Stories | Laura Waters

Everything about laura waters

With Omicron, Students Fell Behind in Math Even Though Schools Were Open

laura-waters

With Omicron, Students Fell Behind in Math Even Though Schools Were Open

Imagine that you go in for your annual medical bloodwork and something alarming turns up: say, your platelets are through the roof, a possible indicator of cancer. Does your...

February 3 2022

By Laura Waters

Schools Now Have Tons of Money. What Are They Doing With It?

laura-waters

Schools Now Have Tons of Money. What Are They Doing With It?

I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the school board and was very active in local governance,...

November 17 2021

By Laura Waters

Q&A With Sharif El-Mekki and Shareefah Mason: You Won't Retain Black Teachers Without Transforming Your School Culture

laura-waters

Q&A With Sharif El-Mekki and Shareefah Mason: You Won't Retain Black Teachers Without Transforming Your School Culture

Shareefah Mason of Teach Plus and Sharif El-Mekki of the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED) believe that schools can only recruit and retain Black teachers—essential...

October 21 2021

By Laura Waters

explainer

Why Math Identity Matters