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What we're reading this week: May 20, 2021

The Education Gadfly
5.20.2021
  • Here’s what these high school students went through as they tried to weather life during the pandemic. —New York Times
  • Universal preschool, if not implemented correctly, could have unintended, negative consequences. —EdSurge
  • “Trying to fight educational inequality by getting rid of the SAT is like trying to fight climate change by getting rid of thermometers.” —Freddie deBoer
  • Experts worry that Biden’s plan to get more students into community college will leave existing problems unaddressed. —WSJ
  • Educator Erin McLaughlin is on a mission to get viewpoint diversity at the center of K–12 schools’ cultures and instructional practices. —The Atlantic
  • “What is critical race theory, and why is it under attack?” —EdWeek
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Tags: Joe Biden SAT
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