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Liz Willen Dear reader,

Past disasters leave us with plenty of warning signs for how education will fare in the months and years to come, and what we are learning is worrisome. Even before the coronavirus upended life as we know it, The Hechinger Report took a deep look at implications of our changing environment. The result is a nine-part series on climate change and education ([link removed]) , produced with our partners at HuffPost.

Stories in the series examine coverage of climate change in high school and middle school textbooks ([link removed]) , the coronavirus ([link removed]) as a test run for climate change, how climate change erodes kids' mental health ([link removed]) , climate change migration in Louisiana ([link removed]) , Mississippi teens ([link removed]) who are saving their town from flooding, the lack of climate change instruction in medical school
([link removed]) , how flooding will affect your school ([link removed]) , distrust of science and how it clouds the teaching of viruses and vaccines, ([link removed]) and the views of a high schooler ([link removed]) on how climate change has caused her to rethink her college and career plans.

As always, we love to hear from our readers, so please take a look and tell us what you think.

Liz Willen, Editor

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Main Idea


** Will the coronavirus transform or destroy higher education as we know it? ([link removed])
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Higher education has never been fair, but now a book has some big ideas for change and reform. Coronavirus might help finally move the needle, but the system may still be gamed by those with means.
Reading List


** ‘I’m on edge all day long.’ Schoolwork a mere afterthought for homeless youth ([link removed])
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As homeless youth attempt to shelter in place without a shelter, taking care of their basic needs and ingratiating themselves with their hosts take priority over distance learning.



** The educational value of a black teacher ([link removed])
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Coronavirus is offering a chance to ‘reimagine’ education, but if the new landscape doesn’t include efforts to recruit and retain more black teachers, reform will be a farce.



** Schools call parents “co-teachers,” but we have no idea what we’re doing ([link removed])
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Learning only happens with a high-quality teacher, but parents have been dropped into the role with no training and little support.


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Are we ready? How we are teaching – and not teaching – kids about climate change ([link removed])
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In an analysis of dozens of middle school and high school textbooks, we found that descriptions of climate change were superficial and contained errors; some did not discuss the topic at all.



** Teaching among the ashes: ‘It’s not just your house that burned, it’s everyone’s’ ([link removed])
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After surviving California’s deadliest fire, a school district contends with collective post-traumatic stress.



** Coronavirus is the practice run for schools. But soon comes climate change ([link removed])
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By finding ways to continue learning through the pandemic, the education system will be better equipped for a future marked by severe weather emergencies.

Solutions
"The Kearns model: Helping youths by teaching parents ([link removed]) ", The Salt Lake Tribune

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