How to Enable Smoother Transitions Into Kindergarten and the Early Grades
state and local leaders could change policies and practices to smooth the transition into (and through) elementary school grades
PreK–12 Education
Curating and Connecting the Stories Behind the Library Sit-In of 1939
We ask Davis about her decades of work supporting research on the 1939 sit-in and interpreting its significance.
Reflecting on What it Takes for a Public Library to Reckon with its Past
We ask Dawson, the first African American library director in Alexandria, about the 1939 sit-in and how libraries reckon with their pasts.
Digging for Details about a Little-Known Civil Rights Protest During Jim Crow
We ask what propelled Mitchell-Powell to document this little-known story and what lessons apply to schools and libraries today.
What Was the Library Sit-In of 1939?
Delving into the story of the Alexandria Library sit-in, how its story has been preserved and amplified, and what it teaches us today.
Cara Fitzpatrick on School Choice
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ (New Arizona) Fellow Cara Fitzpatrick spoke about her book, The Death of Public School.
We Can’t Veto Our Way to Better School Funding
Governor Tony Evers’ headline-grabbing veto can’t solve the state’s school funding woes.
Piecing Together Funding to Support English Learners in Rural Alabama
To dive deeper into how newer destinations are adapting to ELs, we studied a school district in rural Alabama.
Voting Rights at the Supreme Court: Gerrymandering, School Districts, and Education Equity
As the Supreme Court rules on the Voting Rights Act, we should recall that past VRA rulings have allowed harmful educational gerrymandering.