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CALL TO ACTION

Resilient educators deserve sustained support

By Denise Glyn Borders and Steve Cardwell
Categories: Implementation, Instructional materials/curriculum, Learning systems/planning, Online learning, Reaching all students, Social & emotional learning, Technology
October 2020
Vol. 41, No. 5
Over the course of the last six months, Learning Forward’s weekly webinars have given us the opportunity to learn with educators across the globe, and our most inspiring lessons have come from practitioners making sense of a time that demands creativity and resilience. Now that more and more districts are returning to school, we’re eager to share several valuable lessons learned and ask you to join us in taking action on the support educators deserve. We recognize that educators are faced with massive expectations from policymakers and community members alike. Families know how important schooling is for students, both academically and socially. Education leaders weigh dozens of competing factors to create schooling options for their local contexts, considering safety, accessibility of learning for all families

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Denise Glyn Borders is president and CEO at Learning Forward. Steve Cardwell is president of Learning Forward’s board of trustees.


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Denise Glyn Borders served as Learning Forward President and CEO from 2019 to 2022. Before that, she was president of SRI Education, a division at SRI International, where she led three centers – Learning and Development, Technology and Learning, and Education Policy. Previously, Borders was senior vice president and director of the U.S. Education and Workforce Development Group at FHI 360, a global human development organization with an evidence-based research approach.

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Steve Cardwell is vice president – students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU). Steve has had an exemplary career in education. He was previously professor of teaching at University of British Columbia and prior to this was the superintendent/CEO for five years with the Vancouver School Board and previously Superintendent for the Delta School District.


Categories: Implementation, Instructional materials/curriculum, Learning systems/planning, Online learning, Reaching all students, Social & emotional learning, Technology

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