The U.S. Department of Energy recentlyannounced the availability of new grant funds to help public schools with clean energy improvements. The Renew America’s Schools grant offers districts the opportunity to make upgrades to facilities that will lower energy costs in order to Read more
Joseph McFadden has been with SmartStart Education since September. He currently works with 3rd and 4th grade students as a small group math interventionist with City Springs Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland. McFadden holds a bachelor’s degree in political Read more
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the federal government has provided $200 billion in aid to public schools across the U.S. According to The Learning Institute, this equates to approximately $4,000 per student.* The investment breakdown is as follows: These programs have Read more
It’s no secret many public schools continue to experience teacher shortages. While some states are dropping the requirement for substitute teachers to have completed a bachelor’s degree, and even allowing recent high school graduates to fill the role, the concern Read more
Haoran (Harry) Zhang has been with SmartStart Education since August 2022. He is employed as an 8th grade math intervention teacher for City Springs Elementary and Middle School located in Baltimore, Maryland. Recently, school administrators requested he teach an Algebra Read more
Amanda Cedeno has worked for SmartStart Education for three years as an academic tutor at schools in New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut. During the course of her employment, she has helped students in a variety of grades, from elementary Read more
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has done more than disrupt classroom education during the past two years. With the closing of schools forcing many students into online learning models, the reality of isolation, learning loss and mental health problems Read more
Humberto Martinez experienced no hesitation about switching from a career in the financial industry into education. He got his start as a dean in April, 2022 for the Collegiate Institute for Math and Science located in Bronx, New York through Read more
Student math and reading abilities suffered during the turmoil and disruptions caused by school closures, partial re-opens, distant learning, school absences and teacher shortages during the Covid pandemic. New data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress’ Long Term Trend Read more