Much of the talk on school reopenings has focused on technology, how to balance parent work and childcare with online schooling, best techniques to engage students online and social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies. However, amid a pervasive pandemic, students’ more basic needs — like housing, mental health, the connectivity gap and food — are not the top priority at the national level. They should be.
Much of the talk on school reopenings has focused on technology, how to balance parent work and childcare with online schooling, best techniques to engage students online and social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies. However, amid a pervasive pandemic, students’ more basic needs — like housing, mental health, the connectivity gap and food — are not the top priority at the national level. They should be.
