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How are our young children doing? A week of listening
Since the early days of COVID-19, I’ve heard stories of child care teachers juggling work and school through a pandemic, of Smart Start employees leading a rural community’s response, of home visitors acting as lifelines for vulnerable families with even more vulnerable young children.…

Lessons for the fall from a spring of remote preschool
Remote learning presents challenges, especially for the youngest learners. As many districts choose to start the fall semester virtually to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, a survey of NC Pre-K teachers provides insights into how remote preschool went in the spring — and what can be done better.…

North Carolina’s first recovery high school offers ‘a continuum of care around each individual student’
Prior to 2019, students in North Carolina who completed a 30-day treatment program for substance abuse typically returned to their same high schools.…

Perspective | How education will be made better as a result of the pandemic
No people or places have been spared from the impact of COVID-19, including our schools, students, and teachers. These are extraordinarily difficult times for us all, and uncertainty abounds. …
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COVID-19, the Latinx community, and mental health: An interview with Gabriela Nagy, PhD
Even before the COVID-19 epidemic Latinx immigrants were a vulnerable population. Now, they are among those hardest hit.... Read the rest
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For schools to reopen, Congress must include broadband funding in the stimulus bill
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We Need to Talk About Ventilation