Back-to-school season brings more challenges 

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

As we approach Labor Day weekend, the annual ritual of first-day photos captures a sad and unique reality about what school looks like this fall, in many cases remote. It’s no wonder Delaware teacher Adrienne Holliday Meade wrote ([link removed]) hauntingly about missing “the dark stillness of my classroom before the children arrive,” and “savoring the sweet silence before the crashing waves of energy burst through the door.”

Meade’s op-ed is among the many back-to-school stories we bring you this week, including best practices for remote learning, ([link removed]) a look at how the pandemic is hurting children’s brain development ([link removed]) and ideas for keeping music alive this fall. ([link removed]) We look at ways of teaching antiracism ([link removed]) , examine how Christian schools are delving into their own racist past ([link removed]) and take you inside child care
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Liz Willen, Editor
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** OPINION: A thousand little things I miss about teaching ([link removed])
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I miss the dark stillness of my classroom before the children arrive. I miss the sensation of walking into a space that feels like home, imperfect and beautiful. I miss preparing the classroom alone with my thoughts and savoring the sweet silence before the crashing waves of energy burst through the door.
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** Goodbye sensory tables, hello ‘air hugs’: Child care in the coronavirus era ([link removed])
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Some new requirements for centers mean toddler and preschool classrooms have lost or are discouraging some of the basic elements of early childhood, like experiencing the world through physical touch and learning to share toys with friends.



** Some Christian schools are finally grappling with their racist past and segregated present ([link removed])
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[link removed] nascent movement among evangelicals is trying to change those statistics and push Christian schools to grapple with the racism that underpins their founding.



** Best practices for remote learning, according to experts ([link removed])
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[link removed] as teachers, students and families prepare to go back to school online, there still isn’t a clear vision of what quality remote learning should look like during a pandemic.



** OPINION: With many schools choosing online learning, how can we keep the music alive? ([link removed])
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Music teachers know cuts are coming, but want to keep arts education thriving in the pandemic.



** How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students? ([link removed])
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[link removed] are finding tools to teach young kids about America’s racist past and present in age-appropriate ways.



** OPINION: Why policymakers and school leaders can’t ignore how the pandemic hurts childhood brain development ([link removed])
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Stress related to the coronavirus in both public and private spaces — along with the disruption of home and school environments — is compromising the development of brain systems and cognitive skills needed for success in school and life.



** STUDENT VOICE: Barred from receiving financial aid because of her DACA status ([link removed])
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What I really aspire to do is fully participate in the country that’s been my home for majority of my life.



** OPINION: How one university can do better by the men and women its namesake enslaved ([link removed])
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An argument for reimagining a memorial to people who were held in bondage by George Mason.
Solutions
"How Many Coronavirus Cases Are Happening In Schools? This Tracker Keeps Count ([link removed]) ," via NPR

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