SESP in the Media: June 2020
An ongoing, monthly roundup of appearances in the news media by School of Education and Social Policy faculty, researchers, and our community:
The New York Times
Welcome to Your School Reunion! No Name Tags Required (quotes Alexandra Solomon)
National Center on Education & the Economy
Global Ed Talks with Anthony Mackay (interview with James Spillane)
Brookings
June 25, 2020
Safety net programs and poverty during the COVID-19 crisis (quotes Diane Schanzebach)
Yahoo! Money
June 24, 2020
Job openings for new grads collapsed amid pandemic, Glassdoor data shows (quotes Hannes Schwandt)
Food & Environment Reporting Network
June 23, 2020
A grassroots push for higher SNAP benefits (quotes Diane Schanzenbach)
Evanston RoundTable
June 22, 2020
A Look Back at EvanSTEM’s Pandemic Spring (cites Nichole Pinkard's research)
Finance and Commerce
June 22, 2020
Vast federal aid has capped rise in poverty, studies find (quotes Diane Schanzebach)
The Daily Herald
June 18, 2020
Time of their lives or 'Good Riddance?' Big challenges lie ahead for Class of 2020 (cites research by Hannes Schwandt)
Wisconsin State Journal
June 16, 2020
Seniority shouldn't drive school staffing decisions (quotes Dean David Figlio)
US New and World Report
June 16, 2020
COVID-19 Has Heightened the Threat of Child Hunger, While Efforts to Prevent It Have Fallen Short (quotes Diane Schanzebach)
Roll Call
June 15, 2020
Pandemic survey results suggest risk of ‘huge eviction surge’ (quotes Diane Schanzebach)
National Public Radio
June 13, 2020
Illinois Restaurant Owner Who Died Of COVID-19 Remembered By Wife (interview with Cheryl Judice)
Education Dive
June 10, 2020
Study shows declines in new kindergartners' math skills (mentions Kirabo Jackson)
The Hill
June 10, 2020
How to save the class of 2020 (quotes research by Hannes Schwandt)
Chalkbeat
June 8, 2020
Illinois debuted a virtual learning system months before the pandemic. Why is no one talking about it? (quotes Tim Dohrer)
Education Week
June 8, 2020
School Closures Always Hurt. They Hurt Even More Now (co-authored by Sally Nuamah)
Politico
June 8, 2020
‘There’s only so much we can do’: Food banks plead for help (quotes Diane Schanzenbach)
The New York Times
June 4, 2020
Hecky Powell, Barbecue Master and Civic Leader, Dies at 71 (mentions instructor Cheryl Judice, Hecky Powell's wife)