Belonging in the classroom

Post-pandemic, the alarming headline of K-12 education is that for too many families, school has become irrelevant and even optional. Absenteeism climbs and learning gaps persist. A key factor in this crisis is that when schools reopened, pre-2020 approaches were dusted off and retrofitted to our new landscape. 

But reality has been forever altered: both for students, who don’t see school as particularly relevant to their current lives or future goals, and for teachers, who are experiencing increased burnout, a more acute pay penalty, and limited resources and support...