Black and Asian families may be more likely to prefer remote options when available or turn to homeschooling this fall.

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

This week we report on concerns that Black and Asian families in particular may reject in-person learning this fall in favor of remote options or homeschooling. Some of the reasons why these families opted out of in-person learning during the pandemic at disproportionately high rates involve health concerns related to Covid-19. But others signal possible trouble for public education, which must find ways to win back these families’ confidence. At the same time, there are huge challenges ([link removed]) ahead in terms of helping Latino students — who make up 25 percent of all schoolchildren — recover from the pandemic.

These are some of the stories we bring you this week, along with an important trend for a recovering economy: an increasing number of white-collar employers are reconsidering degree requirements ([link removed]) and adopting training systems more common in blue-collar trades, in many cases via partnerships with community colleges. As always, we love to hear from our readers.

Liz Willen, Editor
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Main Idea


** As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return? ([link removed])
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The pandemic has underscored racial injustices in education. Black and Asian families want those issues fixed before they return to the classroom.
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What baseball teaches us about our short attention spans.



** OPINION: School leaders must come forward to help Latino students after the pandemic set back long-awaited progress ([link removed])
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Too many could not access Wi-Fi and missed much needed in-person instruction.



** Saint Leo University plans the nation’s first veteran studies bachelor’s degree program ([link removed])
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[link removed] studies programs, like gender studies or ethnic studies, aim to focus on the people rather than military programs, strategy or logistics.


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Business partnerships with community colleges help funnel workers into better jobs ([link removed])
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[link removed] needing better-skilled workers also benefit from programs that teach those specific skills.



** Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution ([link removed])
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A growing number of employers are paying new employees while they train.



** Closing the homework gap so ‘no child is left offline’ ([link removed])
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A new survey finds that 15 percent of kids in lower-income families still lack reliable internet at home. New federal funds are aimed at changing that.


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OPINION: A lot more federal money is on the way to help schools post pandemic — Let’s spend it wisely ([link removed])
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Give educators autonomy so that funds go directly to kids and classrooms.


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TEACHER VOICE: This wasn’t a ‘lost year’ ([link removed])
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While enduring isolation and, in some cases, depression, my students found ways to learn about literature and themselves. Let’s not welcome them back to classrooms with a battery of tests and a ‘business as usual’ attitude.
Solutions
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