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‘Summer programming is not just a fun alternative to school: It is child care for essential workers. It is educational stimulation that helps mitigate summer learning loss in neighborhoods where most students read below grade level.’
Two state senators weigh in on what lawmakers have been doing during the COVID-19 crisis, the laws they are now passing and the deeper reforms some want to consider.
As the demand for hazard pay grows, so has the uncertainty about who will pay for it.
‘Maintaining social distance and staying healthy is impossible in antiquated and crowded prisons. Yet elected officials have turned a blind eye to this ongoing crisis.’
‘We must protect and support these organizations so the critical staff and programs which our residents rely on can stay in place through the crisis and emerge from the crisis when the need for human services, educational, and cultural programming will surely escalate.’
While much attention has been paid to the plight of the unemployed, advocates say another crisis is unfolding among the network of organizations that train, support and connect those job seekers with work. These groups face budget cuts while seeing unprecedented need.
‘The COVID 19 pandemic boldly underscores the need for housing and health to be coordinated at the front end of planning a development project.’
‘There is one realistic pathway forward, and it involves all of the terms that terrify the establishment: radical change, revolution, and reclaiming our communities.’
Classes for certain college majors, the move to remove learning has been especially jarring, as science labs and acting workshops don’t translate so easily to Zoom.
The loss of a coaches-pitch baseball game here or high-school track meet there is, for sure, a minor tragedy. But it is not an insignificant one.
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