Back at School During a Pandemic

Some of the most heated education battles are over whether students should be required to wear masks. We’ll hear those competing views, assess the risks of not attending school in person and the added anxiety of the pandemic.

Some of the most heated education battles are over whether students should be required ... more

Curated byJeffrey L. Katz, Hark Editor

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The Risks of Reopening Schools vs. Social Isolation

Educators and parents take chances when they send students back to the classroom during a pandemic. But they also take chances when they keep students home for a long time. Reporter Anya Kamenetz assesses both risks on Today, Explained.

The Risks of Reopening Schools vs. Social Isolation

Today, Explained

3 MINS

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A Mixed Student Response to a Year of Remote Learning

After a year or so of remote learning, more kids than usual may have welcomed returning to the classroom. Ryan Rogers is the student services director at a Florida high school. He tells TOPcast not every student was happy to leave home again.

A Mixed Student Response to a Year of Remote Learning

TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

1 MIN

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When Back to School Brings Undue Anxiety

This could be a particularly difficult time for students to navigate academic and social pressures in school. Jason Relle and John Tumino of an Illinois-based mental health organization talk about the challenges on WGN's On Your Radar.

When Back to School Brings Undue Anxiety

on your radar

2 MINS

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How the Pandemic Widened the Digital Divide Among Students

Remote learning offers a good alternative to students who have the proper resources and instruction to take advantage of it. Amina Fazlullah of Common Sense Media tells TechTank that the reality falls short for many youngsters.

How the Pandemic Widened the Digital Divide Among Students

TechTank

3 MINS

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Debating the Risks of Covid in the Classroom

The most contentious education issue wasn't on anyone's radar just two years ago. And that's whether masks ought to be mandated in schools. Here, talk show hosts Rashad Richey and then Charlie Kirk provide competing views on Kirk's show.

Debating the Risks of Covid in the Classroom

The Charlie Kirk Show

3 MINS

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The Importance of Wearing Masks in School

The medical establishment generally recommends wearing masks in schools. Ellen Wright Clayton, a doctor and lawyer, says it's the only right thing to do. She spoke on the podcast Lawyer 2 Lawyer.

The Importance of Wearing Masks in School

Lawyer 2 Lawyer

3 MINS

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The 'Iowa Mama Bears’ Who Are Organizing Opposition to Mask Mandates

Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, opponents of masks mandates are passionate about their views. Two of the most prominent are Kimberly Reicks and Emily Peterson, known as the Iowa Mama Bears. They spoke on the Stew Peters Show.

The 'Iowa Mama Bears’ Who Are Organizing Opposition to Mask Mandates

The Stew Peters Show

1 MIN

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A Libertarian Argument Against Mask Mandates in Schools

Libertarians have ideological objections to mask mandates, believing that individuals ought to decide. Charlie Thompson and Nate Thurston spoke about it on Good Morning Liberty, expressing doubt that kids will even abide by a mandate.

A Libertarian Argument Against Mask Mandates in Schools

Good Morning Liberty

1 MIN

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There’d be a Vaccine Mandate in Schools if Dr. Fauci Had His Way

The country's most well-known doctor, Anthony Fauci, supports a mask mandate in schools. He was asked on the Skimm This podcast whether he also endorses a vaccine mandate.

There’d be a Vaccine Mandate in Schools if Dr. Fauci Had His Way

Skimm This

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A High School Student Takes Aim at Covid Misinformation

Students can be persuasive in getting their peers to protect themselves from the coronavirus. Reporter Madi Bolanos of Valley Public Radio describes such an effort in Fresno, California, which brings vaccine clinics to students and their families.

A High School Student Takes Aim at Covid Misinformation

Valley Public Radio

1 MIN

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