 Dear reader,
Even before the delta variant ravaged his city of New Orleans, one principal, just 36 years old, was done in by the long days, endless pressures and non-stop responsibilities of leading a school in a pandemic. David LaViscount’s story is unique, but it may sound familiar.
At this point, many of us know educators who have called it quits during these fraught and frightening times. In New Orleans alone, public school officials are searching for replacements for roughly 25 percent of the district’s teachers and principals – at a time when we need skilled teachers more than ever.
This fall will likely bring more of the same, and we owe a debt of gratitude to those teachers, principals and others who are working under difficult conditions to welcome students back with joy and hope. In some parts of the country, that comes with the threat of sacrificing salaries or enduring parents who literally rip masks off their faces during mandate fights.
That’s why in these worrisome times for public education, we welcome hearing from our readers, as we remain wary – but deeply hopeful for better days ahead.Â
Liz Willen, Editor
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P.S. I’m already getting excited about SXSW Edu 2022, which will take place in March. I’d love for you to vote up two panels I’m helping to plan.
- Please vote for The Great Upheaval: The Future of Higher Education, with me and Arthur Levine, former president of Teachers College, Columbia University and of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. I’ll be interviewing Arthur about his new book on the topic. Â
- Please vote for The Intersection of Informal & Formal Learning, which I’ll also be moderating. Guests for this session about the connection between school and careers include: Tinsley Maier, co-founder and chief product officer, Edgi Learning; Jean Eddy, president and CEO, American Student Assistance (ASA); and David Miyashiro, superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District.
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Across New Orleans, public school officials are searching for replacements for roughly 25 percent of the district’s teachers and principals, a slight uptick from the already-high 22 percent attrition rate for principals in the city between the 2019-19 and 2019-20 school years, and higher than the state departure numbers of around 15 percent.
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A program that monitors teachers’ “praise rates” led to improved student behavior and achievement in a well-designed evaluation.
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To do so, we need deeper — and more active — collaborations to address the multiple layers of challenges inside the teaching profession so that we can effectively recruit, train and retain more teachers.
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The goal is not to recreate what should have happened during the students’ freshman orientation, but instead to fill in information gaps related to academic resources and campus life, and help them build community.
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A nonprofit offered career prep, college visits and long-distance mentorship, all made possible by a hybrid world.
Tutoring can jump-start careers for college grads and help address the post-pandemic teacher shortage.
Federal funds are needed to scale proven student support programs that are making a big difference.
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"A college program for disadvantaged teens could shake up elite admissions," The New York Times
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