'Teaching has always been hard, but it's never been like this' – elementary school teachers talk about managing their classrooms during a pandemic

By Laura Wangsness Willemsen, Associate Professor of Education, Concordia University, Saint Paul
Elisheva L. Cohen, Postdoctoral Fellow in International Issues and Sustainable Development, Indiana University

As the omicron wave spikes across the United States, K-12 education is one of many systems buckling under the weight of expanding needs. Recent headlines highlight staff and busing shortages, parental anxieties about both in-person and distance schooling and disputes…

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