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August 25, 2021

Education Week, Vol. 41, Issue 2
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Social Studies Explainer Who Decides What History We Teach? An Explainer
Sarah Schwartz, August 11, 2021
15 min read
Education Briefly Stated: August 25, 2021
August 24, 2021
8 min read
School employee Amanda Anguiano gets tested for COVID-19 on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in Los Angeles on April 13, 2021.
School employee Amanda Anguiano gets tested for COVID-19 on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in Los Angeles earlier this year.
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First-grade teacher Megan Garner-Jones, left, and Principal Cynthia Eisner silent clap for their students participating remotely and in-person at School 16, in Yonkers, N.Y., on Oct. 20, 2020.
First-grade teacher Megan Garner-Jones, left, and Principal Cynthia Eisner silent clap for their students participating remotely and in-person at School 16, in Yonkers, N.Y., in October of last year.
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Kareem Neal teaches at Maryvale High School in Phoenix, Ariz., on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021.
Kareem Neal leads a class at Maryvale High School in Phoenix, Ariz., earlier this week.
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Conceptual image of hundred dollar bills with some of the images of Benjamin Franklin masked.
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Education Funding Can Governors Really Take Money From Schools Over Masks?
Mark Lieberman, August 13, 2021
7 min read
Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa announces that masks will be required at all Dallas ISD schools at DISD headquarters in Dallas, Monday, August 9, 2021.
Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa announces that masks will be required at all district schools earlier this week in Dallas.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gives his State of the State Address in the House Chamber in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 5, 2019.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has sought to bar districts from universally requiring masks in schools.
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States Mask Mandates Put 'Local Control' of Schools to the Test
Andrew Ujifusa, August 11, 2021
8 min read
Davis Eidahl, a science teacher at Pekin High School in Packwood, Iowa, says he doesn't want to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He thinks social distancing and occasional masking will be sufficient to keep himself and others safe.
Davis Eidahl, a science teacher at Pekin High School in Packwood, Iowa, says he doesn't want to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He thinks social distancing and occasional masking will be sufficient to keep himself and others safe.
Rachel Mummey for Education Week
Conceptual illustration of students making choices based on guidance.
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion What Will It Take to Get High School Students Back on Track?
Robert Balfanz, August 18, 2021
5 min read
A teacher tries to juggle remote and in-person instruction
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Teaching Profession Opinion Will the Pandemic Drive Teachers Out of the Profession? What One Study Says
Lora Bartlett, August 2, 2021
5 min read
Superintendents discuss ideas at a roundtable.
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Christy Pavlish, left, and Lauren Birkins display signs as they cross the street during a protest outside a Broward County School Board meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to discuss a possible mask mandate when school starts next week.
Protesters gather at a Broward County School Board meeting set to discuss a possible school mask mandate in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., earlier this week.
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School & District Management Opinion Masks. Vaccines. Anti-Racism. Expert Advice for Schools Caught Up in Conflict
Amanda Ripley, August 12, 2021
6 min read