And when the parents show up (to refill the backpack each week), a ...
Sep
14
2021
‘More Great Seats for Kids’ Newsletter: Mitigating Missed Learning
Institute News
By Susie Miller Carello  Dear School Leader, Last year was a monumental achievement. We know that. You, as leaders and as educators, did all you could in the wake of so much ambiguity, so much uncertainty, to maintain not just educational continuity but ...
Mar
08
2021
‘More Great Seats for Kids’ Newsletter: Parent Perspective on Reopening
In The Press, Institute News
Dear School Leader, Throughout this past year we’ve talked at length about (and celebrated) the herculean efforts by our school leaders to ensure continuity of learning amid a historic crisis. The transition to remote learning last spring. Technology and ...
Feb
16
2021
‘More Great Seats for Kids’ Newsletter: Future of Schooling
In The Press, Institute News
Dear School Leader, Eleven challenging months. Those glimmers of hope and optimism we’ve been looking for? We see them. Vaccination eligibility is expanding, cases are dropping, and more school buildings are on the cusp of reopening in NYC. While there ...