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COVID-19 forced us all to make big changes, some of which are going to continue beyond the pandemic. This six-part blog series asked six different Family Math organizations how they continued to serve families during the pandemic, and what they’ll keep moving forward.  What is Family Math? Family Math is an emerging movement to promote math activities within the context...
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The significant ESSER dollars flowing to states, school districts and institutes of higher education over the next two years present a unique, urgent opportunity to address systemic barriers to more students having excellent teachers that mirror students’ diverse identities. As our colleague recently wrote in our Educator Diversity blog series, an increase in teacher diversity, specifically Black teachers, is linked...
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COVID-19 forced us all to make big changes, some of which are going to continue beyond the pandemic. This six-part blog series asked six different Family Math organizations how they continued to serve families during the pandemic, and what they’ll keep moving forward.  What is Family Math? Family Math is an emerging movement to promote math activities within the context...
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At Education First, we hire the most talented and passionate educators and policy advisors in P-20 public education so that we can bring deep, practical expertise to our partners and deliver with quality the premium solutions we promise. We are excited to announce that Sheila Briggs joins Education First this week after three decades of service in our public school...
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COVID-19 forced us all to make big changes, some of which are going to continue beyond the pandemic. This six-part blog series asked six different Family Math organizations how they continued to serve families during the pandemic, and what they’ll keep moving forward.  What is Family Math? Family Math is an emerging movement to promote math activities within the context...
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COVID-19 forced us all to make big changes, some of which are going to continue beyond thepandemic. This six-part blog series asked six different Family Math organizations how they continued to serve families during the pandemic, and what they’ll keep moving forward.  What is Family Math? Family Math is an emerging movement to promote math activities within the context of family...
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COVID-19 forced us all to make big changes, some of which are going to continue beyond the pandemic. This six-part blog series asks six different Family Math organizations how they continued to serve families during the pandemic and what they’ll keep moving forward. What is Family Math? Family Math is an emerging movement to promote math activities within the context...
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If you work in education, there’s a term you may have been hearing more and more recently: “proximate leadership.” While this term is becoming increasingly common, its meaning and importance are not commonly understood. To better define proximate leadership and why it matters, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation engaged in a targeted research project with education strategy and policy...
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Amanda is a talent- and organizational development-focused consultant working in the education sector at Education First, and Lily is the Chief People Officer at Silverchair, a platform company hosting content for scholarly and professional publishers. We’re former colleagues who each served in the Talent function at Education First, and we are kindred spirits when it comes to our convictions about...
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This blog is part of a series detailing best practices and key considerations for setting up a high-quality virtual academy, based on research conducted by Education First. This research included a wide-range of sources, including expert interviews from implementers on the ground and research-based best practice. The series discusses: centering the voices of stakeholders at the margins, components of a...
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