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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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Imagine you are about to end your senior year, but instead of sharpening your number two pencil and pulling out a scantron for a bubble test, you are putting the final touches on your portfolio of work showcasing your project, research and learnings from the last semester, year or high school career. This idea of an assessment of learning grounded...
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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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Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate the diversity within our community. At Education First, it’s also a time to reflect on the experiences of LGBTQIA+ students in public education, and the ways we can support them in our work. For this blog post, we’ve compiled research and resources that policymakers and educators can use to support LGBTQIA+ students throughout...
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“We wanted to provide a really great online learning experience for kids and for families. A big part of that is partnering with families. An online education in many ways is an even deeper partnership because students are learning in their house. From the beginning, we thought of our online school as an opportunity to provide kids with an excellent...
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