Last year, the second-grade teachers at Takoma Park Elementary School in Takoma Park, Md., were struggling to manage their classrooms. Their students had spent kindergarten at home during the pandemic and were lacking basic school skills.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Principal empowers students and teachers to fix mistakes without shame
Zadia Gadsden, who leads Takoma Park Elementary School in Takoma Park, Md., is The Washington Post’s 2024 Principal of the Year
By Eliza Gray
April 23, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT