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OPINION: Want to improve our public schools? Create an impressive principal pipeline

The Hechinger Report

The pandemic also made it impossible to ignore the inequities faced by Black and Latino students — such as limited access to digital resources, rigorous coursework and skilled educators. Federal and state policymakers have since suggested various solutions — from increasing access to tutoring to boosting teacher pay.

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OPINION: Online homework tools trade ‘busy work’ for feedback to help end inequities in schools

The Hechinger Report

That kind of instructional practice resembles what you see with one-on-one tutoring and can be a powerful lever for improving teaching and learning. These programs can only work — and narrow, rather than widen, gaps — if all students have equitable access to digital resources.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

Public Schools offer on-demand online tutoring sessions. To boost parent participation, many districts offer webinars and other online instruction to help adults gain fluency in the schools’ digital tools and guide them through available resources. Some also record those lessons for students who can’t meet at the appointed hour.