 Dear reader,
Before enrolling at schools in Utah this past winter, 11-year-old Rosa Bermudez and her brothers missed out on roughly two years of regular education while their family sought refuge in the United States. Rosa, who is now learning English, is among asylum seekers whose journey in the midst of a pandemic caps off a seemingly unending cycle of trauma and helplessness, a story we bring you this week.
In our continuing coverage of the pandemic’s impact on education, we’ve also learned that colleges and universities are cutting costs by increasing the number of courses faculty teach, along with the number of students in them – and why some faculty are pushing back. You will also find lots of background and pros and cons of free community college on our home page, as President Joe Biden proposes two tuition-free years. And please don’t miss Jill Barshay’s tribute to Robert Slavin, a researcher who could be controversial but was driven always by what he believed best for low-income children of color. As always, we love to hear from you, our readers.
Liz Willen, Editor
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