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Should the federal government provide free, universal child care?
/0 Comments/in Academic Standards, Oped: Education /by Jamie GassFree, universal child care provided by the federal government would be contrary to the spirit of the Founders’ view of K-12 education as the constitutional domain of state and local governments.
Award-Winning Author Devery Anderson on the 65th Anniversary of the Murder of Emmett Till
/0 Comments/in Civil Rights Education, Civil Rights Podcasts, Featured, Podcast, Related Education Blogs, US History /by Editorial StaffThis week on “The Learning Curve,” Cara and Gerard are joined by Devery Anderson, the author of Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement. Today, August 28th, marks the 65th anniversary of the brutal murder of 14-year old Emmett Till, a story which is central to understanding America’s ongoing struggle for civil rights and racial justice.
MA’s Remote Learning Regs Should Specify Consistent District Grading Policies, Return of MCAS in 2020-21
/in COVID Education, Featured, Press Releases: COVID, Press Releases: Education, Press Releases: Online Learning, rCOVID /by Editorial StaffThe COVID-19 pandemic-related revisions to Massachusetts’ remote learning regulations should restore state and local accountability by specifying that any remote academic work shall, to the same extent as in-person education, prepare students to take MCAS tests, and that grading criteria should be the same across in-person, remote, and hybrid learning environments, according to a new policy brief published by Pioneer Institute.
The ABCs of the Newest Diagnostic Science for COVID-19 Testing
/0 Comments/in COVID Education, COVID Podcasts, Featured, Healthcare, Podcast Hubwonk, rCOVID /by Editorial StaffJoin Hubwonk host Joe Selvaggi as he talks with Hannah Mamuszka, expert in diagnostic science, about the state of COVID-19 testing technology and its implications for a safer return to school and work in the fall.
HVAC Systems’ Influence on the Spread of Covid-19
/0 Comments/in Blog, Healthcare, rCOVID /by Darley BoitHVAC systems provide heating, ventilation, and air conditioning to millions of buildings, however in the age of the Covid-19 pandemic, these systems also pose a serious health risk. Many HVAC systems lack proper air exchange, instead recycling old air. Consequently, if infected droplets enter the system, the virus circulates throughout the area, potentially widening its spread and infecting more individuals. This is an issue considering HVAC systems are used widely across Massachusetts and the entirety of the United States in both large and small establishments. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) state that the virus is mainly transmitted through droplets or occasionally when an individual comes in contact with an infected surface and then touches […]