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What we're reading this week: August 26, 2021

The Education Gadfly
8.26.2021
  • The pandemic derailed many high schoolers who are no longer on track for graduation. Here’s how schools can fix that. —Robert Balfanz
  • “Weary of turmoil and division, most teens still voice faith in future, Post-Ipsos poll finds.” —Washington Post
  • How one Colorado school is addressing the pandemic’s toll on literacy. —Chalkbeat
  • “Civil rights law is the wrong weapon for fighting bans of masks in schools.” —Megan McArdle
  • New survey evidence indicates that Black and Hispanic parents opted for remote learning more frequently than others because they were more likely to be out of work and available to help their children at home. —The Atlantic
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