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

Author: Jo Napolitano

Learning Loss Magnified in Remote Districts, Study Finds

Author: Kevin Mahnken

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Annenberg Institute

Districts Have Billions for Learning Recovery, But Some Students Can’t Find Help

Author: Linda Jacobson

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

Author: Jo Napolitano

States Passed Retention Laws to Combat Learning Loss, But Most Parents Said No

Author: Linda Jacobson

Across the Country

Indianapolis: Turning to Bus Drivers to Keep Students on Track

Alabama: How One District Looked for Ways to Ease Educator Workloads

History: 10 Lessons in Learning Loss From Past Crises

Photo History: 52 Weeks of COVID & Schools, 52 Iconic Photos

“Innovation & recovery”

Why the Fallout from Pandemic’s K-Shaped Recession Will Affect Schools for Years

Author: Beth Hawkins

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New Learning Loss Calculator Estimates Costs of Catching Kids Up In 8K Districts

We now know that closing schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic harmed students academically. So just how much help will they need?

Marguerite Roza, Katherine Silberstein, Aashish Dhammani & Chad Aldeman

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Analysis: Many Districts Doing Less This Summer to Make Up for Lost Learning

Lisa Chu & Christine Pitts

Amid COVID, Closures & Zoom, a Teacher Fights to Preserve School Relationships

Parent Engagement

A Billionaire’s Gift Expands Reach of ‘Unapologetic’ Oakland Parent’s Group

The Big Picture

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

Author: Kevin Mahnken

Q&A: David Brooks on Schools, Society’s Divides & How ‘Weavers’ Can Heal America

Candidate for Ohio Governor Pushes Summer School To Account for COVID Learning Loss

Susan Tebben , Ohio Capital Journal

One Key Tool For Schools in Confronting COVID Learning Loss: Peer Tutors

The Impact of ‘Lost Instructional Time’ on Students During COVID-19

Alex Granados , EdNC.org

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Black Astronaut Bernard Harris on ‘Terrestrial Mission’ to Boost STEM Education

Asher Lehrer-Small

Author: Asher Lehrer-Small

February 26, 2022

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Rolling coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing effects on education

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How educators are saving the pandemic generation

San Francisco Recall a Rare Success in Efforts to Unseat School Board Members

Author: Kevin Mahnken

February 16, 2022

COVID Learning Loss—New Data Reveals Pandemic Has Pushed Young Readers Off Track

Author: Linda Jacobson

February 16, 2022

700 Days Since Lockdown: COVID’s ‘Seismic Interruption to Education’

Author: Linda Jacobson

February 14, 2022

Williams: Year-Round Schooling, Not Just a Question of Time, But Quality

Author: Conor Williams

February 7, 2022

Chiefs for Change

As Schools Fight Learning Loss, Experts Ask: Can Tutoring Programs Be Scaled?

Author: Kevin Mahnken

February 1, 2022

Rising Segregation for Latino Students Hinders COVID Recovery Efforts

Author: Linda Jacobson

February 1, 2022

Different Ways to Think About COVID, Schools & Repairing Students’ Lost Learning

Author: Bev Weintraub

December 26, 2021

How Did Students Fare This Year? 21 Big Things We Learned About Schools in 2021

Author: Steve Snyder

December 21, 2021

WATCH: Education Experts Talk the Importance of STEM Skills

November 10, 2021

New School Data: 2021 Math & Reading Scores Reveal Widening Academic Divide

Marianna McMurdock

Author: Marianna McMurdock

November 8, 2021

COVID Shots for Children Usher in New Wave of Vaccine Hesitancy

November 4, 2021

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

October 25, 2021

Insights from a Math App About Learning in the Pandemic

Shalinee Sharma

October 20, 2021

The Science of Catching Students Up After COVID Learning Loss

Jill Barshay , The Hechinger Report

October 14, 2021

New Partnership to Help Districts Use Real-Time Data to Aid Student Recovery

Author: Beth Hawkins

October 6, 2021

Pandemic Testing Gaps Make it Harder to Help Struggling Schools

Author: Linda Jacobson

September 16, 2021

“Innovation & recovery”

Back-to-School Photo Album: Amid Delta Surge, a Surreal Return to Campus For Students Across America

August 30, 2021

90% of Kids in This City Are Behind in Math. Can a New Tutoring Initiative Help?

