PLUS: Amid Trump Economic Debacle, Biden's Central Message Must be His Plan for American Recovery

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New Report:
America's Remote Learning Imperative
by David Osborne, Tressa Pankovits, Curtis Valentine

The coronavirus pandemic is an historic test of the resilience of one of America’s most precious public assets: our public schools. So far, it’s a test we are failing ([link removed]) . Tens of millions of children have fallen far behind in their studies. These learning losses will cascade as health fears keep most schools closed this fall – unless schools do a much better job of delivering effective online instruction to all students stranded at home.

As the pandemic continues to spread, it’s hard to imagine a more urgent national imperative than making sure all school districts are equipped to meet this challenge. At stake are the future prospects of 50.8 million public school students—especially those from low-income families, which have been the most severely affected by school closings.

There is no single cause of this failure and no single cure. Access to computers and high-speed internet is obviously essential and should be a priority. However, the core problem is that most schools are still unprepared to deliver quality remote instruction. Most of our large, bureaucratic, overly centralized school systems move too slowly, train their teachers inadequately, and fail to engage too many of their students, as well as their parents.
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Amid Trump Economic Debacle, Biden's Central Message Must be His Plan for American Recovery ([link removed])

by Paul Bledsoe

The beleaguered economy is far and away most Americans' main concern. Yet Trump recently held an absurd and dangerous 10-point advantage on the issue.


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We Should Push for More Progress in Telehealth ([link removed])
by Arielle Kane

Over the last few months, millions of Americans have used telehealth services — the remote delivery of care and health monitoring using digital telecommunications tools — to get health care. Federal and state policymakers have made it easier to access telehealth during the pandemic to keep people home and safe but there is no reason to slow the momentum after so much progress has been made.

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A Rare Sign of Bipartisanship Progress: Telehealth in America ([link removed])
by Arielle Kane

Since the pandemic began, many telehealth regulations have been lifted and we explained what changes should be made permanent, what changes should go, and what additional policies could make care easier to access remotely.

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Unemployed Americans Face Benefit Cut-Off ([link removed])
by Brendan McDermott

While House Democrats and Senate Republicans remain at an impasse over how generous unemployment benefits should be in the current recession, a potentially greater problem is looming.


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Democrats Stand Up: Advancing the Gains Made by Black and Brown Students in the next Administration

WEBINAR: ([link removed]) Wednesday, September 16th - 3:00 PM ET

The Progressive Policy Institute will facilitate a conversation on how members of the Democrat Party can better protect recent gains made by Black and Brown students while advancing these gains after the 2020 Presidential Election. Attendees will learn more about the gains made by Black and Brown students, how these gains were made, and more importantly how Democrats ensure the gains continue under the next Administration.

Speakers:
* U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, (D) Colorado
* David Osborne, Progressive Policy Institute
* Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Former Mayor, City of Los Angeles
* Keri Rodrigues, National Parents Union
* Dr. Howard Fuller, Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools

* Moderator: Curtis Valentine, Deputy Director of Reinventing America's Schools Project.
Join us Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 at 3:00 PM for this important conversation by registering using the button below or by clicking here ([link removed]) .

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