Catherine Gewertz
Education Week
7, MD, United States
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Why This Principal Won't Carry a Gun in School, Even Though She Could
She's got a permit to carry a concealed weapon, but opposes arming teachers. → Read More
'The World Feels Less Stable': Educators' Sense of School Safety Right Now
6 in 10 educators said a mass shooting by a student or outsider was their biggest source of fear. → Read More
Thousands of Students Will Face Long COVID. Schools Need to Plan Now
The issue is not yet on most educators' radar screens, but should be. → Read More
Students Deepen Access to Civics Education In Hard-Fought Legal Battle
The case didn't establish a federal right to education, but will spark changes in Rhode Island and could spur challenges in other states. → Read More
The Lost Graduate: Remembering a Student Gunned Down at School
California teen Jonathon Parker and two Michigan teenagers should have graduated this year, but they were killed by gun attacks at school. → Read More
Stories of Tenacity: 3 First-Generation College-Bound Students Keep Their Dreams on Track
The pandemic upended college plans for more than a million young people, but not these seniors. → Read More
How Much Trauma Can Our Schools Withstand?
Despite a cascade of tragedy, educators report to work and care for our children. How do they get through it? → Read More
The Rise of Tutoring and Where It Falls Short, in Charts
It can be a powerful tool to support academic recovery, but it's not reaching all who need it. → Read More
Tuxedos, Gowns, and COVID-Sniffing Dogs: A Pandemic Prom
Schools turn to highly trained dogs to detect COVID ahead of big events. → Read More
6 Takeaways for School Districts to Implement Effective Tutoring
What districts need to know for starting or scaling up tutoring → Read More
'It Can Save Lives’: Students Testify to the Power of Poetry
For National Poetry Month, see how teachers and students are exploring the art form. → Read More
Online Tutoring Can Be Effective, Research Shows
The findings are noteworthy as schools search for effective learning-recovery options. → Read More
With Millions of Kids on the Line, Can Schools Make Tutoring Work?
It should be a long-term investment in student learning, not a quick fix, experts say. → Read More
Feeling Discouraged? 10 Moments of Joy From Educators
Funny, tender, and inspiring moments that keep teachers and principals going. → Read More
A New Imperative for Schools: Protecting Vulnerable Kids as Masks Disappear
Relying only on virtual learning or voluntary masking for kids at greater risk of illness from COVID-19 is legally and medically risky. → Read More
'Every Parent Should Be Able to Feel This Way': How Black School Leaders Build Trust With Families
As pandemic protections loosen, a New York mother and physician says her children's principals are exemplars for keeping students safe. → Read More
Peer Help for Mental Health: 'We Learn the Red Flags to Watch For'
A member of a specially trained group of students discusses finding help for peers struggling with mental health issues. → Read More
Students Train to Spot Peers With Mental Health Struggles and Guide Them to Help
As schools respond to COVID's toll on student mental health, peers can play a valuable role. → Read More
Masks Are Coming Off. Who Benefits? Who Is at Risk?
After nearly two years of COVID-19-induced restrictions, millions of people—including students and staff in K-12 schools—are ditching masks. → Read More
Teachers Are Losing Hope That This Can Be a Catch-Up Year
Nearly two years into the pandemic, teachers are losing faith that they can lift students to grade-level work by the end of this year. → Read More