August 30, 2021

‘Social Experiment’ Gives Thousands of Girls Opportunity to Learn Game Design

August 25, 2021

Back to School — After 18 Months of COVID: Before Kids Can Learn They Must Heal

Author: Conor Williams

August 24, 2021

Study: Summer School in 2022 Could Rescue U.S. from Long-Term GDP Decline

August 17, 2021

This Summer, Game Design on Tap to Remediate STEM Learning Loss

August 16, 2021

What Researchers Know — & Don't — as School Year Gets Underway

Author: Beth Hawkins

August 15, 2021

In a Summer of Recovery for Students, Some Programs Face Teacher Shortages

Author: Linda Jacobson

August 11, 2021

COVID Learning Loss: New Evidence Shows Pandemic Hit Boys Harder

Mila Koumpilova , Chalkbeat Chicago

Tests Show Early Reading Skills Rebounding, But Racial Gaps Have Grown Wider

Author: Linda Jacobson

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

Online STEM Summer Bootcamps Target COVID Learning Loss

Author: Tim Newcomb

Schools Are Adopting ‘Mastery’ Approach to Help Kids Recover COVID Learning Loss

Patrick O’Donnell

Author: Patrick O’Donnell

3 DC Charters Seek Greenlight to Keep Virtual Learning

Author: Taylor Swaak

Seattle Schools to Compensate Families For Special Ed Violations Amid Pandemic

Best of the Month

12 Big Challenges From Last School Year That Could Now Define the Fall of 2021

Author: Steve Snyder

COVID Learning Loss: 2 in 3 Kids Now Below Grade Level in Math in One Texas City

Molly Smith , El Paso Matters

Educator’s View: Can We Get Students a Do-Over School Year?

Analysis: Focus on Grade-Level Standards or Meet Students Where They Are? How an Unintentional Experiment Guided a Strategy for Addressing Learning Loss

The Big Picture

New Data on Students with Disabilities Finds Opportunity and Risk

Author: Beth Hawkins

Studies Show Promise for Online Tutoring

Author: Kevin Mahnken

COVID Learning Loss: New Warning as 54% of Miami Kids Below Grade Level in Math

Teachers Say Math Learning Loss Might Take Years to Overcome

Author: Jo Napolitano

New Report: Use Acceleration, Not Remediation, to Fight COVID Learning Loss

Author: Beth Hawkins

Early Look at Relief Funds Shows Districts Give Short Shrift to Learning Loss

Author: Linda Jacobson

Why Some Parents Don’t Want Schools to Go Back to ‘Normal’ in the Fall

Summer School to Catch Kids Up? At Many Districts, Plans Still Vague or Lacking

Christine Pitts

Study: Four-Day School Week Harms Learning

Author: Kevin Mahnken

Tests Show Growth, But Not Enough To Close Pandemic-Related Gaps

Author: Linda Jacobson

D.C. Summer Jobs Program Will Pay Teens to Take Classes as City Combats Learning Loss

Author: Taylor Swaak

Analysis: Learning Loss Update — Districts Quiet on How They Plan to Help Students Recover From a Year of Continued Disruption

Sarah McCann & Bree Dusseault

Analysis: 10 Lessons from Past Educational Disruptions, and How They Can Help Students Make Up Lost Learning After COVID-19

One Year into Pandemic, Far Fewer Young Students are on Target to Learn How to Read, Tests Show

Author: Linda Jacobson

February 24, 2021