Converting Classroom Training to eLearning

whitePaper | August 24, 2020

Among hundreds of educational leadership definitions, this one is helpful in that it allows for flexibility in many scenarios. While it talks about achieving goals by influencing others into action (which could indicate guiding educators, caregivers, members of the school board, or the community, depending on the situation), it does not define one particular goal, which allows for flexibility of interpretation. In the current environment, it is important to be flexible in defining an educational leader while also taking care not to stray too far from established goals and effective frameworks.

whitePaper | January 8, 2020

We are living through a period of extraordinary change. The stunning rise of the middle-income countries, led by China, India, and Brazil, has intensified the desire of many nations to increase their competitiveness by building more highly skilled workforces. Technological advances are changing job profiles and skills, while offering possibilities for accelerated learning. Persistently high levels of unemployment, especially among youth, have highlighted the failure of education systems to prepare young people with the right skills for the job market, and have fueled calls for greater opportunity and accountability.

whitePaper | August 4, 2020

Several new federal funding streams have been linked together through the CARES Act earmarking billions of dollars for K–12 education as a result of the coronavirus. The primary fund for K–12 is called the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). This fund has distributed $13.5 billion to state education agencies (SEAs). Another $3 billion was given to the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) to allocate emergency block grants to school districts and higher education institutions struggling to support students during COVID-19.

whitePaper | August 25, 2022

The education landscape has always seen change, with each new generation of students and their varying yearly achievement prompting the need for constant reevaluation of schools’ approaches. Recent years, however, have seen seismic shifts, leading educators to question every aspect of their profession, likely more than at any other time in their careers.

whitePaper | November 16, 2022

Implementing the science of reading can have a profound impact on student growth. To discover what works in literacy instruction, and tips on how to take readers from struggling to success, download the FREE guide.

whitePaper | November 30, 2022

Historically, studies on vouchers have found mixed results at best (Erickson, Mills & Wolf, 2021; Jabbar, Fong, Germain, Li, Sanchez, Sun, & Devall, 2019). The purpose of this review is to synthesize the most recent and relevant research on the impact of voucher programs to best inform the work of Raise Your Hand Texas for the upcoming legislative session.