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Politics, Not Science, is Driving School Reopening Decisions to a ‘Really Dangerous’ Degree, Research Suggests
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Study: In 28 Districts, Middle and High School Students Lose More Than a Year of Learning Due to Suspensions
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Students Could Have Lost as Much as 183 Days of Learning Time in Reading, 232 Days in Math During First Four Months of Largely Virtual Schooling
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In One of the Few States to Mandate Personalized Learning, Coordinators Key to Keeping Vermont Students Engaged Before — and Now During — the Pandemic
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Using Tutors to Combat COVID Learning Loss: New Research Shows That Even Lightly Trained Volunteers Drive Academic Gains
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7 Things a National Survey of Librarians Told Us About the State of School Libraries Amid the Pandemic
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First-Ever Report Spotlights California, New Jersey, D.C. as Best in Nation for Creating Prenatal-to-3 Policies That Set Children Up to Excel in Early Education
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New Report Estimates School Closures’ Long-Term Impact on the U.S. Economy at More Than $14 Trillion
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Charters Close Achievement Gap With District Schools, Study Finds, With Black and Low-Income Students Making the Greatest Gains
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New Data Suggest Pandemic May Not Just Be Leaving Low-Income Students Behind; It May Be Propelling Wealthier Ones Even Further Ahead
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Designing Effective Remote Schools Requires Math: 3 Insights Into How Staffing Could Make All the Difference
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Charters Were Quicker to Provide Instruction, Regular Contact During Closures, Reports Say. But That’s Also How They ‘Keep the Kids,’ One Expert Explains
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The Achievement Gap Has Driven Education Reform for Decades. Now Some Are Calling It a Racist Idea
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Amid Pandemic Downturn, New Research Shows Great Recession Hurt Student Test Scores, Widened Achievement Gaps & Reduced College Attendance
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New Study Reveals ‘Devastating Learning Loss’ for Youngest Children, Showing That Preschool Participation Has Fallen by Half During Pandemic — and May Not Improve in the Fall
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Student Survey: Despite High Numbers Saying Their Schools Were Assigning Work and They Were Completing it, Only Half Said They Were Really Learning During Pandemic
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New Study Does Not Find Stark Differences in How District, Charter and Private Schools Responded to COVID-19 Crisis
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Which Schools Beat the Odds? In National Study, Researchers Find Top Results for Newark, Boston and Pittsburgh