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Diversity

How ‘Social Distancing’ Is Changing the Way We View Schools

Paradoxically enough, as Washington, D.C., has slid from mass school closures into social distancing and working from home toward increasingly likely shelter-in-place, my neighborhood is erupting...

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student support

Millions of Low-Income Students Are Being Denied Access to Internet

Access to public education is now a fundamental right. All 50 states mandate public education in their state constitutions. Once states made public education compulsory, they became responsible under...

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equity

Now Is the Perfect Time for White Teachers to Do 'The Work' of Anti-Racism

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted, well, everything, but at times I find that I have more time to communicate, virtually if necessary, with family and friends, even over fraught topics. Example:...

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COVID-19

Charter Schools May Be Leading the Way During Covid-19

Last week I looked at the stark disparities in the quality of online instruction offered to children during the COVID-19 school closures, comparing Princeton Regional Public Schools with Trenton City...

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COVID-19

Parents, Stop Freaking Out, Teachers Aren't Perfect Either

This year, there will be no more school bells. There will be no more pencils to sharpen or papers to pass out. There will be no end of the year awards assemblies or field trips. There will be no...

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student support

Remote Learning Is Creating Unnecessary Anxiety for My Students Right Now

Is everybody doing okay? Probably a silly question, but I really wanted to check-in on my American Sign Language (ASL) students. It was day three of no school, no friends, no teachers, no routine...

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