At the conclusion of their new book, A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door, Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire lay out the heart of their concern:

The threat to public education…is grave. A radical vision for unmaking the very idea of public schools has moved from the realm of ideological pipe dream to legitimate policy.

What was once a fringe notion of privatizing public education is now a mainstream policy goal. A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door shows how that change occurred.

Source: Sounding The Alarm For The Wolf At The Schoolhouse Door

Photographer Go Nakamura has visited a COVID-19 intensive care unit in Houston about 20 times, but he never gets used to what he sees there.

Taking photos too graphic to share; seeing patients one day who will be gone when he returns later in the week – there’s no getting used to that, he told USA TODAY on Saturday.

Source: Photo: Texas doctor hugs ‘lonely’ COVID-19 patient on Thanksgiving

Source: Should you quarantine after Thanksgiving? Yes, CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen explains – CNN

How to safely reopen offices, schools and other public spaces while keeping people six feet apart comes down to a question mathematicians have been studying for centuries.

Source: The Math of Social Distancing Is a Lesson in Geometry | Quanta Magazine

The young die as well from COVID-19, even as many engage in denial

Source: Fighting the dangerous myth that COVID only threatens the old or ill

WASHINGTON – The national standardized test regarded as a crucial barometer of student achievement could be postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus, the Education Department announced Wednesday.

Federal officials said too many students are participating in virtual learning or are attending schools that prohibit outside visitors, making it impossible to effectively administer the exam.

Source: DeVos calls on Congress to postpone federal standardized exams until 2022 | The Seattle Times