A crucial first step to developing a new normal post-Covid

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Dear reader,Liz Willen

During our morning news meeting at The Hechinger Report this week, some unexpected shouts of joy arose from New York City public middle school parents on our staff who had just learned their young adolescents, a group that has struggled mightily ([link removed]) with the isolation of remote learning, would finally be going back to school later this month. At the same time, images of bundled up Philadelphia teachers ([link removed]) holding class outside closed school buildings this week, along with tense teacher and administration negotiations in Chicago ([link removed]) , are illuminating the fraught discussion ([link removed]) of how and when it safe to open schools in
the midst of the pandemic.

Our columnist Andre Perry is arguing forcefully ([link removed]) that reopening is a crucial first step to developing a new normal post-Covid, and we’ll continue exploring the big questions and implications ahead for public schools. That includes learning loss, ([link removed]) the benefits of small group tutoring, ([link removed]) and, as this Massachusetts teacher ([link removed]) tells us, turning off Zoom when she senses something is wrong to see how a student is really faring. As always, we love to hear your stories as well as we look for a way forward.
Liz Willen, Editor
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Main Idea


** COLUMN: The four steps to safely reopen schools and save our nation ([link removed])
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Schools can be the common ground that we’ve been looking for, but it will take more than simply reopening them to pick up the pieces of 2020
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** Why is it so hard for workers to find new jobs? ([link removed])
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With almost 11 million people unemployed, the United States is ill-equipped to help them retrain and prepare for new careers.


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OPINION:A Black principal’s case against educator neutrality ([link removed])
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Teaching in, and leading, schools that serve Black and Brown students is inherently political.



** 5 ways schools hope to fight Covid-19 learning loss ([link removed])
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Data show kids are behind in reading achievement, especially in the early grades.



** PROOF POINTS: Even older teens benefit from catch-up classes ([link removed])
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Long-term study of Israeli high school students finds higher incomes in adulthood.



** TEACHER VOICE: In dark pandemic days, we are teachers, watchdogs, technology experts and therapists ([link removed])
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Helping our students manage stress, even remotely, matters more than ever.
Solutions
"This Cambridge high school made changes during the pandemic, leading to remote-learning success ([link removed]) ," The Boston Globe

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