232 innovative schools challenging old assumptions about education

Posted on February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 by coreeducation

Recently, Chelsea Waite of CRPE reviewed some of the most promising work emerging from the Canopy project, a nationwide effort lifting up knowledge from hundreds of organizations to build open data about schools that are innovating. Excerpts of the piece appear below: A diverse array of communities are working to reinvent schooling in pursuit of Read more about 232 innovative schools challenging old assumptions about education[…]

Design Principles for Schools

Posted on January 13, 2022January 1, 2022 by coreeducation

Design Principles for Schools: Putting the Science of Learning and Development Into Action is a new playbook created by the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) and Turnaround for Children in partnership with the Forum for Youth Investment and in association with the Science of Learning and Development (SoLD) Alliance and more than 100 leaders from across Read more about Design Principles for Schools[…]

An Educator’s View: Redefining the Teacher’s Role

Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 by coreeducation

Recently in The 74, Emily Murphy wrote an opinion piece on the importance of the teacher that touched my heart. Excerpts of the piece appear below: Our country spends billions of dollars every year to fix education. This often involves seeking the next shiny object as a silver bullet — a fancy tool, a clever Read more about An Educator’s View: Redefining the Teacher’s Role[…]

Understanding Well-Being Through A Whole-Child Lens: Introducing The Well-Being Index

Posted on January 6, 2021January 3, 2021 by coreeducation

All students have unique strengths and needs that vary over time and are expressed differently. This year, persistent disruptions to learning, systemic racial oppression and the collective trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic have deeply affected the well-being of young people everywhere. To help educators assess student well-being directly, quickly, and frequently, both in-person and virtually, Read more about Understanding Well-Being Through A Whole-Child Lens: Introducing The Well-Being Index[…]

Policy Actions and Responses to Leverage the Moment for Future Readiness

Posted on September 15, 2020September 22, 2020 by coreeducation

As school districts deliberate over reopening schools with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, the Aurora Institute has developed a report with strategic guidance on how to harness our current opportunity to transform K-12 education. Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era: Policy Actions and Responses to Leverage the Moment for Future Readiness offers insights and Read more about Policy Actions and Responses to Leverage the Moment for Future Readiness[…]

March Issue Brief: Whole Child Approaches

Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 by coreeducation

Educators have long known that focusing on academics alone is not enough. Children need support to develop academically, physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally. Whole child approaches attempt to integrate these needs into a coherent whole. In Core Education’s March issue brief, we explore whole child approaches, look at alternatives for defining student success, and review Read more about March Issue Brief: Whole Child Approaches[…]

Few States Have Policies to Fully Address Student Trauma

Posted on February 20, 2019February 16, 2019 by coreeducation

Despite the pervasive effect of traumatic experiences on student performance,only 11 states encourage or require school staff training on the effects of trauma. Half of states have policies on suicide prevention. And just one state, Vermont, requires a school nurse to be available daily at every school campus. Those are among the key findings of Read more about Few States Have Policies to Fully Address Student Trauma[…]