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Reopening Schools

Mother of the year takes her in-arms and masked child home from school during a pandemic
News Analysis
Education & Youth

The Frantic Push to Reopen Schools Ignores Educational Inequality Before COVID

Rhetoric about children “falling behind” shows a desire to maintain a broken status quo, not a desire for true equity.
by
Kate Way,
Truthout
March 8, 2021
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A public sign reads "wear a mask" as people cross the street in Athens, Ohio, on February 27, 2021.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

No, It Is Not Time to Resume Normal Life, According to Public Health Experts

Resuming life “as normal” would create the conditions that spawn new variants and allow them to spread.
by
Victoria Knight,
Kaiser Health News
February 28, 2021
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A woman holds a sign during the Occupy City Hall Protest and Car Caravan hosted by Chicago Teachers Union in Chicago, Illinois, on August 3, 2020.
News
Education & Youth

Teachers Are Being Pushed Back Inside Despite Slow Vaccine Rollout

The pressure to reopen school buildings before all educators are vaccinated became bipartisan after Biden took office.
by
Barbara Madeloni,
Labor Notes
February 19, 2021
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Students wait to enter the school at Freedom Preparatory Academy on February 10, 2021, in Provo, Utah.
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Teachers Are Fighting Back Against Bipartisan Push to Reopen Schools

Teachers, students and community members should discuss and decide for themselves when it’s safe to reopen.
by
Tatiana Cozzarelli,
Left Voice
February 12, 2021
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Alta Vista Elementary School kindergarten teacher Bridget Vorland prepares the classroom before students arrive as Redondo Beach Unified School district has welcomed back some of its K-2 students this week through a waiver. Alta Vista Elementary School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 in Redondo Beach, CA.
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Education & Youth

In the Absence of COVID Safety Plans, Teachers Are Resigning and Retiring Early

An unprecedented number of teachers and other school employees are leaving the field because of fears about COVID.
by
Eleanor J. Bader,
Truthout
February 8, 2021
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Former teacher Tara Stamps speaks ahead of a car caravan where teachers and supporters gathered to demand a safe and equitable return to in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chicago, Illinois, on December 12, 2020.
News
Economy & Labor

Chicago Teachers Are Voting on Whether to Defy City’s Divisive Reopening Plans

Chicago is trying to force its educators back into classrooms amid climbing COVID positive rates in the city.
by
Barbara Madeloni,
Labor Notes
January 23, 2021
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Doral Academy Red Rock Elementary School fourth grader Reaghan Keeler, 9, attends an online reading class in her bedroom on her first day of distance learning on August 24, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

It’s OK to Mourn When “Back to School” Means Staying at Home

This year will be brutal for students, teachers, parents, everyone. Let’s exercise compassion when it comes to school.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
September 8, 2020
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UFT members, parents and students participate in a march through Brooklyn to demand a safer teaching environment for themselves and for students during the COVID-19 pandemic on September 1, 2020, in New York City.
News Analysis
Economy & Labor

NYC Teachers Say Union Leadership Made Unsafe Reopening Plan With City Officials

Rank-and-file educators say the agreement between UFT and the city does nothing to address pandemic safety concerns.
by
Francesca Gomes,
Left Voice
September 5, 2020
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A Boston Public School student prepares for a caravan protest in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 13, 2020.
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Crowded Reopenings Are Endangering Students and Setting Up Schools to Fail

Long-term divestment in public education has brought U.S. schools to a dangerous crossroads.
by
Belle Chesler,
TomDispatch
August 20, 2020
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A child cleans his hands during a course in the forest near Upie, France, on May 12, 2020.
News
Education & Youth

Are Outdoor Classrooms a Solution to the Disaster of School Reopenings?

While not a long-term solution for safe and equitable schooling, outdoor classrooms can be a safer interim solution.
by
Leanna First-Arai,
Truthout
August 14, 2020
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