The classroom wars likely won’t end soon

The COVID-19 pandemic only fostered more debates about the future of education. These debates probably won’t recede even as the virus does.

With the recent chaos concerning the school board, it’s even possible that another overhaul of CCSD’s education system will come soon. Some have pushed for, if not a total elimination of the policies, then a reform that doesn’t lift so many burdens from students.

The voices and concerns from teachers, students and parents should be centered in all of these debates. Avoiding the pitfalls that overhaul had in CCSD means looking at the lessons that other districts have learned and valuing the lived experiences of all involved.

“I think the greatest thing about education is [that] no student is the same,” Miguel said. “The sooner we are able to facilitate our students and use their unique histories to uplift their learning experiments, the sooner we will see a permanent change for the better in not only CCSD but the education system as a whole.”