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

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

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

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

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

February 23, 2023

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

October 19, 2022

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

September 26, 2022

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

August 19, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

Panic in Pennsylvania Schools Amid Declining Teaching Candidates & Applications

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

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

February 8, 2022

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

January 11, 2022

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

December 14, 2021

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

December 1, 2021

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

November 10, 2021

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

October 25, 2021

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

October 5, 2021

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

September 22, 2021

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

September 8, 2021

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

August 17, 2021

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

August 11, 2021

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

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

Seattle Schools to Compensate Families For Special Ed Violations Amid Pandemic

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

February 23, 2021

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

February 16, 2021

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

February 10, 2021

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

February 1, 2021

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

January 25, 2021

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

January 18, 2021

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

January 12, 2021

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

January 3, 2021

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

December 14, 2020

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

December 7, 2020

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

November 30, 2020

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

November 16, 2020

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

November 3, 2020

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

October 26, 2020

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

October 19, 2020

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

October 13, 2020

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

October 6, 2020

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

September 27, 2020

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

September 21, 2020

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

September 15, 2020

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

August 30, 2020

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

Erika Ross & Joshua Parrish