 The past year presented administrators with perhaps the greatest test of their lifetimes and careers, pitting them against a global pandemic that shuttered schools, forced a transition to fully remote learning, and challenged them to continue providing meals for high-needs students, special education programming and other services.
Finding an area of K-12 not impacted by COVID-19 is a hard task in itself, yet 2020 also brought a dual crisis demanding just as much urgency and care: a national reckoning with systemic racism spurred by the police-involved deaths of Black Americans.
From efforts to close digital equity gaps and rethink social justice initiatives to planning how to safely reopen schools and preparing for what a Biden presidency might bring, there was little room to breathe! If you missed any of our coverage or want to refresh your knowledge, we've gathered our top stories of 2020 for your convenience. We promise there won't be a pop-quiz!
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 Roger Riddell
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Common trends across reopening plans from prominent education, government and health organizations suggest doing so may be easier said than done. |
Nearly all states offer nonmedical exemptions to vaccination mandates, and those will likely stay in place even if districts require coronavirus inoculation. |
Black educators say protests and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on non-white communities have left them shouldering heavy burdens. |
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Special educators say they are burdened with more paperwork and seek more guidance on replicating in-person services to distance learning formats. |
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