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Thursday, April 9, 2020

Listen to this – 2020 #1 – Wearing a Mask Edition | Live Long and Prosper

Listen to this – 2020 #1 – Wearing a Mask Edition | Live Long and Prosper

Listen to this – 2020 #1 – Wearing a Mask Edition




Meaningful quotes…
KIDS LIVING IN POVERTY DON’T HAVE ANY LOBBYISTS
Schools have closed for the coronavirus pandemic and most will likely not open again this school year. Many school systems have gone to online learning, but because a significant percentage of students have little or no access to the internet, some students are not being served.
How can schools best serve all students (including students with special learning or physical needs) and what happens next year when some students have had the benefit of online learning experiences and others have not? Do we test all the kids to see where they are? Do we retain kids? (answer: NO!) The coronavirus pandemic, like other disasters and disruptions, hurt most, the kids who need school the most and have the least.
This just underlines the importance of legislation. Special education students have IDEA. Poor students have nothing. There is no right to education for them at all.
From Steve Hinnefeld and Pedro Noguera
in Time for ‘educational recovery planning’
…the massive and sudden shift to online learning is exposing huge gaps in CONTINUE READING: Listen to this – 2020 #1 – Wearing a Mask Edition | Live Long and Prosper