Post by Beachguy on Dec 17, 2020 12:33:24 GMT -5
By Clarence McKeeThursday, 10 December 2020 12:02 PMCurrent | Bio | Archive
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Several European countries, including Ireland, Germany, France, and England, have kept their schools open, notwithstanding strict measures to combat a second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic.
In the United States, one would think that the nation's civil rights and Black political establishments would be at the forefront of those advocating a similar policy because of the negative impact closing schools has on children in low-income communities.
Unfortunately, they have not — even after infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was is in favor of keeping schools open and getting children back to school.
They have been virtually invisible when mayors and Governors in many states, often at the behest of teachers' unions, close public schools.
A June article in Education Week, "School Closures Always Hurt. They Hurt Even More Now," rightfully points out that schools are one of the "last social safety nets that families have left."
It states what too many politicians and union leaders have either forgotten or ignored: the school is a "portal" for crucial assistance for Black and Brown children in poverty where students can receive resources from "free meals to flu shots."
The article points out what we are rarely told by the mainstream media: that the negative impacts of school closures "fall disproportionately on high poverty areas and disadvantaged communities, further entrenching racial disparities in schools and neighborhoods."
There should be no doubt that COVID-19 induced school closures can be detrimental to student learning.
The title of a June McKinzie & Company report says it all: "COVID 19 and student learning in the United States: The hurt could last a lifetime."
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Several European countries, including Ireland, Germany, France, and England, have kept their schools open, notwithstanding strict measures to combat a second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic.
In the United States, one would think that the nation's civil rights and Black political establishments would be at the forefront of those advocating a similar policy because of the negative impact closing schools has on children in low-income communities.
Unfortunately, they have not — even after infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was is in favor of keeping schools open and getting children back to school.
They have been virtually invisible when mayors and Governors in many states, often at the behest of teachers' unions, close public schools.
A June article in Education Week, "School Closures Always Hurt. They Hurt Even More Now," rightfully points out that schools are one of the "last social safety nets that families have left."
It states what too many politicians and union leaders have either forgotten or ignored: the school is a "portal" for crucial assistance for Black and Brown children in poverty where students can receive resources from "free meals to flu shots."
The article points out what we are rarely told by the mainstream media: that the negative impacts of school closures "fall disproportionately on high poverty areas and disadvantaged communities, further entrenching racial disparities in schools and neighborhoods."
There should be no doubt that COVID-19 induced school closures can be detrimental to student learning.
The title of a June McKinzie & Company report says it all: "COVID 19 and student learning in the United States: The hurt could last a lifetime."