The COVID Catch-up Challenge

For more than 60 years, Head Start has been a cornerstone of early childhood education, shaping everything from classroom requirements and family support services to the standards educators are expected to meet. The federally funded program serves more than 700,000 children, and ...  Show more

Education has seen it all before. A promising approach to teaching catches on, and then it becomes the center of a heated debate. That's happening with the science of reading, and increasingly, the science of math.But Harvard Professor Jon Star says these debates get at a bigger ...  Show more

The abrupt shift to online learning due to COVID-19 rocked the US education system, unearthing many of the inequities at its foundation. Educator Nora Flanagan says we can reframe this moment as an opportunity to fix what's long been broken for teachers, students and families -- ...  Show more

Schools are back but they are still dealing with the setbacks and learning loss all due to the pandemic.  Recently we saw Department of Education data showing 9-year-olds are behind in reading and math, the sharpest decline we’ve seen since 1990.  The learning loss was generally ...  Show more

As COVID-19 causes massive disruptions around the world, Hannah and Mark discuss how the Yale Admissions Office has adapted and will continue adapting to new realities for applicants, admitted students, and prospective students. Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid ...  Show more