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Jennifer Weld
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January 27, 2021
On January 14, 2021, the Hunt Institute State converged with Sharhonda Bossier, Deputy Director of Education Leaders of Color, journalist and political commentator Rosa Clemente, Represenatitve Malcolm Kenyatta (PA), and Alberto Retana,...
January 26, 2021
We convened on January 12, 2021 with Rob Curtin of the Massachusetts Department of Education, Dr. Juan D’Brot of the Center for Assessment, Tomeka Hart of Blue Meridien, and Marie Huchton of the Colorado Department of Education to share ideas...
January 26, 2021
On January 12, 2021 at noon, we held a pre-session briefing on Governor Northam’s early childhood priorities, featuring Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, First Lady Pamela Northam, the Honorable Louise Lucas and Virginia’s Chief School Readiness...
January 20, 2021
The Challenge Last spring, the COVID-19 pandemic quickly swept across the country forcing many institutions of higher education (IHEs) to send students home and transition to online instruction. Left to grapple with the unprecedented consequences...
December 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has thoroughly changed the structure of education, highlighting deeply rooted educational inequities and forcing educators to reexamine some of their core practices. As states provide instructional recommendations, students...
December 17, 2020
On December 10, 2020, myFutureNC and the College Advising Corps jointly hosted a virtual panel to give voice to the experiences of first-generation college students in North Carolina. According to the Higher Education Act, a...
December 11, 2020
The Challenge As the coronavirus pandemic forces many school and educational institutions to shift from traditional in-person learning to remote online instruction, career & technical, and workforce education programs must modify their...
December 4, 2020
The Challenge As the coronavirus pandemic has led to a massive wave of school closures and virtual learning, many students have experienced significant learning loss. The coronavirus pandemic has taken existing academic achievement differences...
November 20, 2020
The Challenge Many students and educators entered the 2020-2021 school year facing unprecedented changes, such as remote schoolwork, hybrid models, and new safety requirements. As school systems were forced to rapidly pivot to atypical...
November 19, 2020
Introduction: Dismantling Stereotypes about Rural America “Since the 2016 presidential campaign there has been a spotlight on rural America. It has brought attention to the lives and challenges of rural America, but also brought about...
