In April, more than one news outlet addressed the growing achievement gap likely to be caused the Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent school closures. We will likely encounter a much larger gap in knowledge among our various students this upcoming fall than we have in past years. What can we as educators do to help bridge this increasing achievement gap being caused by the Covid-19 crisis?

Our academic year is finally coming to a close – and what a year it has been! We have been operating in crisis mode for the past two months. But now we are finalizing grades, saying good-bye to our students, and putting this past year’s work away. Before we close the books on this year, it is imperative that we set ourselves up for future success by taking a moment to reflect.