Elementary and Secondary Education

Here’s how to steer a school through uncertain times

Here’s how to steer a school through uncertain times

We’re not making things up as we go along

By Robert Beatty COVID-19, Elementary and Secondary Education 0 Comments Apr 4, 2020

AS SCHOOL LEADERS, we prepare for shutdowns of two or three days due to extreme weather. We prepare for terrifying scenarios like school shootings. But not a single school leader I know had ever seriously considered – up until just a couple of weeks ago – what it would look like if schools closed for(...)

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