Lee J. Rutledge

Perpetually rethinking how schools and systems serve students. Earlier: @PennGSE, @PittEducation and @BaltCitySchools. Now: @CTAC_USA

[Jaime Miller @JaimeMi50367314]

Exciting times as A-ILT teams from our 10 LEAP grant campuses dive into learning with @LeeJRutledge from @CTAC_USA. The conversations are amazing, sometimes even sparring! #Engagement #IMPACT

[Matt Barnum @matt_barnum]

NEW: The conventional wisdom is that parents have grown increasingly furious with public schools. But it's actually people without school-age children who are particularly skeptical of public schools, multiple surveys show. https://t.co/VIwg7fCUAo

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

@CharlandBob Carson! More seriously: 13th 1 block south of Carson, Bedford Square, Walnut, Freyburg outside the skate shop (skate park!)

[CTAC @CTAC_USA]

School attendance zone boundaries (AZBs) can play a critical role in the integration or segregation of suburban neighborhood schools. Read more about the history and case studies here:

https://t.co/kD2WWian4C

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

“…the equity story is positive, if incomplete.” A great reminder that what we do as educators works, and that we must do more of it.

[Matt Barnum @matt_barnum]

Until fairly recently, there have been meaningful gains in student achievement for decades — but this very basic, important fact somehow defies conventional wisdom. https://t.co/KQQdewK8Pm

[Sam Balto @CoachBalto]

Curious to hear what people think. Why have business seen huge changes is streets b/c of Covid but not schools?? Why are schools not pivoting to utilize street space differently around them??

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

@natwexler …and many colleges and employers (rightfully) do care about home knowledge and experience for these reasons.

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

It doesn’t seem compatible to me to say we should respect what children learn at home and scoff at it as irrelevant to obtaining a career or college acceptance.

[Natalie Wexler @natwexler]

There's been pushback vs. the idea of pandemic-related "learning loss"--some well taken, some not. Many kids WILL need academic support, but remediation vs. acceleration should depend on what they've missed. More in my latest Forbes post:

https://t.co/0fGJYR4wAo

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

@natwexler True, not a substitute…but mutually reinforcing in the hands of a talented educator. Cooking reinforces chemistry but only intentionally; many doctors’ knowledge of the “academic” subjects would go further with their patients with some knowledge of racism.

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

I’m excited to see what students design!

[CTAC @CTAC_USA]

#Tracy teachers gear up for the new year with professional learning focused on accelerating learning relationships through #STEM. #prek12STEM #pd #edchat

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

@dmtrubman There are many opportunities for school sites to contribute to dense, walkable, transit-friendly neighborhoods, and parking is essential to how a school fits its context.

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

@MatthewAKraft @AeraOpen I worked with a school that found great success addressing this. One spillover benefit? The signal school leaders send to students about the importance of what teachers have planned when they make an effort not to interrupt.

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

@matt_barnum …and now I am thinking about paring that menu down further to think about what *most* helps students learn.

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

@matt_barnum I often think about what we ask of families because it makes the lives of educators easier—which can be really important!—but keeping that separate and being intentional about what we ask because we think it helps students learn…

[William Slotnik @billslotnik]

ESSER funds are a chance to focus not just on recovery, but transformation. Using an equity lens is an important step in making that happen.

[Lee J. Rutledge @LeeJRutledge]

@mdawriter Every school district is sitting on a gold mine of recent data about their families’ hopes and fears. This summer is a great time to think about using these data to address the experience (even beyond place of learning) of any student not well-served before.