Current systems of summative assessment have not served the needs of all students, families and teachers. With the recent COVID-19…
How important are standard assessments? It depends on who you ask. Teachers generally agree that testing is important—but also that…
Roneeta brings over two decades of experience in education research, policy and management. She has spent her career focused on…
Senna is an Associate Consultant on the Engaged Students team, where she conducts research and policy analysis on social and…
What do Spotify, Fitbit and Venmo share in common? They were created via a human-centered design¹. Soon to join that…
Dave partners with clients on designing community-driven strategies and solutions with downstream impact on educational equity in classrooms. Serving on…
Education First is proud to support a group of leading teacher preparation transformation centers (the Centers), technical assistance providers that…
Khaled supports leaders in school districts and CMOs, state agencies and funder collaboratives with a focus on instructional alignment, academic…
Josh Parker is a Senior Consultant on the Engaged Students Team. He works with various clients in the P20 schools…
COVID-19 forced us all to make big changes, some of which are going to continue beyond the pandemic. This six-part…
Amanda is a talent- and organizational development-focused consultant working in the education sector at Education First, and Lily is the…
This blog is part of a series detailing best practices and key considerations for setting up a high-quality virtual academy,…
Imagine you are about to end your senior year, but instead of sharpening your number two pencil and pulling out…
This blog is part of a series detailing best practices and key considerations for setting up a high-quality virtual academy,…
President Joe Biden has nominated Dr. Miguel Cardona as the next U.S. Secretary of Education. As the leader of the…
Guest blog by Calvin J. Stocker Thoughtful approaches to partnerships with district partners are core to the most effective teacher…
In my first two posts, I described how we at Jackson State University (JSU) transformed our clinical practice and our…
