Issues

June 2, 2021

Education Week, Vol. 40, Issue 34
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Equity & Diversity Explainer What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack?
Stephen Sawchuk, May 18, 2021
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10 min read
Education Briefly Stated: June 2, 2021
June 1, 2021
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8 min read
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States Four States Have Placed Legal Limits on How Teachers Can Discuss Race. More May Follow
Sarah Schwartz, May 17, 2021
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7 min read
Illustrations.
Mary Hassdyk for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Efforts to Root Out Racism in Schools Would Unravel Under 'Critical Race Theory' Bills
Eesha Pendharkar, May 26, 2021
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9 min read
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Collage by Laura Baker/Education Week (Images: MaxCab, iStock, DigitalVision Vectors, E+, Getty)
Equity & Diversity Critical Race Theory Puts Educators at Center of a Frustrating Cultural Fight Once Again
Andrew Ujifusa, May 26, 2021
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11 min read
Outdoor education teacher Mark Savage challenges his students with a game in class at Brewer High School in Brewer, Maine on April 30, 2021.
Outdoor education teacher Mark Savage challenges his students with a game in class at Brewer High School in Brewer, Maine in April.
Linda Coan O’Kresik for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Why Two Superintendents of Mostly White Districts Are Actively Fighting Anti-Black Racism
Eesha Pendharkar, May 7, 2021
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5 min read
Herriman cheerleaders carry the American flag before the start of a high school football game against Davis, on Aug. 13, 2020, in Herriman, Utah. Utah went forward with high school football this fall despite concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that led other states and many college football conferences to postpone games in hopes of instead playing in the spring.
Cheerleaders carry the American flag before the start of a high school football game last year in Herriman, Utah. Utah's Test-to-Play program required students and staff participating in extracurricular activities like cheerleading to regularly undergo testing for COVID-19.
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Student Well-Being & Movement What the Research Says Strict COVID-19 Testing Can Keep Extracurriculars Going, CDC Finds
Sarah D. Sparks, May 21, 2021
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3 min read
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Quality Counts Special Report Quality Counts 2021: School Finance
June 1, 2021
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Teaching Profession Opinion I Started Teaching During the Pandemic. Here's What I Learned
Alicia Simba, May 18, 2021
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4 min read
A student climbs stacks of books to reach the top
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Federal Opinion Why Other Countries Keep Outperforming Us in Education (and How to Catch Up)
Marc Tucker, May 13, 2021
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5 min read
Budget & Finance Letter to the Editor Don’t Knock Schools for Cautious Spending
June 1, 2021
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1 min read
Students look at bookcases with empty shelves
Nip Rogers for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Opinion Critical Race Theory Isn't a Curriculum. It's a Practice
Janel George, May 26, 2021
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5 min read

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