Leonie Haimson talked with Kim Watkins, NYC parent leader, about the need to ensure all schools have nurses before they can reopen safely next year. Then Prof. Johann Neem joined to talk about how the Covid shutdown could hasten the end of support for public education nationwide.
DOE still has no plan to fill nursing shortage ahead of school reopening, by Sara Dorn, New York Post
Solving the School Nurse Crisis Before Schools Reopen, by Kim Watkins, Gotham Gazette
Does the Covid pandemic spell the end of public schools?, by Johann Neem, USA Today
COVID-19 "Microschools" Are Betsy DeVos's Lastest Privatization Scheme, by Candice Bernd, Truthout
Harvard Epidemiologist: 'Hybrid' Model For Reopening Schools Is 'Probably Among The Worst' Options, by Joe Mathieu, WGHBH
NY DOE State DOH reopening plan
Links to alternative reopening plans by CM Treyger and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams