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Liz Willen Dear reader,

We begin a new year in dark times. As school districts throughout the nation struggle to safely reopen and soaring pandemic numbers keep more students home, concerns are once again growing about learning loss.

Recent studies affirm worries about inequality: Students in majority Black schools fell a full 12 months behind those in mostly white schools, up from a nine-month achievement gap in years past. But so many questions remain about how it will all play out in the months to come, which is why columnist Jill Barshay takes a deep look ([link removed]) at the research to see what we know so far, while laying out some of what could come next.

The stress of negotiating day-to-day safety while also keeping students learning is taking a well-documented toll on school district leaders, who are leaving in record numbers ([link removed]) – although it’s not just the pandemic that’s making the job feel so impossible. Black teachers, ([link removed]) meanwhile, are also leaving their jobs, a big loss particularly for students of color who rely on them. During these tough days, it’s important than ever to share breakthroughs and find moments of joy in education. Please share yours with us, we love to hear from our readers.

Liz Willen, Editor

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** PROOF POINTS: More studies mark the pandemic’s toll on student achievement ([link removed])
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Worries mount that low-income students will fall further behind during the 2021-22 school year.
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** Who wants to lead America’s school districts? Anyone? Anyone? ([link removed])
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Superintendents are leaving their posts in droves, assistant leaders poised to take the top jobs are demurring and bad behavior at school board meetings — now broadcast online for anyone to see — isn’t helping convince candidates to come forward.



** Why we could soon lose even more Black teachers ([link removed])
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America has long had a teacher diversity problem, and the strains of the last two years are poised to make it worse.



** How to plan for a future of education where disruption is the norm ([link removed])
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Forward-looking school leaders must accept ‘Covid as a constant,’ and plan accordingly.



** STUDENT VOICE: My college helped save me so I can get a job saving others ([link removed])
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Extra support and help gave me a career and kept me from being homeless.



** OPINION: A former middle school principal looks back on ‘gimmicky mistakes’ and vows to do better ([link removed])
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Sharing lessons from what I did wrong can help others avoid a culture of fear and intimidation.



** OPINION: Pennsylvania’s school funding is a case study in the future of inequality ([link removed])
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Will the courts listen to decades of demands for more school resources or dismiss them once again?

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