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Does Your School Have a ‘Slander’ Account?

During lockdown, hallway gossip migrated to anonymous ‘slander’ or ‘confession’ accounts. Many still operate & disrupt school culture, students say

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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As Tragedy Unfolded, TX House Discussed Troubling State of Student Mental Health

‘Here we are again,’ one ed committee member said, noting the bitter irony as committee members got alerts of the carnage on their phones

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Three Pfizer Shots 80% Effective Against Omicron in Toddlers, Trial Data Show

Many parents of children under 5 are eager to vaccinate their kids against COVID as cases are once again on the rise, pediatrician says

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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FTC Targets Ed Tech Companies that ‘Illegally Surveil Children’

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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Study: COVID Learning Loss Comparable to That Inflicted by Hurricane Katrina

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken

Across the Country

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Ohio: Cleveland Schools Sneak Science Learning Into Fun Summer Festival
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Missouri: Joins Wave of States Passing School Choice BIlls in 2021
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Maryland: Garrett County One of 5 Districts That Did Reopening Right Way
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NJ: Tutoring Initiative Launches in Newark, With 90% of Kids Behind
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CDC Guidance: Properly Masked, Distanced Kids Aren’t ‘Close Contacts’

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Over 9,600 NYC Students Reported to Child Protective Services Since Aug. 2020

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Author: Asher Lehrer-Small

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3 Ways to Heed Biden's Call to Step Up for Students

David Shapiro
The COVID School Years

Must See: After the March 2020 School Closures, 24 Surreal Months in 24 Photos

Meghan Gallagher
Author: Meghan Gallagher
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Why 2022 Must Be the Year We Focus on Children’s Social and Emotional Well-Being

Stephanie M. Jones & Nonie K. Lesaux
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Florida House Wants $200 Million to 'Reward' Schools Following DeSantis on Masks

Danielle J. Brown , Florida Phoenix
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3 COVID Learning Success Case Studies

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

7 Ways Schools & Teachers Can Support Students' Mental Health

John MacPhee
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A Spring Break COVID Surge on College Campuses? 2021 Lessons For a Safer 2022

Naveen K. Vaidya , The Conversation
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AZ’s Beth Lehr on a ‘Vilified’ Teachers and Other Pandemic Fallout

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Alarming ‘Missed Learning’ Report: COVID Delayed Progress for All Grades in NC

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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Why Kids May Be Nervous About Ditching Masks — and 9 Ways to Help Them Adapt

Katharine Covino-Poutasse & Elizabeth Englander
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One Year After States Received $122B for K-12, Districts Struggle to Spend It

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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'Beyond Our Control': What the Pandemic Taught a College Freshman About Empathy

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
The Big Picture

Do Masks in School Work? Pair of Studies May Finally Put Debate To Rest

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Student ‘Mental Health Days’ Catching On In More States

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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CT Strategy for Tracking & Reporting How COVID Funds Are Spent Is One to Watch

Christine Pitts & Bree Dusseault
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What Does Education Have to Do with Meritocracy?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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As Mask Mandate Lifts, Parents Divided Over Their New Choice

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Governors Shift Away from COVID to Teacher Pay, Mental Health & Culture Wars

Bella DiMarco & Nathan Kriha
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Parent Liaison Toni Baker on Pandemic Loneliness, Cherishing ‘the Little Things’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Biden: Parents Should Insist Schools Use Relief Funds to Confront Learning Loss

Steve Snyder
Author: Steve Snyder
COVID Policy Briefing

Are Vaccines Offering Poorer Protection for Younger Children? Pandemic policy up

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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Librarians Now Frontline Workers in Combating COVID-19

Andre Claudio , Route Fifty
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New Education Law Would Require Measuring of Student Learning Loss Due to COVID

Joshua Parrish
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Nashville Parent Advocate Sonya Thomas Asks ‘What Has Changed?’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Biden State of the Union Puts Focus on Students' Education 'Turned Upside-Down'

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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NY State Underreported Abuse & Neglect Allegations Made by NYC School Staff

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Biden to Declare Mental Health Crisis For American Youth at State of the Union

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Removing Masks From School? One By One, States Unveil Plans to Return to Normal

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Florida House Docks $200 Million From School Districts Over COVID Mask Rules

Danielle J. Brown , Florida Phoenix
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Black Astronaut Bernard Harris on ‘Terrestrial Mission’ to Boost STEM Education

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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CDC: Schools May Drop Masks When COVID Risk is Low or Medium

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID & Kids—Study Says Children More Likely to Get Infected at Home Than School

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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What Will $50B in COVID School Relief Funding Buy?

Bella DiMarco & Phyllis W. Jordan
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When Can Schools Drop Mask Rules, Anyway? Inside One State's Debate

Anna Pogarcic , EdNC.org
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Is America Facing a Teacher Shortage? Inside the Numbers That Say Yes — and No

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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What Pods' Popularity Means for the Future of Education

Jennifer Poon, Travis Pillow & Ashley Jochim
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Two Studies Lay Out New Cases School Unmasking Could Trigger

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Making Teaching the Sought-After Profession It Should Be

Victoria Van Cleef
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Private School Students More Connected to Internet, Teachers in 2020

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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Growing Fears in Schools About Looming 'Mass Exodus' of Principals This Summer

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
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Girls Emerge as Leaders of Student Walkouts Over COVID Concerns

Nadra Nittle , The 19th
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Minneapolis, St. Paul Educators Vote to Strike

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
COVID Policy Briefing

Encouraging New Data on Children and ‘Long COVID’

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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Michigan Reports 56 New COVID-19 School Outbreaks in Last Week

