Education equity project grows with new 'solutions' stories in the works

Discutiendo soluciones educativas para familias que hablan español

Carolyn Slavin, Chelsea Moreno, Juan Seda, Vanessa Lazón, Leticia Rivera Franco, Maribel Tapia, Elva Franco and Miriam Cordova Esquivel (KXAN Foto)

How one school became a ‘COVID-19 Safety Zone’ through innovative testing

Advocates give tailor-made help to low-income schools disproportionately affected by the pandemic

A student in an Austin ISD classroom (KXAN Photo)

Nashville crea centros bilingües para estudiantes aprendiendo inglés

A worker helps an English Learner log into his laptop in Nashville (WKRN Photo)

Distrito Escolar usa tecnología para ayudar a familias que hablan español

Springdale Public Schools shoots a video for its new multi-language online outreach effort (KNWA Photo)

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Cómo los educadores están encontrando a miles de estudiantes que no podían alcanzar cuando empezó la pandemia

Carolyn Slavin helps find missing students and connect their families to resources (Leander ISD Photo)

National organization repurposes summer camps, combating ‘summer slide’ in reading and math

Students read to one another during a summer program before the COVID-19 pandemic (Courtesy Freedom Schools Austin)

How one Texas non-profit is helping foster children learn and stay safe during the pandemic

The Barton Family (Courtesy Barton Family)

How a program helping kids deal with trauma has met the challenges of COVID-19

An in-person but socially-distanced space for children to learn virtually in Memphis (WREG Photo)

How one school district is making simultaneous online, in-person learning engaging for all

Robert McDonald teaches a class at Susquehanna Township High School (WHTM Photo)

Organization giving families a needed Lyft amid continued pandemic

Workers help sort and distribute food to families in need in Manor, Texas (Courtesy Manor Schoolhouse Foundation)

Schools promote healthy, active living to offset lack of physical education during pandemic

Students meet in Austin churches for free, virtual learning pods during pandemic

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How electric cooperatives are helping Texas students tackle pandemic learning

Nashville creates help centers to get struggling English Learners online for school

A worker helps an English Learner log into his laptop in Nashville (WKRN Photo)