 Dear reader,
The pandemic created a number of pressing problems we’ve been reporting on at The Hechinger Report, from the need for more intensive tutoring to a range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression and panic attacks.
We are eager to hear about what schools, communities and families are doing to address these troubling trends, and what’s been helping, as we move through another anniversary of the shocking lockdown that shuttered cities around the world, so please get in touch.
Teacher shortages are another pandemic consequence, and nowhere is this more true than in rural America. This week, we take a look at Wyoming, where despite the lovely landscape and great skiing, the average tenure for teachers is just four years. Check out what the state has been doing to entice them to stay longer, with courses that address real-life problems they encounter in the classroom and feedback they can put to use immediately.
As our readers know, we love to hear about solutions. It was great meeting many of our readers last week at SXSW EDU, and taking part in many conversations about how to improve education. Let’s keep the conversation going; please tell a friend to sign up for our newsletters.
Liz Willen, Editor
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