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Joshua Parrish

Joshua Parrish is the communications manager of the Collaborative for Student Success.

COVID Learning Loss: Missouri Scores Show Dramatic Drop in Student Performance

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Less Classroom Time For Students? New Washington Bill Would Trim 4 Hours a Week

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Iowa Schools Cutting Budgets, Bracing for 2024 Financial Pain as COVID Aid Ends

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COVID’s Missing Kids: How Connecticut Is Successfully Reengaging Absent Students

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Can Afterschool Programs Help Students With Learning Recovery, Mental Health?

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COVID & School Recovery: Washington Hopes New Science Curriculum Will Boost Student Engagement

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Tracking Schools’ Pandemic Recovery Funds: Mental Health, Tutoring & More

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COVID & College: Indiana Enrollment Declines, as Only 53% of HS Grads Continue

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COVID & Schools: Michigan Aims to Invest $280 Million in Large-Scale Tutoring Plan

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Idaho to Offer Learning Loss Grants Directly to Parents to Help Kids Rebound

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4-Day School Week? Rural Districts Adjusting to Teacher Burnout, Low Attendance

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Why Schools in One State Are Asking Students For Ideas on Best Way to Use Funds

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Panic in Pennsylvania Schools Amid Declining Teaching Candidates & Applications

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New Education Law Would Require Measuring of Student Learning Loss Due to COVID

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COVID’s Missing Students: Plummeting Enrollment at New York City Public Schools

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How ‘Saturday Accelerators’ Are Helping Students Repair COVID Learning Loss

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One State Is Using ‘Saturday Academies’ to Address Students’ COVID Learning Loss

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Facing a Substitute Teacher ‘Crisis,’ Utah Schools Approve Incentive Pay

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Teacher Bonuses to Double as Tutors: One State’s Plan to Help Students Catch Up

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Why One State Is Investing Millions Into ‘Academic Coaches’ for Students

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Cafeteria Crisis: Schools Scramble on Student Meals Amid Food & Supply Shortages

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Alarming Test Scores Show Major Declines for Students in Both Math and Reading

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Indiana’s Dire Education Warning: Kids May Need 5 Years to Recover Lost Learning

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Alabama Says Vaccinated Students Will Never Need to Quarantine This School Year

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Congress Gave Schools $110 Billion in Aid, But Added This Rule About Spending It

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Dire Student Scores Reveal Vast COVID Learning Loss, May Take Years to Repair

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Counselor Shortage: Oklahoma Approves $35 Million For Mental Health Training

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Seattle Schools to Compensate Families For Special Ed Violations Amid Pandemic

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How Bad Is COVID Learning Loss? An Expert’s Appeal to States: Assess Damage—Fast

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State Passes New Law Granting Students Mental Health Days Away From School

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Ed Dept Warns: COVID’s Added Toll on Underserved Kids Sparks ‘Great Concern'

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COVID v. College: In Many States, Fewer HS Grads Are Continuing Their Education

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The New COVID Education Debate: Improve Remote Learning in the Fall — or Ban It?

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More Kids Off Track to Graduate: High Schools Race to Reach Disengaged Seniors

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California’s Missing Students: 61,000 Fewer Kindergarteners Across State

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Tennessee’s Schools Chief Talks About How to Help Students Catch Up After COVID

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5 Ways COVID Is Changing Schools: Virginia Needs 2021 Tests For Student Recovery

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Kentucky Offering Families Extra ‘Do-Over’ School Year to Combat Learning Loss

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5 Ways COVID Is Reshaping Schools: Florida Nixes Consequences From Spring Tests

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Teachers want to help kids with learning loss — but lack data on who needs help

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7 Ways COVID Is Reshaping Education: Feds Waive Requirements for Michigan School

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Education Through the Pandemic: From a Four-Fold Increase in F Grades in Connecticut to Expanding Mental Health Services For Colorado’s Students, 8 Ways States Are Confronting COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: New Jersey Considers Extending Special Ed Eligibility, Virginia Educators Brace for Fallout From Enrollment Decline, Auditor Says D.C. Failed to Collect School Data & More

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Education Through the Pandemic: From Utah Schools Making Virtual Learning a Long-Term Option to New Jersey Towns Aiding Teachers in Securing Vaccines, 11 Ways States Are Coping With COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: New York Decouples HS Graduation from Annual Exams, California Publishes School Spending Data, a Push to Use Testing to Help Identify ‘Missing’ Kids & More

