Philadelphia public schools have lost nearly 1,200 Black teachers over the last two decades, mirroring a widening gap between the amount of students and educators of color in Pennsylvania.
Black and Hispanic students receive 4% less funding than students of all other races and ethnicities. States often correct inequities in "funding progressivity" created by local property taxes.
The move to remote meetings increased parent participation. But special educators had a harder time conducting assessments, providing counseling and completing other interventions.
A closer look at "remote 911" reveals that time and resources stood in the way of a well-planned rollout of online learning programs, leaving everyone frustrated.
As classroom devices have proliferated, more teachers have found it challenging to get up to speed on all the new digital platforms to which they now have access.
Here's an alarming statistic: Less than 2% of Black, Latino and low-income students who are interested in STEM and going to college are enrolled in AP Biology.
And just a few months ago, the CDC failed to clearly describe how revised masking guidance applied to young children. In fall 2021, a CDC study acknowledged that it could not identify the direct effects of masking on COVID spread in schools.
