Today's "Talk out of School": the need for more nurses before reopening NYC schools, and how the COVID shutdown threatens the future of public education
In today's "Talk out of School" podcast, I spoke to Kim Watkins, NYC parent leader, about the need to ensure all schools have nurses before they can reopen safely next year. Then Prof. Johann Neem joined us to explain why he fears that the Covid shutdown of schools could hasten the end of support for public education nationwide.
You can listen here. Links to more resources, including Kim Watkin's piece for Gotham Gazette and Prof. Neem's oped in USA Today are below.
Resources
NY DOE reopening plan
Links to alternative reopening plans by CM Treyger and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Harvard Epidemiologist: 'Hybrid' Model For Reopening Schools Is 'Probably Among The Worst' Options, by Joe Mathieu, WGBH
DOE still has no plan to fill nursing shortage ahead of school reopening, by Sara Dorn, New York Post
Solving the School Nurse Crisis Before Schools Reopen, by Kim Watkins, Gotham Gazette
Does the Covid pandemic spell the end of public schools?, by Johann Neem, USA Today
COVID-19 "Microschools" Are Betsy DeVos's Lastest Privatization Scheme, by Candice Bernd, Truthout