Tressa Pankovits, Co- Director of Re-inventing America’s Schools n Conversation with Edx Education

<p>Episode 47 - Heather Welch, Edx Education  in Conversation with Tressa Pankovits, Co- Director of <a href='https://www.progressivepolicy.org/project/reinventing-americas-schools/'>Re-inventing America’s Schools</a></p> <p>Tressa is a lawyer in domestic and international education policy, management, and operations.  A national thought leader and passionate advocate for autonomous school models.</p> <p>Today we are chatting with Tressa about the benefits of  a 21st century education model, tends educational policy change, what needs to change and how they are going about it.</p> <p> </p> <p>Here are the highlights: </p> <p>(02:44) The difference between charter schools and regular government schools </p> <p>(08:20) Where they originated and what happens when they don’t perform </p> <p>(11:26) How charter schools can benefit disadvantaged communities </p> <p>(18:36) Working as a teacher in a charter school </p> <p>(21:39) How they operated in the pandemic </p> <p>(24:48) Society’s attitude towards charter schools and what needs to change </p> <p>(26:58) The work being done to improve children’s health during the pandemic </p> <p>(29:12) How to find out more about innovative schools and get involved </p> <p> </p> <p>#education #innovation #teachers </p>