The Pandemic Was a Sputnik Moment for Rethinking American Education. We Blew It

The Pandemic Was a Sputnik Moment for Rethinking American Education. We Blew It

The pandemic gave the country a chance to rethink how states and school districts deliver quality education. When schools shut down, there was an opportunity to create more flexible, innovative learning models tailored to students’ varied needs. America had a chance to build stronger connections between schools, families, and communities. In March 2020, resilience, innovation and adaptability became urgent priorities, backed by billions in feder…

Unfinished Business: What Must Come Next for Public Education, Five Years After Pandemic Shutdowns – Center on Reinventing Public Education

The Current CrisisFive years after the pandemic disrupted education, public schools are still struggling to recover. Achievement gaps have widened, student performance is in decline, and many schools have reverted to an outdated, ineffective system that fails to meet today’s challenges. The pandemic exposed longstanding weaknesses in the education system—rigid structures, inequities, resistance to change, and an over-reliance on traditional instr