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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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small

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Working Together to Support Young People as They Face Challenges & Build Their F

Mishaela Durán
COVID Policy Briefing

What America’s Schools Have Failed to Learn from Reopened Classrooms Overseas

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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Sr. White House Advisor on Accessing School COVID Testing Amid ‘Supply Crisis’

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Youngkin Still Won’t Say How His School Masking Opt-Out Order Will be Enforced

Kate Masters , Virginia Mercury
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Why No Child Left Behind Is Making COVID Recovery So Much Harder

Jenee Henry Wood & Joel Rose
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Strengthening Work-Based Education for a Future-Ready Workforce

Tiffany Barfield
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Watch—Parent Movement Aims to Pass Constitutional Right for 'Quality' Education

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School Surveillance of Students Via Laptops May Do More Harm Than Good

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

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
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Even After COVID, Why America's Shortage of Nurses Is Likely to Get Worse

Rayna M. Letourneau , The Conversation
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There Is No 'Big Quit' in K-12 Education

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Pandemic

COVID Teacher Shortages: One State's New Plan to Keep Classrooms Open

Sophie Nieto-Munoz , New Jersey Monitor
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Briefing: How COVID is Affecting Kids’ Brains

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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Mayor, Union, Schools Chancellor Appear at Odds Over Remote Learning Option

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
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Majority of Americans Back Remote Learning to Prevent COVID Spread

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
American Enterprise Institute

Cardona Rebuilds Washington's Rapport with Educators, But Challenges Remain

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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What Does 'Safe' Mean When It Comes to Schools & COVID — Who Gets to Decide?

Mike Antonucci
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Amid Testing Shortage, White House Ramps Up Supply to Schools

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Adams: No Remote Learning Option in NYC Schools For 6 Months

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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COVID Chaos Leaves Districts With Bus Driver Shortage

Alex Granados , EdNC.org
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NYC Public School Students Walk Out of 29+ Schools Protesting In-Person Learning

Marianna McMurdock & Meghan Gallagher
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How 2 Shuttered Science Museums Created Take-Home Experiments for Kids

Wayne D’Orio
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School Mystery: 1 in 4 States Leaving Public in Dark About 2021 Student Scores

Christine Pitts & Travis Pillow
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Florida Governor: States Closing Schools During Omicron Are Being 'Absurd'

Imani Thomas , Florida Phoenix
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How ‘Saturday Accelerators’ Are Helping Students Repair COVID Learning Loss

Joshua Parrish
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Parents Divided Over Return to Remote Learning

Meghan Gallagher
Author: Meghan Gallagher
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COVID Tests, Cold School Lunches & Classroom Chaos After Return From Break

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Ask the Doctor: Navigating the “New Math” of Omicron in Schools

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Oregon Schools Decide How to Spend Millions in Federal Aid

Alex Baumhardt , Oregon Capital Chronicle
COVID Policy Briefing

Rethinking Omicron School Safety Strategy: Time to ‘Manage Not Contain’?

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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Parents! Take Our Omicron Education Survey — How Is Your School Doing Right Now?

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Union Report

'Dark Money,' Classroom Culture Wars & the National Education Association

Mike Antonucci
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How 2,100 Districts & Charter Schools Nationwide Plan to Spend COVID Relief Fund

Phyllis W. Jordan & Bella DiMarco
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Video—Chicago Mayor, School Chief Implore Teachers Union to Keep Classrooms Open

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Chicago Teachers Vote Against In-Person Learning. Mayor: Defies ‘Common Sense’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Educators' Mental Health Tied to Classroom Effectiveness

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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Reopening Struggle Revived as Thousands of Schools Close and COVID Cases Explode

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Learning Loss Magnified in Remote Districts, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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Challenging 5 Big Assumptions About Education: How 232 Schools Are Innovating

Chelsea Waite
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Senator: Schools Should Use Pandemic Money for Lead-Free Water

Jared Strong , Iowa Capital Dispatch
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Child Welfare Calls From Oregon Schools Dropped 30% During Distance Learning

Alex Baumhardt , Oregon Capital Chronicle
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Kerr & Richie: Solving the K-12 Staffing Crisis

Sara Kerr & Celeste Richie
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Confronting Teacher Shortages: State Passes New Law to Aid Aspiring Educators

Dana DiFilippo , New Jersey Monitor
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Different Ways to Think About COVID, Schools & Repairing Students’ Lost Learning

Bev Weintraub
Author: Bev Weintraub
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Schools After COVID: What Education Leaders Can Learn From Parents' Innovations

Eupha Jeanne Daramola
COVID Policy Briefing

Biden and Cardona Say Schools Should Stay Open

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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National Trauma: 1 in 450 Youth Have Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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‘Our Parents Have Done Enough’: Cardona Urges Schools to Stay Open

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Following Federal Scrutiny, FL Education Officials Returned $878,000 to Certain Local School Boards

