ExtraOrdinary Districts

By: Karin Chenoweth
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  • Summary

  • Fierce advocates for the high academic achievement of all students — particularly those of color or living in poverty.
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Political Science
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Episodes
  • A Dream Project, Staff Shortages, and Canceling the Ku Klux Klan—Wait, What?

    A Dream Project, Staff Shortages, and Canceling the Ku Klux Klan—Wait, What?
    May 23 2022
    In Episode 4, we hear from Melinda Young, superintendent of Steubenville City Public Schools, Kayla Whitlatch, Steubenville’s treasurer, and Lynnett Gorman, the district’s federal grants administrator, about how ESSER funds are allowing Steubenville to construct a STEM building connected to the high school, which they view as a long-term investment in students’ dreams and post-pandemic economic growth. “This is the […]
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    42 mins
  • Leading the Way

    Leading the Way
    May 16 2022
    In Episode 3, leaders in two states explain how they are using ESSER funds to pursue statewide improvement efforts. In Delaware, recently retired state superintendent, Dr. Susan Bunting, along with Dr. Michael Saylor, education associate for school leadership initiatives, and Dr. Jackie Wilson, director of the Delaware Academy for School Leadership, note that their state has developed a leadership pipeline […]
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    29 mins
  • Addressing Learning Needs

    Addressing Learning Needs
    May 9 2022
    In Episode 2, we sit down with Tricia McManus, superintendent of Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, who says that her district is making the most of its relief money by using it to address pressing needs and invest for the future. She’s spending on everything from COVID mitigation and new curricula to contracting with community “violence interrupters” to help mentor and […]
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    24 mins

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