Dear reader,
Here’s a conversation starter for this week’s Thanksgiving dinner. If you happen to be sitting near any middle schoolers, ask them what kind of career preparation they’re getting in class. You might be surprised by their response: Preparing students for a changing workforce is one of the goals behind a movement to get kids thinking about their career plans at a younger age, one that faces challenges such as funding, a shortage of counselors and packed post-pandemic schedules. It’s a topic we’d love to learn more about from our readers, so please get in touch.
You might also find yourself in the middle of a passionate argument on the teaching of reading, a topic that’s sparking endless debate as a result of Emily Hanford of APM’s Sold a Story podcast, which we’ve been running on our site. Letters and opinions in response are still coming in, and we welcome yours.
We wish you a peaceful Thanksgiving, and hope you will keep The Hechinger Report in mind in your year-end charitable giving: An anonymous donor recently pledged to match our fundraising campaign up to $50,000. Become a member now, double your gift and spread the word! We, of course, are feeling enormously thankful.
Liz Willen, Editor
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