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Title: Caring for Children and the Economy: The Uneven Effects of the Pandemic on Childcare Workers, Primary School Teachers, and Unpaid Caregivers
Citation Type: Book, Section
Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: Every year in AUgust and September, over 13,000 K-12 schools across the United States open heir doors to start their semesters, welcoming over 55 million children. In 2020, most schools did not physically open. They went fully online due to the conintuing health risks of COVID-19 and the lack of planning and resources devoted to ensuring the possibility for safe in-person return. The decision to move to online education was controversial and contested, reviving well-worn tropes, pitting teachers against children and the economy. The federal government, for example, argued that closed schools "could damage our children's education for years to come and hinder our nation's economic comeback." While business leaders and newspaper editorials described teachers as "incredibly selfish, putting their fears, largely unfounded, ahead of the needs of their students, their communities and their country." Others expressed well-founded concerns about how shuttered schools and online only instruction would deepen existing inequalities and put additional stress on families.
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Authors: Quinn, Johanna S.; Gonalons-Pons, Pilar
Editors: Duffy, Mignon; Armenia, Amy; Price-Glynn, Kim
Pages: 1-228
Volume Title: From Crisis to Catastrophe: Care, COVID, and Pathways to Change - Google Books
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publisher Location: New Brunswick-Piscataway, NJ
Volume: 1
Edition: 1
Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Education, Work, Family, and Time
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