Chalkbeat & Associated Press | Kalyn Belsha, Michael Rubinkam, Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee, & Larry Fenn “Students learning from home also will lose reliable access to free or subsidized meals, special education services and other in-person support. While wealthy families may be able to pay private tutors or therapists to fill the gaps, others will go without.” A national study of 677…
The Pandemic Is a ‘Mental Health Crisis’ for Parents
The New York Times | Jessica Grose “Even therapy has been tainted a little in its ability to provide relief… How are we going to help grow and nurture them in this environment, when we’re not even nurturing ourselves?” New research from the American Psychological Association shows that parents are experiencing greater levels of stress…
Colorado Expands Public Television Lessons for Young Children
Chalkbeat Colorado | Erica Meltzer “…offering this complementary curriculum on our RMPBS broadcast channel ensures every child has a place to continue learning.” Governor Polis has announced an expansion to Colorado Classroom: Learn with Me at Home, an education program available on Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting that offers classroom-style lessons in math, literacy, and science….
This Rural Colorado Child Care Center Lost Its Home Because of COVID-19. After Months in Limbo, It Has Another.
Chalkbeat Colorado | Ann Schimke “I’m starting to get really panicked about child care.” For many, the Bent County Early Learning Center was the only accessible child care provider in their rural community. Then, in March, the nursing home-based center was forced to close. Luckily, the center was able to find a new home in…
Early Learning Center Calls on State to Relax Certification Requirements Amid Worker Shortage
9News Denver | Allison Levine “If we lose our child care centers, parents are going to lose their jobs, there’s going to be no economy in Colorado.” The Meadows Early Learning Center in Parker is leading an effort to temporarily ease certification requirements for child care staff. There are currently over 300 position vacancies in…
Our Take: Racism is an Adverse Childhood Experience
Courtney Thornton, Senior Coordinator “Despite clear evidence acknowledging racism as a major life stressor for Black youth, theoretical models of early childhood adversity have largely neglected the multifaceted influence of racism on mental health outcomes.” Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) lead to increased health risks, mental health concerns, and other issues. In the United States,…
Starvation Doesn’t End In a Pandemic
Chalkbeat Detroit | Eleanore Catolico “This is going to have a very harmful effect on our children and families who are struggling during the pandemic. To limit the necessary feeding of children at any time is reprehensible. In a pandemic, it’s an outrage.” Since spring, families across the country have relied on the contact-free programs…
School Districts Plan COVID-19 Trauma Support, Even as Classes Resume Online
Education Dive | Natalie Gross “I certainly feel a lot better about having that mental health access and resource built at every single school for any student who may need specialized assistance or treatment from those providers based on what they’re experiencing.” Experts anticipate a significant rise in mental health issues as students return to…
Overcoming COVID-19 Learning Loss
Education Week Special Report | Stephen Sawchuk “The most effective intervention for students who have fallen behind—intensive tutoring—has high start-up costs. While there are ways to lower some of them, severe budget cuts could put it out of reach for all but a fraction of districts. ” One of the most difficult challenges that educators and…
How to Teach Social-Emotional Learning When Students Aren’t in School
Education Week | Arianna Prothero Social-emotional learning is critical to managing anxiety “because if you don’t know how to deal with the lack of control of your future, or the feelings of uncertainty that you’re having, your brain is going to stay in constant fight or flight mode.” As schools reopen amid a pandemic, it…
