- “Too many aspiring teachers lack sufficient knowledge and preparation to guide students through these tough times.” —Hechinger Report
- Since before Covid-19, the Vision Coalition in Delaware has been rethinking high school to bring hands-on, technical, and project-based learning to the forefront. Let’s seize this moment to do just that. —Paul Herdman
- These two essays answer the question: Should school districts cut budgets in response to falling enrollment? Elliot Haspel argues they mustn’t modify budgets prematurely because the students will come back. But Christian Barnard worries that not adjusting already-outdated budgets to reflect current enrollment will perpetuate funding inequities. —The 74 Million
- America is at a defining historic juncture like many others in our past. What will this mean for how we teach norms, trust in institutions, and hopefulness to future generations? —David Brooks
- The president’s condemnation of the 1619 Project’s take on American history brought to the surface the long-standing, difficult question of how to teach history and the roles of race and slavery in these polarized times. — The 74 Million
- Even if winter brings a second wave of Covid-19, the in-person bonds formed between children and their teachers and peers in schools that did reopen will improve on-line learning and participation. —Washington Examiner
- The absence of SAT and ACT scores because of pandemic testing cancellations will hurt the college admissions odds of high-achieving, low-income students from underperforming high schools. —Washington Post
- How do teachers feel as they returned to schools amid the pandemic? These front-line teachers share their stories of experiencing fear, excitement, hope, and apprehension all at once. —Washington Post
- In big cities, Liberal opposition to Trump’s push for school reopening is relegating students of color and poor students to a “far-inferior virtual experience or…no real education at all,” while half of White peers nationally now have access to in-person schooling. —Ross Douthat
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