Hear From a Child Care Director: How Extreme Heat Affects Young Children VideoSeptember 17, 2024 Hear From a Child Care Director: How Extreme Heat Affects Young Children Extreme heat places a strain on child care program facilities and poses risks to children’s health, learning, and development. Sep 17, 2024 Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Fact Sheet: Local School Board Elections Matter ArticleSeptember 17, 2024 Fact Sheet: Local School Board Elections Matter Local school boards help shape their communities, yet few people show up to their elections. Sep 17, 2024 Shanthan Benjamin-Webb, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Rebecca Mears, 1 More Lisette Partelow
5 Reasons To Pay Attention to Local School Board Elections ReportSeptember 17, 2024 5 Reasons To Pay Attention to Local School Board Elections As voters prepare for election season, they should not discount the importance of their local school boards. Sep 17, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Rebecca Mears, Lisette Partelow
Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning VideoSeptember 12, 2024 Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning In rural and low-income communities, inadequate school infrastructure fails to protect students from extreme heat, negatively affecting student attendance, engagement, and achievement. Sep 12, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Hear From a Pediatrician: How Extreme Heat Endangers Children’s Health and What We Can Do About It VideoSeptember 10, 2024 Hear From a Pediatrician: How Extreme Heat Endangers Children’s Health and What We Can Do About It Dr. Debra Hendrickson, clinical professor of pediatrics and author of The Air They Breathe, explains the risks extreme heat and climate change pose to children's health and the actions parents, communities, and policymakers can take to protect them. Sep 10, 2024 Allie Schneider, Hailey Gibbs, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, 1 More Olivia Mowry
States want to reduce qualifications for teachers. That’s a huge mistake. In the NewsAugust 25, 2024 States want to reduce qualifications for teachers. That’s a huge mistake. Paige Shoemaker DeMio writes in MSNBC about why teachers should be treated as trained professionals. Aug 25, 2024 MSNBC Paige Shoemaker DeMio
How States and Districts Can Close the Digital Divide To Increase College and Career Readiness ReportJuly 30, 2024 How States and Districts Can Close the Digital Divide To Increase College and Career Readiness To ensure that all students are college and career ready, policymakers and educators must focus their attention on closing the digital divide. Jul 30, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio
Executive Summary: Protecting Children From Extreme Heat Is Critical for Their Health, Learning, and Development Fact SheetJuly 18, 2024 Executive Summary: Protecting Children From Extreme Heat Is Critical for Their Health, Learning, and Development This fact sheet summarizes a recent Center of American Progress report highlighting the need for policymakers to take steps to develop heat standards for children and support infrastructure improvements to ensure schools, child care centers, and communities are safe and healthy places for children. Jul 18, 2024 Allie Schneider, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Hailey Gibbs, 1 More Lisette Partelow
Protecting Children From Extreme Heat Is Critical for Their Health, Learning, and Development ReportJuly 17, 2024 Protecting Children From Extreme Heat Is Critical for Their Health, Learning, and Development As climate change intensifies extreme heat around the globe, policymakers must take steps to develop heat standards for children and support infrastructure improvements to ensure schools, child care centers, and communities are safe and healthy places for children. Jul 17, 2024 Allie Schneider, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Hailey Gibbs, 1 More Lisette Partelow
K-12 Work-Based Learning Opportunities: A 50-State Scan of 2023 Legislative Action ReportApril 2, 2024 K-12 Work-Based Learning Opportunities: A 50-State Scan of 2023 Legislative Action Policymakers must work alongside educators and industry leaders to develop high-quality, equitable work-based learning models that bring these opportunities to more students. Apr 2, 2024 Tania Otero Martinez, Allie Pearce, Paige Shoemaker DeMio
Fact Sheet: Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring Is Crucial to Students’ Success Fact SheetJanuary 18, 2024 Fact Sheet: Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring Is Crucial to Students’ Success This fact sheet outlines the state of learning loss in the United States and the necessity of implementing high-dosage tutoring programs to accelerate learning and ensure student success. Jan 18, 2024 Allie Pearce, Paige Shoemaker DeMio
Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring Is Crucial to Students’ Academic Success ReportJanuary 18, 2024 Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring Is Crucial to Students’ Academic Success Policymakers must take action to support states and districts in implementing high-dosage tutoring to ensure opportunities for student success. Jan 18, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio