Emily Tate Sullivan
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Denver, CO, United States
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Why Many Early Childhood Educators Can’t Afford to Retire
Danielle Caldwell has been operating her home-based child care program, The Children’s Room, for 27 years. But lately, she’s been considering other ... → Read More
What’s Driving the Change in Student-to-Counselor Ratios in Schools?
New data reveals the lowest ratio of students to school counselors in decades. Years of effort, accelerated by a global pandemic, helped us get here. → Read More
Under the Right Conditions, Can Remote Learning Be an Asset?
Some school districts are deploying remote learning as an alternative to school closures during extreme weather and severe illness. → Read More
Our 10 Most Popular K-12 Stories of 2022
As we march forward into a new year, EdSurge is reflecting on the stories we shared and the biggest hits of 2022. We published numerous stories about ... → Read More
Could the U.S. Soon See a Federal Minimum Salary for Teachers?
The American Teacher Act, introduced Dec. 14 in Congress, would establish a minimum salary of $60,000 for all public school teachers working in the U.S. → Read More
An Early Childhood Director Fears the Worst for the Field — And Wonders If Anyone Will Save It
Ongoing staffing shortages in the field of early childhood education have amounted to a five-alarm fire. In surveys, news stories, anecdotes and just ... → Read More
Why Did We Stop Hearing About the Teachers Making Millions on Teachers Pay Teachers?
What the enduring popularity of a marketplace for educational materials reveals about the state of teacher pay. → Read More
Early Childhood and Climate Change Are Connected in More Ways Than You Might Think
As world leaders return home from the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), an annual international climate meeting that was held in ... → Read More
How a Preschool on Wheels Is Driving Opportunity to Latino Immigrant Families in Colorado
ROARING FORK VALLEY, Colo. — In a valley renowned for its world-class ski resorts and unrivaled outdoor recreation, with 14,000-foot peaks that pierce ... → Read More
A Playbook for Getting Millions of Unconnected Households Online
The federal government has put up $16 billion to close the digital divide. EducationSuperHighway’s Evan Marwell has a plan for how to do it. → Read More
Demystifying Social-Emotional Learning and the Controversy Surrounding It
A few years ago, it seemed like social-emotional learning was rocketing into the mainstream. More people were talking about why it is important and how ... → Read More
Schools Are Adding Counselors. But Can They Make the Gains Permanent?
For years now, there’s been a growing push to provide more and better counseling services to students at all levels of the public school system. But in ... → Read More
Many Early Childhood Educators Will Have Debt Forgiven Under Biden’s Plan. But How Much Will It Help?
BriAnne Moline’s path through higher education is not unlike that of millions of other students in the U.S. After first earning her associate degree in ... → Read More
To Build a Pipeline of Black Teachers, This Program Starts Recruiting in High School
The inaugural summer of Genius, Joy and Love brought together 14 students who are considering careers as teachers. → Read More
Teacher Pay Penalty Reaches Record High. What’s at Stake?
Teachers in the U.S. earn about 76.5 cents on the dollar compared to similar professionals who have bachelor’s degrees, according to an analysis by the ... → Read More
Aspen Institute’s Newest Ascend Fellows Represent a Tightening Focus on Early Childhood
This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, ... → Read More
Can Advocates in Red States Make the Business Case for Child Care?
One of the many revelations for Americans during the pandemic was the role of child care in making the economy work. To keep companies staffed and ... → Read More
Summer Learning Programs Struggle — and Devise Solutions — as Staff Shortages Persist
It’s summer time, and the learning is not easy. That’s in large part because the widespread staffing shortages that plagued the 2021-22 school year ... → Read More
Principals Are on the Brink of a Breakdown
A recent survey found 85 percent of school principals are experiencing job-related stress and 48 percent are dealing with burnout. What can be done to ... → Read More
Schools Are Looking for Evidence From Their Edtech. Are Companies Ready to Provide It?
Schools are awash in technology in a way never before seen, thanks to the mad dash toward digital that was prompted by the pandemic a little more than ... → Read More