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Education News
In this edition of Leaders in Education, we are bringing you interesting news and stories from across education with the focus on proof points and local highlights.
How Fort Worth, Texas, Helps Students Lacking Broadband
In Fort Worth, Texas, online classes are about to get a lot more accessible. With the shift to virtual learning, many families have had to take on the financial burden of improving WiFi connections at home. Now, the city is making plans to build WiFi towers and provide blanket free access to low-income neighborhoods.
What Leaders Are Thankful for in 2020
With challenge after challenge this year, it’s been easy to lose sight of our blessings. In this inspiring piece, leaders discuss what they’re feeling most grateful for this season.
From technology issues to lack of internet access, there were a lot of things standing in the way of learning for students this year. Learning loss was inevitable, but no one knew how bad things would be. Fortunately, research has shown far less learning loss than anticipated!
How the Class of 2020 Is Persevering Through the Pandemic
This year is messy and lonely for many of last year’s seniors, and yet they’re aware that they’re writing history with every strange day they forge ahead, into the fall of a pandemic that has been intensified by the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, rolling natural disasters, and a major national election season. Doing much more than taking 2020 in stride, last year's graduating seniors are converting disappointments, surprises, and tragedies into life lessons for the rest of us.
Finding Gratitude in Challenging Times
Given the unique circumstances of this year, it may be challenging for people to find something to be thankful for. Kristi Nelson, the executive director of the Network for Grateful Living, focuses on teaching people about gratitude as part of her work. She acknowledges that living gratefully during a pandemic is about “knowing what’s essential, being connected to those things,” and figuring out how to let the rest go.
Partnering with Local Business to Bring Education and Food Access
Restore OKC, whose mission is to restore food and educational equity to northeast Oklahoma City, is teaming up with a local business, Simple Modern, to give back in a huge way to the northeast Oklahoma City community.
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Career Corner: Ask a Recruiter
I recently heard the term “personal board of directors,” and it spoke to me. Just like companies, institutions, districts, and nonprofits assemble boards to make strategic decisions, a personal board can operate in the same way.
My personal board consists of a few key friends, family members, and trusted colleagues. They bring a diverse set of professional experiences and perspectives to the table, and, more importantly, they are brutally honest with me.
When I’m battling impostor syndrome or making excuses for not taking risks, they call me out on it. And when I’m struggling with a tough situation at work or home, they serve as a sounding board and coach me through solutions. I love them for it, and I rely on their unwavering support.
You probably already have people in your life who make up your board. Are you leaning on them when you're stuck at work or battling your own impostor syndrome? If not, what’s stopping you?
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Virtual Charter Schools Are Booming
Virtual charter schools have been around for a couple of decades. In that time, they've been both relatively niche and highly controversial. However, as school districts face challenges with adapting to the online learning model, some parents are now turning to these already-established virtual alternatives.
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