 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, produced with our partners at HuffPost.
Stories in the series examine coverage of climate change in high school and middle school textbooks, the coronavirus as a test run for climate change, how climate change erodes kids' mental health, climate change migration in Louisiana, Mississippi teens who are saving their town from flooding, the lack of climate change instruction in medical school, how flooding will affect your school, distrust of science and how it clouds the teaching of viruses and vaccines, and the views of a high schooler 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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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.
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Reading List
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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.
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.
Learning only happens with a high-quality teacher, but parents have been dropped into the role with no training and little support.
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.
After surviving California’s deadliest fire, a school district contends with collective post-traumatic stress.
By finding ways to continue learning through the pandemic, the education system will be better equipped for a future marked by severe weather emergencies.
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Solutions
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"The Kearns model: Helping youths by teaching parents", The Salt Lake Tribune
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