Anna Gustafson , Michigan Advance
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Texas Teens Say Book Bans Are Pointless

Bekah McNeel
Author: Bekah McNeel
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San Francisco Recall a Rare Success in Efforts to Unseat School Board Members

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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COVID Learning Loss—New Data Reveals Pandemic Has Pushed Young Readers Off Track

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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New Partnerships for Student & Teacher Mental Health in Illinois Schools

Carmen I. Ayala
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CUNY Community Colleges Contend With Plunging Enrollment

Gabriel Sandoval , THE CITY
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Million-Dollar Records Request: MN Districts Flooded With Document Demands

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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How Districts With Different Poverty Levels Are Spending COVID Relief Funds

Phyllis W. Jordan & Bella DiMarco
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Study: Charters Moved Fast to Prioritize Learning During COVID

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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A Cash Benefit for Families from Federal COVID Funds

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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UFT’s Mulgrew on the Fighting City Hall and How the Pandemic ‘Made us Stronger’

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Parents Push to Get ‘School Bus Bill of Rights’ on Nov. Ballot

Julian Roberts-Grmela
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700 Days Since Lockdown: COVID’s ‘Seismic Interruption to Education’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Interview: Robin Lake on Preparing for a ‘Decade of Work Ahead’ Post-Pandemic

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Young Love in Time of COVID—Students Talk How Pandemic Has Changed Relationships

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Pfizer Postpones Request that FDA Authorize Doses for Kids Under 5

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID’s Next Culture War — Vaccinations for Young Kids?

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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Scenes From a Pandemic—Photos From 24 Months of COVID Inside One School District

Meghan Gallagher
Author: Meghan Gallagher
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Maryland Unveils ‘Ambitious’ Slate of Learning Recovery Programs

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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America's School Boards Are in Crisis. 9 Ways to Fix That

Christopher T. Cross
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COVID’s Missing Students: Plummeting Enrollment at New York City Public Schools

Joshua Parrish
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Class Disrupted S3 E11: What is Driving Parent Frustration with Schools?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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Vax Up, Masks Down: MD, MA Look to ‘Off-Ramp’ Face Coverings in School

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Williams: Year-Round Schooling, Not Just a Question of Time, But Quality

Conor Williams
Author: Conor Williams
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Pandemic Bonus Pay: University Giving $1,200 Checks to Staff & Faculty as Thanks

Jewél Jackson , El Paso Matters
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Schools 'Kindling' for Omicron Outbreaks? Experts' Dire Warning About Vax Rates

Paul Hammel , Nebraska Examiner
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How One Community Preserved Arts Education Through the Pandemic

Susan Tebben , Ohio Capital Journal
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: New Study Finds School COVID Transmission Is Rare, Pfizer Applies for Approval for Young Kids’ Shot and More Key Updates

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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Making Music, Changing Lives: Youth Orchestras Help At-Risk Kids

Elizabeth Thompson , North Carolina Health News
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‘This is Not Sustainable’: Pennsylvania Educators Detail Staffing Shortage, Urge Legislative Relief

Marley Parish , Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Let Student Progress Be the North Star for School Relief Fund Spending

Marguerite Roza
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More Than 70 NM National Guard Members Step in as Classroom Subs

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
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Watch: A New Civil Rights Battle, Demanding ‘Quality Education’ For Every Child

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In Pandemic’s Isolation, an Alarming Number of Teenage Girls Are Attempting Suicide

Eleanor Klibanoff , The Texas Tribune
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How 2,500 City, Suburban, Town and Rural School Districts Are Spending COVID Aid

Bella DiMarco & Phyllis W. Jordan
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Pfizer Requests FDA Authorize COVID Shots for Kids Under 5

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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L.A. Parents Send Kids Back to School

Veronica Sierra
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Rising Segregation for Latino Students Hinders COVID Recovery Efforts

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Congress Gave Schools $125 Billion in COVID Aid. But Will It Help All Students?

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A Radical Proposal to Help Students Recover the Learning They Lost Amid COVID

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Why One State Is Suing More Than 40 School Districts Over Mask Mandates

Tessa Weinberg , Missouri Independent
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Gov. Greg Abbott Taps Into Parent Anger to Fuel Reelection Campaign

Brian Lopez , The Texas Tribune
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Masks in Child Care Reduced Center Closures, Year-Long Yale Study Finds

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
National School Choice Week

Time to Start Funding Families and Students Directly

Craig Hulse & Derrell Bradford
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Citing New Brain Research, Senators Push for Expanding Child Tax Credit

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Black Mothers Launch Microschools to End School-Prison Pipeline

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
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New Dashboard Showcases Innovative Ideas in Education

Jim Cowen, Robin Lake & Chad Aldeman
Glenn Youngkin

Parents and School Boards Sue Virginia's New Governor Over School Mask Order

Kate Masters , Virginia Mercury
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End of K-12 Contact Tracing? Some Schools Now Watching Symptoms, Not Exposure

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Low Education Levels Strongly Tied to Being Unvaccinated

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
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Amid Growing Test-Optional Movement, SAT Goes Virtual

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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States Aren't Making Sure ESSER Money Goes to Kids Who Need It Most

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E10: The Unworkable Burden On Schools

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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Report: Keeping Schools Open Isn’t Enough

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
National School Choice Week

Amid COVID's Chaos, a Growing Divide Between Americans & Their Public Schools?

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
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Parent Poll: 5 Concerns About How Schools Have Weathered the Pandemic

Veronica Sierra
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Report: Depression Among Youth Hits 30-Year High in Pandemic

Keila Szpaller , Daily Montanan
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