How an argument for segregated schools became a rallying cry for privatizing public education.

Source: The Dark History of School Choice | by Diane Ravitch | The New York Review of Books

“I know just how challenging this year has been for students, for educators, and for parents,” Miguel Cardona said Wednesday in his first public comments since being tapped by President-elect Joe Biden to be the country’s next education secretary. “For so many of our schools and far too many of our students, this unprecedented year has piled on crisis after crisis.”

Those weighty challenges will become Cardona’s own if he is confirmed.

Source: 5 big questions facing Miguel Cardona, Biden’s pick for education secretary – Chalkbeat

Scenes from a season of cautious optimism.

Source: Christmas 1918 during the flu: What was the holiday season during that pandemic like?

This would be great, but it’s difficult for me to believe that the logistics are going to go smoothly.

Source: CDC Says All Teachers Should Be Able To Be Vaccinated By End Of February – I’ll Believe It When I See It | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…