By: Dr. Kessa Roberts, Dr. Alexandra Pavlakis, Dr. Meredith Richards, and Mark Pierce The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the schooling experiences of nearly all children, but perhaps none so acutely as children experiencing homelessness. Even prior to the pandemic, more than 1.5 million students across the U.S. spent their nights in shelters, in motels,
By: Beth Davis and Bethany Letiecq As part of a community-based participatory research study in an immigrant enclave outside of Washington, DC, our research team heard the stories of numerous newcomer families that brought to life the injustices of the U.S. immigration system and the ways poor economic and housing conditions, created by systemic oppression,
by Richard Ashford and Shampa Biswas When institutions of higher education first confronted the COVID-19 pandemic, they were faced with a series of questions with which they had to grapple on very quick notice. For example, which, if any, students should be permitted to stay in residence with the transition to online teaching? How should
The full-length American Journal of Education article “The Echo of Reform Rhetoric: Arguments about National and Local School Failure in the News, 1984–2016″ by Hlavacik and Schneider can be accessed here. Arguments about school failure have been a prominent feature of the public discussion of education for decades (Hlavacik, 2016), a reality which is somewhat perplexing. During
Because the COVID-19 pandemic made socially-distant teaching necessary, higher education professionals have now experienced the use of technology in course delivery and other operations more than ever before. Instructors learned to deliver course content and to mentor students via new and unfamiliar forms of technology. Student affairs professionals learned to develop virtual panels, game nights,
As another hazardous heat wave grips the nation, public cries for large-scale infrastructure investments again have captured increased attention. Energy insecurity, droughts, and wildfires are increasingly commonplace and life-threatening. Here in Saint Louis the temperature is 91 degrees with 60 percent humidity right now – it feels as though one could cut the air with
The full-length American Journal of Education article “From Central Office to Portfolio Manager in Three Cities: Responding to the Principal-Agent Problem” by Bulkley, Torres, Hashim, Woodward, Marsh, Strunk and Harris can be accessed here. In 1974, David Tyack coined the term the “One Best System” to describe persistent structures within U.S. public education. Many of those structures
Each year Mississippi’s education leaders, teacher advocacy groups, and those adjacent to education go to the Mississippi Capitol in hopes of a significant financial investment in public education beyond the usual. These leaders endeavor to persuade the legislature to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a program that funds public education in Mississippi. While
Updated September 2021 This is a forum of the American Journal of Education. It is a space for readers of the journal—researchers, students, and policy makers—to engage in dialogue on both of-the-moment issues enduring themes in education from pre-K through university. The forum is led by a Student Board and is mentored by the Journal’s
During the spring of 2020, schools found themselves faced with one of the most significant challenges of the 21st century—a worldwide pandemic. As students were sent home to finish the academic year in a completely remote environment, school officials had to quickly adjust to instructional limitations caused by the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus.
