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The Pandemic and Our Schools—Part Two
Shamefully for this country, the suggestion of universal masking guidelines from the CDC and vaccinations have merely led to virulent and toxic debates nationwide rather than introspection and consent. For public schools, this condition has already led to devastating results, as too many schools are struggling with the consequences of this diatribe. Astonishingly, this is occurring when research shows that effective mitigation strategies reduce the rates of virus transmission, yet many schools cannot get there due to policy. Stunning is also the fact that our…
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The Pandemic and Our Schools—Part One
Much has been said about the Covid pandemic and its impact nationwide, though its lessons continue to confound many citizens. It seems we would have learned already critical lessons from the pandemic after more than a year since the outbreak, but sadly this has not been the case. In the morass of misguidance and blatant pushback, the education of children continues to confront dire consequences, mired by politics. Seemingly, everything that matters in education…
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America’s Challenge
America’s Challenge Academic year 2014-15 marked the first year that public school enrollment (preK-12) became majority nonwhite. By then, the Hispanic/Latino had emerged as the largest ethnic/racial group. Today, significant population shifts have continued in the same direction, with Latinos now representing nearly one-third of all preK-12 students. Meanwhile, schools are in trouble, with international…
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Latinx May Not Be Preferred
The term Latinx originated as an inclusive term for people of Latin American descent who are non-binary or choose not to identify with a gender. Although popularly used across journalist and corporate platforms, it is not commonly used in older Hispanic or Latino communities. Only one in four adults in the United States have heard…