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A question has emerged in our intensive look ([link removed]) at the failings of U.S. special education, one that could apply to many other areas of U.S. schooling as well: Can the pandemic prompt a reckoning and systemic change?

Columnist Andre Perry hopes so; he wants President-elect Joe Biden to appoint a new education secretary ASAP – ([link removed]) one who “understands the systemic nature of our current problems, across sectors.”

In the meantime, there are smaller-scale efforts that matter too, including one that is finding remarkable success encouraging more rural students ([link removed]) to go to college. This week, we also ask some tough questions about student loan forgiveness, ([link removed]) as a suspension of loan payments nears expiration and a new administration prepares to take over.

We also have good news. We’ve raised a total of $28,000 toward Hechinger's Year-End Campaign, which ends on Dec. 31, 2020, with matching funds available to help us reach our goal of $70,000. We still need you need to produce thoughtful, in-depth education news, so if you haven’t yet, make a tax-deductible contribution now ([link removed]) ! As always, we love to hear from our readers.
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** Is the pandemic our chance to reimagine education for students with disabilities? ([link removed])
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Special education was imperfect before the coronavirus crisis. As districts contend with the fallout from slapdash online classes for kids with disabilities, will the pandemic prompt a reckoning?
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** COLUMN: The next education secretary must know about much more than education ([link removed])
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Our schools are in crisis. We need Biden to tell us who our new secretary of education will be ASAP.


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How to raise rural enrollment in higher education? Go local ([link removed])
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Tennessee model gets eye-popping results — and a national partner.


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PROOF POINTS: Is forgiving college debt the best way to solve the student loan crisis? ([link removed])
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Some economists warn against a middle-class giveaway.


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OPINION: Time to rethink how we measure student progress in education ([link removed])
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Schools that focus on overcoming barriers to racism and poverty are finding success during tough times.



** STUDENT VOICE: Teachers are often a lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth. Remote learning risks that connection ([link removed])
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Two young people offer advice for educators who still want to be supportive and say that in-person relationships with certain teachers were critical to their mental health as they came out.
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