Kavitya is a student Research Analyst who is currently studying Chicago Public Schools students’ experiences with early college programs. He is also a third-year student at the University of Chicago majoring in economics with a specialization in data science and minoring in Italian. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, cycling, and exploring the bakeries of Chicago.
Factors Associated with Stronger Outcomes for English Learners
It is back-to-school season, and millions of students across the country are returning to classrooms to embark on a new academic year. While some children braved in-person learning armed with masks and social distancing this past school year, others haven’t been in a physical classroom in well over a year.
What happens when a school district improves and hardly anyone notices?
I ask because for the past couple of decades, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has improved. A lot. And yet, that probably comes as news, even to many who pay attention to education...
When the New York Times in a student opinion piece asked “How do you think American education could be improved?”, Skye Williams from Sarasota, Florida wrote, ”I think that the American education system can be improved by allowing students to choose the classes that they wish to take or classes that are beneficial for their future.
People affected by news stories should find the reporting insightful. So it’s been disappointing that I’ve struggled to find insight or meaning or value in many news stories about how the pandemic affected teenagers in public high schools – especially in pieces written by white journalists.