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Liz Willen Dear reader,

The pandemic can create real panic, especially when it comes to decisions about where and whether to send children to school. It’s one reason why parents in places like hard-hit Mississippi feel like they are being forced to choose between their kids’ education and their lives. ([link removed])

Others may be choosing virtual schools without a clear understanding of what they can and cannot deliver, ([link removed]) as our story examining the records behind the schools’ promises found.

Also this week, we take a closer look at some disturbing new research revealing the reality first-generation students may face once they complete college: some will have more trouble ([link removed]) getting jobs than their better-coached and better-connected classmates. We also tell you the latest on who ([link removed]) can best motivate students, and how, with some surprising results. As always, we’d love to hear what’s on the minds of our readers during these fraught and uncertain times.

Liz Willen, Editor

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** ‘Protect my babies’: Parents desperate for safe school options as the virus surges ([link removed])
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In states fighting mask mandates, parents feel like they’re being forced to choose between their children’s education and their lives.

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** College degree doesn’t pay off as well for first-generation grads ([link removed])
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New research shows these grads get lesser jobs at lower pay than better-connected classmates.



** Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual ([link removed])
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Companies promise parents they’ll deliver high-quality learning this fall. But what they’ve provided in the past is anything but.



** PROOF POINTS: What almost 150 studies say about how to motivate students ([link removed])
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Researchers say teachers are more influential than parents.



** Alabama aims for huge pre-K enrollment boost by 2025, despite pandemic setback ([link removed])
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State leaders want 70 percent of 4-year-olds to have access to the high-quality program.

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