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GROAN.Six-foot distancing writes off normal, 5-day school for children in every not-yet-reopened district (35%).It lacks an evidence base – and ignores the fact that 39% of schools are FT now,
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Beautifully-written articulation of the progressive take on #openschools:Keep schools closed: It’s a social justice imperative.Do it for labor rights, and in solidarity with Black families.It’s so well-written, you almost miss
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Anyone who was wondering if the media would hold leaders like @rweingarten @BeckyPringle accountable for their role in creating the teacher fears about school reopening gets a Hard No in
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“We cannot understate the serious psychological harm that prolonged virtual school has had on many children.”17 Chicago doctors advocate for #openschools – marking the third such open letter by numerous
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Chicago families speak, a .“I’ve seen voices of Black & Latinx children & families coopted to support the union’s & district’s arguments.Frankly, I’m tired of a predominantly-white union & predominantly-white
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TREND WATCH:Teachers openly critiquing their unions and joining advocacy for #openschools.In Fairfax County: @Ts4OpenSchools @teachcardona https://twitter.com/OpenFCPS2020/status/1354562796688650244 .@elenfilippatos in NYC makes a point of
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I'd like to point out a major issue-slash-opportunity w/ Ed reporting.In elementary schools, a prevalent reading approach tracks kids in grades K–2. It's structurally racist – AND INEFFECTIVE.In last 3
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Literacy can get lost in the K–12 conversation – especially in a year like this. Sharing a few 2020 must-reads that you may have missed.First, @leeromney’s superb reporting on ways
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Reporters hand-wringing about whether NYC could be doing more to improve remote seem to be missing a few things.1. Piles of evidence that all-remote systems are failing. Even when ALL
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Important read! “If the report is right in some basic way, as I tend to believe it is, no wonder so many educators & parents have such a strong
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NYC parents organized a petition to keep schools open – and to raise the threshold for closure from its current arbitrarily-low 3%.I’ve signed it, and hope like-minded New Yorkers will
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Memo to teachers defending continued closures:All those successful reopenings across the country did not happen in districts with perfect buildings, state of art PPE, and testing.See:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/health/coronavirus-sc
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