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Education Through the Pandemic: From Growing Concerns About California’s Missing Kindergarteners to New Florida Proposals to Repair Learning Loss, 10 Ways States Are Coping With COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: Texas Schools Turn to Career and Technical Education as Tool For Equity, Indiana Considers Rebooting State Accountability System, a Push to Preserve Special Ed During the Pandemic & More

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Education Through the Pandemic: From Iowa Schools Making Remote Learning a Permanent Option to Minnesota’s Plan to Give Some HS Seniors Automatic Admission to Colleges, 12 Ways States Are Coping With COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: New Online Literacy Program Offers Baltimore Students Personalized Support, Florida Says English Proficiency Tests Are Optional, Arts Education Advocates Call for Post-Pandemic Reset & More

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Education Through the Pandemic: From Hawaii’s Push For a Statewide Plan to Reverse Learning Loss to Kentucky’s Bid to Close State’s ‘Nutrition Gap,’ 8 Ways States & Educators Are Coping With COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: Enrollment Soars at Washington State Charters During Pandemic, Wyoming Hits Pause on Accountability, a Growing Divide in Idaho’s Graduation Rate & More

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Education Through the Pandemic: From NJ Schools Innovating With Evening Kindergarten to Colorado’s Push to Reconnect With 29,000 Missing Students, 10 Ways States & Educators Are Coping With COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: Tennessee Uses Relief Funds For Literacy Initiative, Georgia Boosts Rural STEM Access, Murray Sees ‘Moral Responsibility’ in Tracking COVID Learning Loss & More

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Education Through the Pandemic: From Florida’s Remote Learners Falling Behind In-Person Peers to Houston Schools Scoring Record Failure Rates, 9 Ways States & Educators Are Coping With COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: California Commission Aims to Use Schools as ‘Wellness Centers’, District of Columbia Claims Big Jump in Graduation Rate During Pandemic & More

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Education Through the Pandemic: From Arizona Closing Classrooms Due to Staffing Shortages to Louisiana’s Showdown With Schools Over Quarantine Rules, 10 Ways States & Educators Are Coping With COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: Greater School District Transparency for New York Parents, Backlash in Kentucky Over Unuseful School Spending Data, DC Concerns That Covid Will Derail Accountability & More

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Education Through the Pandemic: From Spiking Absenteeism in Virginia to Infected Bus Drivers in Colorado & Cities Asking Support Staff to Fill in For Missing Teachers, 12 Ways States Are Coping With COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: How States Like West Virginia Can Strengthen Mental Health Supports Even Amid a Pandemic, How Districts Are Bracing for Budget Cuts, Why Arts Education Matters & More

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Education Through a Pandemic: From Protests in Maryland Pitting Parents vs. Teachers Over Reopening to Oregon’s Revamped Attendance Policy, 9 Ways States and Schools Are Coping With COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: Wyoming to Supplement School Days With After-School Programs, Another Year of Incomplete School Report Cards in Indiana, Feds Remind States on Students With Disabilities & More

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Educating Through a Pandemic: 75 Kansas Counties Now in COVID School ‘Red Zones’ to California Libraries Providing Live Online Tutoring, 11 Ways States Are Aiding Schools Amid COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: Georgia Rethinks Testing Strategy as DeVos Denies Waivers, New Jersey Sees Graduation Rate Spike Amid Loosened Requirements, Maryland Looks to Expand ‘Gifted’ Programs & More

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Educating Through a Pandemic: From Alaska Schools Creating Digital Networks to Aid Remote Learning to a Homework Freeze in Texas to Limit Screen Time, 9 Ways States Are Aiding Schools Amid COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: New Jersey Advocates Concerned About Cuts to In-School Mental Health Services, Virginia Looks to Revise State Education Plan to Better Educate Migratory Students & More

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Educating Through a Pandemic: From Rhode Island Launching Contact Tracing Program in Classrooms to Colorado’s New Funding for Internet Access, 10 Ways States Are Aiding Schools Amid COVID-19

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This Week’s ESSA News: Indiana Acts to Boost Literacy, How the Pandemic Is Affecting States’ Use of Federal Funds, a New Toolkit to Boost Arts Education & More

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WATCH — There’s No One Way to Teach STEM: 3 Teachers Show Their Creative Techniques for Enriching Math Lessons (While Preserving High Standards)

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