Danielle J. Brown , Florida Phoenix
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Dr. Jha: Cities That Close Schools Before Bars ‘Don’t Care About Kids’

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

Steve Snyder
Author: Steve Snyder
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Why I Left My District to Become an Education Advocate

Shakira Petit
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Death Threats and Doxxing: The Outcomes of Mask Mandate and Critical Race Theory Fights at a Texas School Board

Brian Lopez , The Texas Tribune
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One City’s Bold Youth Poverty Plan: Have Schools Partner Directly With Companies

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
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Amid COVID, Many Families Left Their Schools. Hear These Parents Explain Why

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CDC Endorses Test-to-Stay to Keep Students in School

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID’s Missing Students: More Kids Dropping Out of Top School Districts

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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AFT Launches Literacy Campaign, Pledging 1M Free Books for Families

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Union Membership Dropped During Year of Pandemic School Closures

Mike Antonucci
Best of 2021

16 Charts that Changed the Way We Looked at America’s Schools in 2021

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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Watch: Education Experts on How the Pandemic Changed Parent Attitudes on Schools

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

Joshua Parrish
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LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E8: 3 Big Education Wishes for 2022

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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Students in Majority Black Schools Now a Full 12 Months Behind White Peers

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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COVID's Long-Term Cost? Report Warns Students Could Lose $2 Trillion in Earnings

Dan Goldhaber, Thomas J. Kane & Andrew McEachin
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As Critical Race Theory and Mask Mandate Debates Heat Up, Texas GOP Takes Aim at Local School Board and Municipal Races

Patrick Svitek , The Texas Tribune
COVID Policy Briefing

Averting a Youth Mental Health Crisis: 6 Key Strategies From the Surgeon General

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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Youth Ages 16 & 17 Now Eligible for Pfizer Booster Dose, FDA Says

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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A Voucher Program to Curb Bullying in FL Schools Could Expand — But it May Not be About Bullying

Danielle J. Brown , Florida Phoenix
Annenberg Institute

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

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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1M HS Grads Skipped College in 2020. Only Tiny Fraction Re-Enrolled in 2021

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Can Shrinking Schools Downsize Themselves?

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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NM Requires K-12 Staff Booster Shots as Omicron Fears Fuel Vaccination Spike

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Analysis: How to Help Students Reconnect to Teachers & Peers

Paul DiPerna
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Districts Launch New Efforts to Get Absent 9th Graders Back in Class

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Parental Support for State Testing Rebounds

Daniel Silver & Morgan Polikoff
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ESL Educators/Tutors Weigh in on Pandemic’s Effect on English Learners

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
COVID Policy Briefing

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 32% Jump in Child Cases, How Omicron Could Affect Schools, Zero Reports of Heart Inflammation Among Grade-Schoolers & More

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
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After COVID, a Long Recovery For Students: How the Pandemic Undid Years of Gains

Brian Lopez , The Texas Tribune
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Facing a Substitute Teacher ‘Crisis,’ Utah Schools Approve Incentive Pay

Joshua Parrish
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Want to Improve Teacher Diversity in Classrooms? First Transform School Culture

Laura Waters
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Statewide Tutoring Program for 150,000 Kids Who Are Just Below Grade Level

Wayne D’Orio
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How Teachers' Innovations Meet Students' Social-Emotional Needs

Vicki Phillips
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Analysis: Why Testing Students (Even During a Pandemic) Is Critically Important

Conor Williams
Author: Conor Williams
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Why Is There More Physical Violence in Schools This Year?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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As Threat of Omicron Variant Looms, School Closures Continue Ticking Upward

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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Downsize Schools, or Keep Them Open & Hope Students Come Back?

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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From School Board Recalls to Ballot Upsets, a New Era for Education Politics?

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California

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

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Kentucky

A Chance to Do Education Differently in Kentucky

Jason E. Glass
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Lessons in Leadership Amid the Pandemic: How One College Has Weathered 15 Months

Nation Hahn , EducationNC
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Schools Revive Holiday Traditions As COVID Leaves its Mark

Meghan Gallagher
Author: Meghan Gallagher
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Four States Increase Access to Youth Mental Health Care

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
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Early Childhood Education and Care Are Essential Public Infrastructure

Nonie K. Lesaux, Stephanie M. Jones & Emily Wiklund Hayhurst
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Online Parent-Teacher Conferences Aren't Great But Still Better Than In-Person

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Less Than Two-Thirds of Parents Give Schools an A or B on Meeting Students’ Need

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
100 Top School Districts Adapt to COVID

Tutoring, Extra Class Time & Other Learning Acceleration Strategies

Bree Dusseault
Author: Bree Dusseault
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Reviving Student Learning Post-COVID: One School’s Strategy for Reading Recovery

Rebecca Griesbach , AL.com
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COVID Shutdown: How College Students Cope With Halted Study Abroad Programs

Jewél Jackson , El Paso Matters
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Analysis: How Schools Can Close Troubling Racial Gaps in Advanced Courses

Roby Chatterji
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