by Laura Doherty | Jun 23, 2025 | Blog
What’s on the mind of all educators nationwide? The post-pandemic decline in students’ math ability. Last December, the National Assessment of Educational Progress reported that U.S. students are “failing to meet even the lowest level of achievement in math,” and the...
by Laura Doherty | Jan 22, 2025 | Blog
The history of charter schools in Baltimore City is part of a broader narrative about school choice and equitable access to education. In the early 2000s, Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) implemented a high school choice program, allowing incoming ninth...
by Laura Doherty | Aug 21, 2024 | Blog
When I was a graduate student in Special Education and Rehabilitation at the University of Oregon, the direction of my life changed when I met Jerry Silbert, one of the leaders and program authors of the four-decade Direct Instruction (DI) movement with the National...
by Laura Doherty | Jun 26, 2024 | Blog
Everybody can be good at math. I’m a former middle school math teacher and know that many people feel like they’re not good at math. But if it’s taught well, everybody can be good at math. As a partner with Baltimore City Public Schools and as Maryland’s...
by Laura Doherty | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog
We know we can teach every child. However, we cannot teach a child who does not come to school. Yet, nationally and in Maryland, student attendance continues to be a challenge for schools, “a hidden educational crisis,” so dubbed by the U.S. Department of Education....
