- During the pandemic, Kaneadsha Jones and her husband went seven months without steady work while caring for three daughters, one of whom is immunocompromised. —USA Today
- Kaneadsha’s story inspired hundreds of donors to come together and send her family meals, gift cards, and groceries—enough for her to share with neighbors in need. —Hechinger Report
- According to the data, schools should less spend time and money on deep-cleaning surfaces and more of it on improving indoor ventilation. —Wired
- Urban charter schools are dealing with the same obstacles to reopening as district peers, such as apprehensive parents and teachers. —Chalkbeat
- U.S. schooling failed students during the early stages of the pandemic. Let’s look to good data, not partisanship or fear, to make better decisions moving forward. —Washington Post
- A Salt Lake City suburb saw a dramatic spike in infections after its community insisted on reopening schools despite failing to contain infection rates. —New York Times
- Demonstrators organize in memory of a schoolteacher in France who was beheaded by a Chechen man for teaching about free speech and Charlie Hebdo. —Wall Street Journal
- Pandemic schooling is worsening inequities for students in Peru, which has the world’s highest Covid morality rate and where impoverished families are woefully unequipped for virtual learning. —Washington Post
- The late David K. Cohen made waves with his research on classroom instruction and equity, but also by his mentorship of many other scholars. He will be missed. —Chalkbeat
- After months of preparation and deliberations, “large school districts across the country are reopening campuses to students.” —Washington Post
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