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When Home Is Not Safe, Why Some Children Need a Brick and Mortar School

Dirk Tillotson -
The most terrifying and dangerous experiences I had as a child were at home.  I am not alone.  My mother battled demons, and heard voices, including those telling her to kill her child.  An innocent game of hide and seek turned into a terrifying game of hide or die. ...
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Even During a Crisis, Every Child Deserves Access to a Quality Education

Christian Barnard -
The debate over whether kids should go back to school this fall has, unfortunately, become heavily partisan. Many have criticized the Trump Administration for insisting, despite record COVID-19 surges in many areas, that all schools reopen and threatening to withhold funding if they don't. Recent polling, too,...
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Biden’s Unity Task Force Ignores Black Lives

Laura Waters -
I am a quintessential American Democrat, a New York Jew raised by teachers union members whose own parents endured brutal bigotry before they escaped Eastern Europe. Educational equity was exalted in my home. My sisters and I were raised in an ethos steeped in social justice and...
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No Easy Choices Except to Be Kind (and Butt Out!)

Erika Sanzi -
If we are to survive the stress and uncertainty of this year’s school reopenings, we are going to have to learn how to lead from a place of grace and empathy. None of this is easy. There are not any good, let alone, perfect options. The conditions...
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