by Jeff Feinman | Jan 13, 2021 | Education Leaders
As schools across the country wrestle with the challenging logistics of safely returning to classroom instruction, they are also working overtime to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on student learning for their most vulnerable subgroups. We’re learning that our school...
by Alejandro Gac-Artigas | Jan 12, 2021 | Education Leaders, Teachers
As we stare down the barrel of a second wave of school closures, we know one thing for certain: There’s no going around parents. Teachers must work with them and through them, or children will fall further behind with every passing day. The bad news? Most teachers and...
by Danielle Mancinelli | Aug 20, 2020 | Education Leaders, Teachers
As all educators know, shifting from in-person instruction to virtual learning has created a moment in time that has required quick learnings and rapid iterations. As a former teacher leader and current Springboard employee, I’ve taken what I learned about constantly...
by Alejandro Gac-Artigas | Jul 6, 2020 | Education Leaders, Teachers
Amidst school closures on a massive scale, families are schools’ and systems’ greatest allies and assets. Districts must work with them and through them, or else the achievement gap will continue to grow with every passing day. Springboard Collaborative and Baltimore...
by Alejandro Gac-Artigas | Jul 1, 2020 | Education Leaders, Families, Teachers
My name is Alejandro and I’m the CEO of Springboard Collaborative. It has recently come to my attention that some books on the Reading A-Z (RAZ) platform do not reflect our shared antiracist values. I want to candidly and transparently share more context. One of...
by Stephanie Toronto | Apr 24, 2020 | Education Leaders, Teachers
These past few months have required all of us to come up with creative and flexible solutions to move forward. Springboard Collaborative is no different. At Springboard, we have dedicated our time to shifting our literacy and family engagement approach to online...