Students describe a lack of mental health services to help them cope with grief
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Liz Willen Dear reader,
The darkest days of the pandemic may be behind us, but its effects linger. This week we bring you several important stories on the pandemic’s fallout.
The first comes to us from our new data reporter, Fazil Kahn, in a joint project ([link removed]) with THE CITY, Columbia Journalism Investigations, Type Investigations and City Limits. Months of data gathering and reporting helped the news organizations close in on how inadequate the help has been for the more than 8,700 children in New York City who lost a parent or a caregiver to Covid – nearly double the national rate.
Also this week, columnist Jill Barshay looks at the wide disparities ([link removed]) in how much pandemic relief money districts are getting for learning loss – and how it compares to what they actually need. Professor and researcher Jo Boaler ([link removed]) argues that during the pandemic students gained a lot too — “knowledge and insights about the world, health challenges, global upheaval, exponential growth, technology and ways to help their families and navigate complex social situations.” And we also have a call from researchers for more screening and early intervention to help young children get the support ([link removed]) they need post pandemic.
On another note: I’m still sending thank you notes to those who helped us meet our match at The Hechinger Report last year. We are so grateful for your support, and hope you will remind others to sign up ([link removed]) for our free newsletters.
Liz Willen, Editor
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** The pandemic robbed thousands of New York City children of parents. Many aren’t getting the help they need ([link removed])
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Students and their families describe a lack of mental health services to help them cope with grief
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** PROOF POINTS: Federal funds to combat pandemic learning loss don’t reflect need ([link removed])
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A new report hints at the complexity of catch up strategies
** OPINION: Can we please stop talking about so-called learning loss? ([link removed])
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Instead, let’s focus on where our students are and what they most need next
** OPINION: Early screening and intervention can help young children get much-needed post-pandemic support ([link removed])
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Addressing language delays and behavioral issues quickly is key to recovery
** The problem child care subsidies can’t solve: the shrinking provider pool ([link removed])
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Congress recently agreed to a nearly $2 billion increase in a program that helps low-income families pay for care, but slots remain below pre-pandemic levels
** I wish a bot were smart enough to write this column ([link removed])
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What old-fashioned reporting taught me about ChatGPT and other ways to cheat
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