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Liz Willen Dear reader,

With outrage rising over the killing of George Floyd, I thought back to my time with Michael Walker, director of the Minneapolis Public School’s Office of Black Student Achievement, during a trip to Minnesota five years ago. On my visit, I watched as Walker encouraged students to share their feelings of despair ([link removed]) in response to an earlier spate of fatal police shootings of unarmed black men. Former President Barack Obama had encouraged new funding and programs like this one as a way to close the achievement gap and improve the lives of young black and brown men.

Much momentum has been lost with the new administration, but I was heartened to find that Walker is still at it, and I asked him to write about what’s happening ([link removed]) now that the coronavirus has shuttered schools and his students are out protesting. It’s one of the many stories we bring you this week, along with a plea for HBCUs to ([link removed]) reopen, a tale of trying to turn around ([link removed]) a New Orleans school in a pandemic, an exploration of how to restart the economy without childcare ([link removed]) ,
and much more. As always, we love hearing from you.

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** OPINION: With schools closed in Minnesota, black students again struggle with ‘hurt, heartache and trauma’ ([link removed])
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"The events we are facing today are about a far broader, more systemic problem. We are pushing for the end of police brutality, but we are also addressing disparities that affect black people negatively: educational outcomes, homeownership, employment rates and access to appropriate health care."
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** While focus is on fall, students’ choices about college will have a far longer impact ([link removed])
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Delaying enrollment, slowing to part time lower the odds of ever getting a degree.



** ‘You’re stuck’: America wants to reopen its economy. It won’t happen without schools or child care ([link removed])
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For all the talk of getting America back to work, the reality remains the same: Many working parents won’t come back if they don’t have somewhere safe for their kids.


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How do you turn around a school amid a pandemic? ([link removed])
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A Louisiana school that had seen academic gains under a new principal has struggled simply to make contact with its students


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Urgency of getting people back to work gives new momentum to “microcredentials” ([link removed])
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Americans seek educations that take months, not years, to help them find new jobs fast.



** OPINION: Recent racial incidents involving police are enraging students at our HBCU, and for their sake we need to reopen ([link removed])
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Historically black college's vice president pens letter to students, knowing they are 'not OK' and need the safety and security of campus.

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"Communal trauma:” Counselors help students combat stress amid pandemic ([link removed]) ," The Notebook


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