Mom who lost her son in Sandy Hook says answer to this senseless violence lies in our classrooms

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

We live in heartbreaking times. Since last week’s mass shooting of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school, we’ve been asking ourselves familiar questions about how and why, and feeling outrage ([link removed]) that such shootings have become a way of life in the United States.

“We ricochet from one tragedy to another: Covid, shootings, the war in Ukraine, more shootings … it feels so hard to catch a breath, let alone know how to fight for what matters,” Jennifer Eve Rich, an assistant professor in the College of Education at Rowan University who helps teachers talk with children about gun violence ([link removed]) , told me.

But how to move forward after such an enormous tragedy? Words of strength come to us from Scarlett Lewis, ([link removed]) who lost her six-year-old son, Jesse, in the Sandy Hook shootings of 2012, and who believes giving students access to social and emotional learning in their classrooms could help save lives.

We would love to hear more ideas from our readers on this issue and others. This week we also have an interesting update from California ([link removed]) on remedial education, as well as a look at how one university is giving second chances ([link removed]) to adults who’ve dropped out. Finally, a reminder as we approach the end of the school year: Encourage others who care deeply about education to sign up ([link removed]) for our weekly newsletters!

Liz Willen, Editor

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** COLUMN: Mass shooting in Texas raises the same old questions about how to protect America’s children ([link removed])
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Along with shock and tears, fury after elementary school children and two teachers are killed in latest gun violence.
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** OPINION: Mom who lost her son in Sandy Hook says answer to this senseless violence lies in our classrooms ([link removed])
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Kids that are taught coping skills and social and emotional competence ‘are not going to want to hurt themselves or others.’



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** Some California colleges find it hard to shift away from remedial courses ([link removed])
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Despite a 2017 law meant to minimize lower-level math and English classes, some community colleges are resisting the change.



** One university has a new college specifically to re-enroll adults who had dropped out ([link removed])
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Helping adults come back to finish four-year degrees requires special support.



** OPINION: Post-pandemic, our schools and communities can and must do more to support one another ([link removed])
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We see a future with education as the center, providing access and opportunity for all.



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Working together with local partners, we can create a blueprint for a new and better future.
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