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Dear reader,

In the last few days, I’ve heard from a teacher whose hybrid schedule is so confusing and logistically challenging that she wishes she’d opted for online only. Then there’s the professor who feels both relieved and sad when saying, “See you next week on Zoom.” And the college student quarantined in her off-campus ([link removed]) apartment with two infected roommates, learning online in between taking a battery of coronavirus tests.

It’s a back-to-school time like no other. Chinese students are reporting more anxiety and depression, ([link removed]) rural students need more connectivity ([link removed]) and reading instruction must go on in new and innovative ways ([link removed]) . And sometimes, students just want to talk about what matters to them; a Memphis teacher has realized they are mourning the actor Chadwick Boseman. ([link removed]) As always, we want to hear your stories.
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** PROOF POINTS: Depression and anxiety rise among Chinese teens during coronavirus pandemic ([link removed])
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What happens when you add a stressful health pandemic to the developing teenage brain? A recent study of the psychological consequences of Covid-19 on teenagers in China suggests that both depression and anxiety could be soaring, particularly among girls, high-school seniors and low-income students.
Reading List


** College students push for race and ethnic studies classes to be required, but some campuses resist ([link removed])
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The Cal State system has added ethnic studies as a graduation requirement.



** Hotspots no silver bullet for rural remote learning ([link removed])
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More than 9 million kids have spotty internet, but a hotspot is useless if ‘there's nothing for it to connect to’ in places with limited cellular service.



** COLUMN: When poorly veiled bigotry masquerades as choice ([link removed])
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Trump loves ‘choice’ because it’s always been a term racists can love.



** OPINION: ‘Colleges should not abandon student parents to fend for themselves’ ([link removed])
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To succeed in college, student parents regularly tackled day-to-day problems before the coronavirus struck; they need even more help now.



** TEACHER VOICE: My students will want to talk about Chadwick Boseman ([link removed])
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Returning to the classroom gives us a chance to celebrate a hero who told us why Black Lives Matter.



** OPINION: Tips on teaching reading in the time of coronavirus ([link removed])
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A New Mexico-based nonprofit is finding success with struggling readers using games, American Sign Language, phonics and videos.



** OPINION: We must invest in engines of opportunity, our public colleges and universities ([link removed])
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The president of a small, private liberal-arts college explains why large public institutions of higher education are among America's greatest assets.
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