Many four-year colleges are pushing students to declare a major and get onto a career track but a few others are saying – wait, what’s the hurry?

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

At a time when many four-year colleges are pushing students to declare a major and get onto a career track, a few others are saying, “Wait, what’s the hurry? ([link removed]) ” We take a look at the tensions behind this trend, a true dividing point in how we think about what U.S. higher education is all about.

On the K-12 level, we are thinking about how climbing Covid-19 numbers will affect what happens this fall, while keeping an eye on the many difficulties the pandemic has already created for parents – especially those whose children have disabilities and medical conditions ([link removed]) that make classroom learning precarious.

As for the littlest learners, we’re looking at why cash transfer programs without conditions attached ([link removed]) can be life changing, and we also share the latest research on ways to stimulate ([link removed]) baby’s language development – while they crawl. As always, we love to hear what our readers are thinking about our stories and about education. We welcome your ideas.

Liz Willen, Editor

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** Some colleges ease up on pushing undergrads into picking majors right away ([link removed])
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The idea bucks the trend of putting students on the fast track to careers.

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** PROOF POINTS: A study suggests an instructive way to talk to little crawlers ([link removed])
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Paying close attention to objects that capture your baby’s attention might stimulate language development.


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Research shows cash programs with no strings attached are better for supporting families ([link removed])
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Cash transfer programs for families with children can have a profound impact on health and development.



** OPINION: How best do we teach kids about Holocaust horrors? Show them what it was like ([link removed])
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Virtual reality creates hands-on experiences that engage and inform students in new ways.



** In one house, two brothers with disabilities had opposite pandemic experiences ([link removed])
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One fell behind. One leaped ahead. (This essay was also translated into Spanish ([link removed]) .)
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