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In Pandemic, Private Schools Face Peril
Policy choices may help to preserve options for families
If Many More Private Schools Close, All Schools Will Suffer
Biden, Moynihan, and Goldwater once teamed up on a tuition tax-credit. Could something similar happen now?
The Price Students Pay When Schools Are Closed
Seven ways children, and the nation, lose out when school buildings do not open
Homeschool Happens Everywhere
Less formal instruction, but more family and community activities
The New Accountability Assignment
Post-Covid, judge schools based on what they ask students to read, write, and do, in addition to how much students learn.
What Google Search Data Reveals About Learning During the Pandemic
“Substantially widened socioeconomic gaps.”
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Reopening Decisions Are Mostly a Matter of Trust
"Many low-income and working-class parents don’t trust their kids’ schools to keep them safe."
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“School-Opening Extortion” Comes to Montgomery County, Maryland
"Teachers’ legitimate interest in risk-mitigation in the workplace does not extend to shutting down other people’s schools."
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The Case for Case Studies: Teaching During Covid-19
“A kid who decided to break a police car window to steal masks from an officer, who arrests people attempting to enter stores without a mask”
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Make Covid-Era K-12 Local Education More Like Daycare
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Covid-19 Closed Schools. When Should They Reopen?
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A hypothetical dialogue explains the issues: “We will see you in court”
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