{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Voices in Equity","title":"Episode 7: The Rebirth of K-12 Public Education: Postpandemic Opportunities (Part 2)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2725,"description":"Today we’re talking about chapter 11 of The Pandemic Divide, The Rebirth of K-12 Public Education: Postpandemic Opportunities, written by Kristen Stephens, Kisha Daniels, and Erica Phillips. We have all of the authors of this chapter on this episode, and we’re also joined by Sashir Moore Sloan, Social Studies teacher at Durham Public Schools.\nWhen Kisha, Erica, and Kristen wrote this chapter back in 2020, there was no vaccine, and the “two-week pause” in March had turned into “when will this end?”.  But it turns out, the time away from the classroom created an opportunity unlike any other time in history - and teachers made the most of it.\nLast week on part 1, we discussed:The scariness around the uncertainty of 2020Transitioning to online learningTeachers adapting to the inequities among studentsThe parents' perspectiveSocial and emotional learning in seclusionStudent mental healthToday, we go over:Access to wifi and the digital divideThe achievement gap and learning loss from the pandemicThe extended \"summer slide\"Getting students excited about learning again\nAbout the Authors:Kristen Stephens is an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Program in Education at Duke UniversityKisha Daniels is an Assistant Professor of the Practice of Education at Duke UniversityErica Phillips is the Educational Equity and Policy Specialist at the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity. \nVoices in Equity is the official podcast of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University. The Cook Center is named after Samuel DuBois Cook, the first tenured Black professor at Duke University who exemplified the pursuit of social justice and equality. With research focuses including social mobility, education, health, wealth, and policy, the Cook Center aims to develop a deep understanding of the causes and consequences of inequality, and develop remedies for these disparities and their adverse effects. The aim of this podcast is to expand upon the work of the Cook...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VV_z3orruVJxACHB9o8V1-vuqW12OQwXJBDf8dGlfQI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1MzYyLzE2NjU1/Mzc0MDItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}