Education Support Professionals Honored as Essential Workers of the Pandemic: Ohio special education paraeducator highlighted the work of the nation's education support professionals at Department of Labor induction ceremony in Washington, D.C.

The article discusses the induction of essential workers by the U.S. Department of Labor, particularly educators and education support professionals, into the U.S. Labor Hall of Honor for their contributions during the pandemic. Topics include the role of educators in holding school communities together, their efforts to minimize the pandemic's impact on students, and the importance of recognizing the contributions of essential workers.