Read our analysis of 2020/2021 Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) negotiated between school districts and teachers’ unions during the pandemic. The report shows how MOUs shifted and adapted educator work rules to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It finds that MOUs focused mainly on maintaining as much normalcy in work rules as possible rather than anticipating or seeking to address the challenges remote and hybrid learning presented for students. The second part of the report examines the implications of our findings for services to students in the coming years. Many students will require enhanced social, emotional, and academic supports. We examine five strategies for supporting student recovery frequently cited by education experts and find that implementation of some of these will likely require significant amendments to CBAs, and that all strategies potentially involve some need for greater flexibility.

Read the full report here.