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This Week: as Halloween approaches, are we staring down an American education horror story? Hundreds of thousands of students - especially kindergarteners - are missing from school, an already concerning teacher shortage could get much worse, and the budget cliff states and districts face from the COVID recession hasn’t even really hit school yet.  Manuel and Jeff discuss and do some prognosticating about what might happen, if we don’t take steps to turn this potential horror story into a fairy tale.

Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes.

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Articles references in this episode:

• When Schools Reopen, We May Not Have Enough Teachers (Hechinger Report)
  
• Enrollment Is Dropping In Public Schools Around the Country (NPR)
  
• “Where are the rest of you?” With As Many As 600,000 skipping Kindergarten During the Pandemic, Districts Plead With Parents Not to Delay (LA School Report)