Will schools really re-open this fall? And what will they look like? Most of all: how will we ensure that our teachers and students are safe?<\/p>\n

Even though I usually do my best to think about anything but school during summer vacation, this year I\u2019ve been tuning into the conversation on reopening.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/i><\/p>\n

For one simple reason: the way our schools adapt to the challenging circumstances of this fall will have enormous implications for Vermont\u2019s students.<\/p>\n

And the students most at risk of inadequate support during this transition, as usual, are Vermont\u2019s most vulnerable and marginalized students.<\/h4>\n

It wasn\u2019t so long ago that I was in high school myself.<\/p>\n

I grew up in Jericho, VT. I graduated from Mt. Mansfield Union High School in 2015. But for the past year and a half, I\u2019ve been researching what has become one of the go-to strategies for remote education in Vermont: personalized learning.<\/p>\n

And what I\u2019ve found says a lot about how schools should go about reopening.<\/p>\n

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