Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research conducted a study of over two-million students, finding that remote and hybrid learning led to even lower performance in math, according to race and school poverty levels (Goldhaber, Kane, McEachin, Morton, Patterson, and Staiger, 2022).

They wrote, “high-poverty districts that went remote in 2020-21 will need to spend nearly all of their federal aid on academic recovery to help students recover from pandemic-related achievement losses.” Few people are sounding the alarm regarding the multi-decade failure of educational leaders to ensure an equitable, engaging, and empowering math experience for historically underserved students.

Have you ever wondered how to create an environment that engages your parents in their student's success? Have you ever wished you could bridge the gap between student success in the classroom and at home?

Many schools today are immensely challenged to find and employ best practices to effectively engage Black families in essential educational processes, namely participation in school functions, assisting children with school projects, and meaningfully discussing the acquisition of student learning.

Village Family Life conducted a research study seeking to gain insight into the best practices for effectively engaging Black families…

According to research, many Black families are distrustful of institutions because of historical patterns of inequitable treatment and strained relationships between those families and educational systems. (Delpit 2012) Black families are often fraught with frustration as negative narratives are advanced by many teachers, principals, and staff regarding their engagement in their child’s educational experience.

Very few people are sounding the alarm regarding the multi-decade failure of educational leaders to ensure an equitable, engaging, and empowering math experience for historically underserved students.

During the 2021-22 school year, we began a journey with an environmental scan— a survey tool designed to explore teachers’ past experiences and instructional philosophy.

How can we begin to close the learning gaps that exist among students of color? It will take a bit of forward-thinking and some strategic partnerships.