ERIC Number: EJ1352987
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Publication Date: 2022
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Back to School for All: Helping Students Recover by Creating Safe and Welcoming Environments
Vachon, Todd E.; Crawley, Kayla; Boyle, James
American Educator, v46 n2 p21-31, 37 Sum 2022
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) launched a national Back to School for All (B2S) campaign in the summer of 2021. The B2S campaign was a concerted effort by teachers and staff across the United States to tackle barriers to safe, in-person learning and to ensure that all students feel welcome. The campaign served as a catalyst for bringing students back into public schools, colleges, and universities through a vast public outreach effort when students return to schools after the COVID-19 pandemic. This work is all the more urgent because the United States saw an unprecedented decline in student enrollment in public schools, colleges, and universities over the past two years. This article examines the the B2S campaign and how teachers have begun to build stronger relationships with the communities they serve.
Descriptors: Barriers, In Person Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Enrollment, Educational Environment, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Advocacy, Information Dissemination, Community Involvement, Teacher Role
American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-879-4420; e-mail: ae@aft.org; Web site: http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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