Without massive changes in state and federal child care policy, it may be too late to save child care centers

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

Long before the pandemic hastened the closing of child care centers just when they are most needed, the U.S. has struggled to offer sufficient safe and affordable child care options.

Now, rampant closures are having a disproportionate impact on families of color, ([link removed]) at a time when expenses are growing and federal help is scant. Our story ([link removed]) this week goes deep this week to explain what’s happening. And we also examined the growing debates on what it will take (and cost) to safely open all schools; how and if to bring back standardized testing, and what gym class looks like on lockdown (hint: it’s loud).

As always, we love to hear from our readers during these deeply challenging times.

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** After mass closures, too little support, post-pandemic child care options will be scarce ([link removed])
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Without massive changes in state and federal child care policy, it may be too late to save thousands of closed child care businesses and infeasible to create new ones.
Reading List


** PROOF POINTS: New wave of research shows nudging students by text is not as promising as hoped ([link removed])
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As texting reaches a larger audience, it’s less effective.



** Kids are shooting hoops with rolled up socks, but pandemic phys ed is not cancelled ([link removed])
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Daily exercise may be even more important for kids’ mental and physical health now than it was pre-Covid, but whether they're getting it is impossible to say.



** To test or not to test? Educators weigh the value of standardized testing during a pandemic ([link removed])
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The children most likely to have lost ground, low income students and students of color, are also those most likely to skip tests, which could leave schools with dangerously dubious data.


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OPINION: Resuming universal standardized testing in America’s public schools would be ‘foolhardy’ ([link removed])
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How and when to assess the pandemic’s consequences on student learning.



** How much will it take to reopen, catch up kids, and save public schooling long term? ([link removed])
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Billions of stimulus dollars are flowing to public schools, but experts say it may not be enough without big changes to how states allocate funds.
Solutions
"One district's creative approach to 'COVID slide?' Night classes for elementary students ([link removed]) ," Burlington Free Press

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