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Articles by Jo Napolitano

Jo Napolitano is a senior reporter at The 74.

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Articles by Jo Napolitano

Pa. Gov’s School Funding Increase Called Too Thin After Historic Court Win

‘A Bankrupt Concept of Math’: Some Educators Argue Calculus Should Be Dethroned

Unhappy Anniversary: Year After Invasion, Mixed Emotions for Ukrainians in U.S.

Equity Builder or Racial Barrier: Debate Rages Over Role of 8th-Grade Algebra

‘An Earthquake’: Judge Rules PA School Funding Unconstitutional, Must Be Changed

Suicide, Alcohol and Drugs Drove Deaths for Those Without a B.A. Prior to COVID

99 Days After Hurricane, Hundreds of Florida Students Still Without Classrooms

Past is Present: AZ’s Newly Elected GOP State Chief Returns for a Second Act

Grand Jury Report Cuts Through Politics in Loudoun County Student Assault Cases

Students at Colleges that Close Abruptly Less Likely to Finish Elsewhere

Post-Pandemic Survey Shows Parents Want Greater Control of Kids’ Education

Youth Vote Could Be Key In Too-Close-to-Call Arizona Governor’s Race

English Learners Make Significant Gains in Reading Despite Pandemic Disruptions

Arriving in Numbers, Newcomer Students Face Multiple Hurdles in U.S. Schools

Moms for Liberty Pays $21,000 to Company Owned by Founding Member’s Husband

Education is Key in Pa. Governor’s Race — But Not Always in the Usual Ways

Vast Majority of Pennsylvania Students Pass Newly Required Civics Test

Young Afghan Refugees in America Adjust to New Norms — Especially for Girls

Back to School for Ukrainian Refugees, Expats Means Fresh Start with Old Fears

Allies Rally Behind Indiana NAACP’s Black Student Achievement Proposal

Students with Disabilities Often Overlooked in Gifted Programming

Landmark PA School Funding Case May Spur — or Chill — Similar Suits Nationwide

After a Decade of Gains, Latino Students Suffer Outsized Losses Amid Pandemic

New Study: Black, Special Ed Students Punished at Greater Rate Through Pandemic

Harris Poll: Education Political Driver for Parents Ahead of Midterm Elections

How This NYC Teacher Helps Immigrant Students ‘Weave’ Community in a New Country

Abbott Wanting to Bar Undocumented Kids From School Echoes Failed Past Policies

Adams to Control NYC Schools for Two More Years — More Than Some Parents Wanted

Chicago Students 40% More Likely to Earn Bachelor’s After Prep Program

Fired Superintendent Files Discrimination Complaint, New Chief Steps In

Ukrainian Refugees Fan Out Across U.S., Enroll Kids in Local Schools

Alarming New Research Shows Babies Born Amid COVID Talk Less, Developing Slower

Fear Grips Ukrainian Students in the U.S. With No Clear Path Home

Moms for Liberty Member Supportive of Capitol Insurrection Appointed to Florida Board of Education by DeSantis

Critical School Board Race Tests Conservatism in Williamson County, Tennessee

Ukrainian-Born Students in the U.S. Struggle to Focus on School Amid War at Home

School Chief’s Firing By Conservative Board Sets Off Backlash

Americans Divided on Teaching Current-Day Racism

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

New Tools, Partnerships Emerge to Help Teachers Battle Misinformation

Low Education Levels Strongly Tied to Being Unvaccinated

After COVID, a Need for ‘Year-Round’ School to Catch Kids Up?

Gov. Hochul Calls to Fully Fund Schools, Pump Up Teacher Pipeline

Mayor, Union, Schools Chancellor Appear at Odds Over Remote Learning Option

bell hooks Transformed Education, Especially for Women of Color

A Year Later, Wary Teachers Careful How They Address Deadly Riot

Lancaster Schools Chief Says District Can’t Afford to Help Struggling Students

Confronting English Learners Stark Under-Representation in Gifted & Talented

David Banks’s Appointment Welcomed in Several Circles

ESL Educators/Tutors Weigh in on Pandemic’s Effect on English Learners

Moms for Liberty Co-Founder on Parent ‘Warriors’ Who Challenge School Boards

Gifted and Talented Education Must Evolve or Die

RAND Corp. Says 321K Undocumented Kids Entered U.S. Schools From 2016-2019

Oklahoma Latest State to Mandate H.S. Citizenship Test

Teachers Say Math Learning Loss Might Take Years to Overcome

Book: She Fled Sudan to Fight for Right to Education in U.S.

Influx of Unaccompanied Minors Along Southern Border Could Pose Test for Schools

Federal Probes into Lack of School Services for Special Needs Students Reflect Nearly a Year of Parental Anguish, Advocates Say

As COVID Vaccine Rollout Approaches, States Weigh Whether to Place Teachers Near the Head of the Line

Fearful of Covid Lawsuits, Jittery School Officials Buy New — and Frequently Costly — Insurance Policies

A Border School for Asylum Seekers Goes Virtual

‘Defunding the Police’ — and Shifting Resources From Law Enforcement to Schools — Gains Momentum in the Wake of Protests

‘This Has Really Been a Blessing’: For Many Special Needs Students, Learning From Home During Pandemic Has Sparked Surprising Breakthroughs

Distanced by Pandemic, School Psychologists Improvise Ways to Connect With Struggling Students

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