Episode 13: Larkin Temme on the Covid-19 achievement gap

Larkin Temme is the young principal of Holy Family Bilingual School in Whitecenter, WA - just 10 miles south of Seattle.  We are separated by a short stretch of I-5, and a long stretch of socioeconomic circumstances.  The students at Holy Family are part of the 73 schools in the Seattle Archdiocese. They diverse, bilingual, and from backgrounds very different than the kids in NE Seattle.  I wanted to hear from Ms. Temme as she’s pivoted her community to digital learning without a full-time Technology staff, how that was possible knowing that so many families don’t have basic internet access, and whether or not she’s concerned about this achievement gap created (and furthered) by internet based learning. Spoiler alert - she is. 

For more about Holy Family Bilingual School please visit: https://holyfamilybilingual.org/

Washington Post article referenced in the interview: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/04/17/why-covid-19-will-explode-existing-academic-achievement-gaps/