WASHINGTON VIEW: Looking for leadership in a time of crisis. (March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ferguson, Maria
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 103:Number 6(2022)
• Page Start: 60
• Page End: 61
• Publication Date: 2022-03
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- school closures -- U.S. Department of Education -- Miguel Cardona -- American Recovery Plan -- maintenance of equity -- Virginia -- Glenn Youngkin -- critical race theory -- mask mandates -- politics; Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/00317217221082815
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused chaos in local schools, and education has been the subject of countless news stories about the crisis. And, as Maria Ferguson explains, the U.S. Department of Education has been unable to articulate a bold vision for schools as local leaders adapt to constantly changing circumstances. At the state level, on the other hand, Virginia's new governor, Glenn Youngkin, appears to be making education as centerpiece of his policy agenda with a series of executive orders forbidding the teaching of divisive topics and ending mask mandates .