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‘Staggering’: New Research Shows that Child Obesity Has Soared During Pandemic
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‘What a Distraction’: More Research on Common Core Points to Meager Academic Gains
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National Survey: Black Women Worry Most About Children’s Education, Cite Lack of Educational Opportunities as Key Barrier to Economic Success
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Do State Takeovers of School Districts Boost Student Learning? It Depends on Where They’re Tried, Research Suggests
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New Study: Did Online School Drive Down Cyberbullying?
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Higher Grades, Higher Earnings: New Study Ties In-School Mentoring with Huge Benefits for Students
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Stuck at Home, Separated from Teachers, Children May Have Faced More Severe Abuse During Pandemic, Research Suggests
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Elusive Data Show Teaching Candidates Fail Licensing Exams in Huge Numbers
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High Schoolers Who Took Remote Classes During Pandemic Experienced a “Thriving Gap,” According to Duckworth-Led Study
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Partisanship Alone Didn’t Determine School Reopenings, New Study Argues
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New Federal Data Confirms Pandemic’s Blow to K-12 Enrollment, With Drop of 1.5 Million Students; Pre-K Experiences 22 Percent Decline
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When Parents Disagree Over Doses for Kids: How Mothers’ Caretaking Instinct May Be Slowing Youth COVID Vaccination
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One Fate, Two Fates. Red States, Blue States: New Data Reveal a 432-Hour In-Person Learning Gap Produced by the Politics of Pandemic Schooling
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Strong Gains, Quick Losses: New Research on Students with Disabilities Finds Conventional Data Hides Both Opportunity and Risk
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Research from Europe Points to Online Tutoring as a Potent Weapon Against Learning Loss
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NAEP Science Scores Down for Fourth-Graders, Flat for Older Students; Are Reading Challenges to Blame?
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Newark Students, Including Special Needs and English Learners, Are Less Likely to Transfer Out of Charters than District Schools, Study Finds
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The Diploma Disparity: Inequity In Higher Education Costs U.S. $956 Billion Per Year, New Report Reveals