Supporting Secondary School STEM Education for Sustainable Development in Africa

whitePaper | September 16, 2022

Spoken language* underpins literacy development and vocabulary acquisition. It is central to learning across the curriculum, including in maths.

whitePaper | September 3, 2022

Building upon ideas from change management, improvement science, and inside-out systems development, Dr. Kris Rouleau from McREL’s Learning Services team offers seven guiding principles for district leaders to refine their systemwide approach to digitally mediated learning.

whitePaper | August 1, 2022

Count educators, students and their families among those who struggled over the last two years, as K-12 schools became the epicenter of turmoil in local communities. Districts faced more scrutiny than ever — with the media tracking remote learning and safety measures as closely as rising COVID-19 cases and with parents gaining a daily window into what their students were (or weren’t) learning. Districts also dealt with the operational and instructional hurdles of “emergency room-to-Zoom” and keeping staff and students healthy, two challenges they had never faced before

whitePaper | August 12, 2020

The Back-to-School Safety Concerns Report examined the top challenges for school leaders as they prepare for students, teachers and staff to return to the classroom during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as uncovered what efforts and preparations will be implemented to maintain a safe environment.

whitePaper | September 16, 2022

In March 2020, K–12 schools around the United States temporarily closed their doors in an attempt to both circumvent the possible widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that sparked a worldwide health crisis (Van Lancker & Parolin, 2020) and abide by mandated shutdowns and stay-at-home orders that governors, legislators, and local leaders enacted across the country.

whitePaper | February 6, 2020

Education is at the heart of America’s promise of opportunity for all. Tom’s mother was a teacher in New York Public Schools and he understands the importance of public education to a just, democratic, and prosperous society. He will fight against decades of underinvestment and inequities to ensure that every child has access to a world-class education that provides them with the skills to thrive — as participants in our democracy, society, and economy. Education has never been more important to an individual’s career prospects or our country’s economic growth than it is today.