In Oakland, California, 98 percent of all students now have a computer and internet service

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

I’ve had a lot of conversations recently with educators at conferences and elsewhere about how to help students rebound and catch up after months of pandemic-disrupted schooling. It’s one reason I’m so taken with a look by Hechinger’s Javeria Salman ([link removed]) at how one California school district came together to connect 98 percent of its students with 36,000 laptops and more than 11,500 hot spots. Oakland’s effort involved enormous cooperation among schools, nonprofits, libraries, politicians and parents, and is emerging as a shining example of how the digital divide might be narrowed.

Reading loss is another area of post-pandemic concern, with so many students losing months of reading instruction or struggling to learn reading over Zoom. Naturally, it’s led to renewed debate over the best ways to teach reading ([link removed]) , along with discussions over how to use an infusion of federal funds to get students the help they need. Our story this week on reading intervention strategies looks at other questions too, including what kind of training teachers need to reach all their students.

This week we also bring you a new way to address a perennial Hechinger Report topic: the high cost of college and the debt burdens that derail so many. We ask: What are the implications of offering a degree in three years instead of four? ([link removed])

In addition, we bring to light a key and critical question ([link removed]) for middle schoolers and others, particularly in an age of misinformation: Who is teaching science? What kind of training do those instructors have – or lack?

I’d love to hear your thoughts on any of these stories, or other things on your mind. We love to hear from readers, and especially love when they encourage others to sign up for our newsletters. ([link removed])

Liz Willen, Editor

Main Idea


** How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students ([link removed])
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In Oakland, California, 98 percent of all students now have a computer and internet service: ‘We were using the crisis as an opportunity to address a moral wrong that needs to be changed forever, not just during the pandemic.’
Reading List


** The child care worker shortage is reaching crisis proportions nationally. Could Milwaukee provide the answer? ([link removed])
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As child care teachers quit in droves, local efforts aim to attract and keep new workers.



** Momentum builds behind a way to lower the cost of college: A degree in three years ([link removed])
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Skepticism about the cost and duration of a higher education drives a need for speed.



** PROOF POINTS: Reconsidering the benefits of desegregation ([link removed])
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Giant study finds gains for Southern, not Northern Black students.



** Weighing the best strategies for reading intervention ([link removed])
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Some schools are overhauling reading instruction and trying a variety of approaches to address the pandemic’s impact on learning.



** Black women are uniquely burdened by student debt, report finds ([link removed])
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Marginalized in the labor market, Black women struggle more than other groups to pay back student loans.



** Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge ([link removed])
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The widely adopted Next Generation Science Standards raise the bar on what middle school students should know and be able to do. Are there enough well-trained teachers to help students get there?



** Simulating student mental health for teachers ([link removed])
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Can virtual role-playing train teachers how to handle student mental health crises?



** OPINION: A call to service: Our schools need you to step up ([link removed])
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Let’s increase the numbers of tutors, mentors, classroom parents and community partnerships.



** OPINION: Mental health services are crucially important for student success but often overlooked ([link removed])
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Students are making decisions about college in the coming weeks and should put mental health on their lists of considerations.
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