Education 2026 – Educating At Risk Children (what tomorrow looks like)
Teaching in America in 2026 means managing trauma, violence, long COVID, and historic shortages—all while trying to educate growing numbers of abused and at‑risk children. Drawing on recent data from Education Week, NCES, and school counselors nationwide, this draft chapter from Childhood Trauma – America’s Legacy explores what’s really happening inside classrooms, why teacher burnout and vacancies are soaring, and what it will take to make schools safer and more humane for kids and the adults who serve them.