Schools can use COVID shutdown to plan for 21st-century education
Kevin Woods
Kevin Woods is a member of the Shelby County Schools Board of Education. He is the Memphis market president for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.
Even as we re-imagine and advocate for 21st-century facilities, we must do so knowing that learning can no longer be contained in the four walls of a classroom, nor should it.
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