Selected Writing
Early childhood education
An Oral History of Early Childhood Educators During the Pandemic, EdSurge
What We Heard From Early Childhood Educators During the Pandemic Year, EdSurge
What We Learned About the Challenges and Commitments of Early Childhood Educators, EdSurge
Home Visits Are Effective. Here’s Why They Still Make Some Teachers Uneasy, EdSurge
Here’s How Head Start Parents Are Building Careers As Early Childhood Educators, EdSurge
K-12 education
Schools as Community Infrastructure: How Integrating a Multidimensional Approach Can Move Schools and Communities Forward (whitepaper), Siegel Family Endowment
Research Eclipsed: How Educators Are Reinventing Research-Informed Practice During the Pandemic (report), EdSurge
As COVID-19 Infection Rates Go Up, So Do In-Person Learning Options, EdSurge
Making Is Great Because It’s Chaotic. But Not Everyone Is Looking for Chaos, EdSurge
Educators Don’t Agree On What Whole Child Education Means. Here’s Why It Matters, EdSurge
The Greatest Barrier for Educators Changing Their Practice? Internal Resistance, EdSurge
Higher education
Stanford Studies Show Benefits of Foregoing Traditional Grading During the Pandemic, Stanford Digital Education
There are Few People from Underrepresented Groups in Early Learning Research. This UTD Program Aims to Change That, University of Texas at Dallas
Cultural Responsiveness: How a UTD Program Aims to Change What Questions Early Learning Researchers Ask—And Who Those Researchers Will Be, University of Texas at Dallas
Educational Technology
Strategies for Encouraging Effective Technology-Enabled Instructional Practices in K-12 Education: A Thought Piece Drawing on Research and Practice (with Tracy A. Huebner), WestEd
Students’ Physical and Mental Health Declined During the Pandemic. Could a New Telehealth Initiative Help? (with Vanessa Peters Hinton), EdSurge
What Is the True Cost of a 1:1 Device Program? One State’s Careful Rollout Offers a Look (with Vanessa Peters Hinton), EdSurge
4 Best Practices for Improving Digital Learning Instruction in Your School Community (with Vanessa Peters Hinton), EdTech Magazine
When the Pandemic Hit, Edtech Companies Threw Out Their Roadmaps and Changed Course, EdSurge
Civic innovation
Rethinking the Practice of Best Practices, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Making the Most of Webinars, Harvard Business Review
What the Feds Can Learn About Open Government From States and Cities, Slate
A Guide for Making Innovation Offices Work (report with Alissa Black), IBM Center for the Business of Government
History and social studies education
Schools Aren’t Teaching Kids to Argue Truth to Power, Zócalo Public Square
Educators, Take Note: the Census Is a Very Big Deal, EdSurge
The March Against the March, Zócalo Public Square
Putting the People Back Into Politics: Teaching Political History with Images, Perspectives on History
Labor
Critical Thinking, Creativity: the Skills Workers Really Need, San Francisco Chronicle, TIME, and others
How Labor Won in Ohio, Dissent