How Schools Work

Diving into social-emotional learning

All Districts Carol Lautenbach

Social-emotional learning helps students better understand themselves and others so they can solve problems in productive ways.

Special education: fulfilling the promise of education for all

All Districts Carol Lautenbach

As a child learns and grows, special education support evolves and changes as well. We spoke with a local educator to learn more about those supports and how parents can best advocate for their child.

Chosen and challenged: How books become a library

All Districts Carol Lautenbach

A library’s collection comes to be through selection and recommendation — and curation by experts.

Testing, testing! How educators use assessments to help students learn

All Districts Carol Lautenbach

The word “test” can activate anxiety in students — and in teachers too. In the confusing world of testing, a growth mindset goes a long way to helping students and teachers see assessment more as “for” learning and less as “of” learning.

Let’s play! And learn while we’re playing

How Schools Work Carol Lautenbach

Does the start of school mean the end of play? No! Step into a few classrooms to see how play is a part of learning and learn more about how to support your child’s playful learning in and out of school.