Since 2017, over 300 presidentially-declared major disasters have occurred across all 50 states and all U.S. territories. Many of these disasters have had devastating effects on K-12 schools, including those in socially vulnerable communities for whom disaster recovery is more challenging. The Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster…

In the spring of 2020, when faced with emergency school closures teachers had to switch from teaching face-to-face in brick-and-mortar classrooms to virtual meetings and online classrooms. To make changes quickly, teachers used the technology skills they already practiced and acquired others to engage and instruct their students online. This…

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to learn about the experiences of ten California elementary teachers engaged in emergency remote teaching (ERT) during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study examines previous ERT events from around the world as well as emerging literature about the Covid-19 ERT event. Using iterative thematic…

The COVID-19 pandemic caused schools to shift to virtual or hybrid instruction, thrusting young adolescents into a very different educational environment. Stage-environment fit theory outlines ways in which educational contexts may, or may not, meet the developmental needs of young adolescents. Yet little is known about how virtual environments…

School leadership is synonymous with challenge. However, some school leaders face true crises--situations threatening the continuing existence of their school. "Leading Schools During Crisis" analyzes leadership and behaviors of principals in these extraordinary circumstances. A simultaneously scholarly and practice-oriented book,…

The closing of hundreds of U.S. schools in recent weeks because of concerns about swine flu underscores the need for administrators to make plans for continuing their students' education during any extended shutdown, emergency experts and federal officials say. Fears about a severe flu pandemic had eased as of late last week, but experts say…