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The 74 Interview

Q&A: TED Fellow Heejae Lim on Using Tech to Strengthen Family-School Engagement

Joshua Bay
Math Education

Nationwide Exam for 9-Year-Olds in Math Shows Hefty Drop in Scores Amid COVID Pandemic

Danielle J. Brown
NAEP

‘Nation’s Report Card’: Two Decades of Growth Wiped Out by Two Years of Pandemic

Kevin Mahnken
Research

The ‘Mass Exodus’ of Teachers Never Happened, Paper Argues

Kevin Mahnken
Student Enrollment

New Data: Biden & Trump Voters Influence K-12 Student Enrollment Declines

Joshua Bay
CDC

New CDC Guidance Could Be Gamechanger on Restrictions as Students Return to School

Linda Jacobson
Georgia

Governor Diverts COVID Relief Funds to Grant Every Teacher $125 For Supplies

Ross Williams
Commentary

Walking in the Shoes of a School Superintendent in 2022

Caitlin Sullivan
Pandemic

For America’s Children, Screen Time is Here to Stay

Cari Spencer
Pandemic

7 Things We Learned About COVID’s Impact on Education From Survey of 800 Schools

Jasmine De Leon
The 74 Interview

Harvard Economist Offers Gloomy Forecast on Reversing Pandemic Learning Loss

Kevin Mahnken
Polling Data

Pandemic Seriously Altered Teens’ Relationships, Pew Survey Finds

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Districts Recommend Masks — But Don’t Require Them — as COVID Counts Rise

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Youth Voice: Meet The 74’s All-New Student Council

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC Data Reveal Alarming Extent of Pandemic-Era Youth Mental Health Crisis

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

A Spring Break COVID Surge on College Campuses? 2021 Lessons For a Safer 2022

Naveen K. Vaidya
Pandemic

Student ‘Mental Health Days’ Catching On In More States

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Biden: Parents Should Insist Schools Use Relief Funds to Confront Learning Loss

Steve Snyder
The Big Picture

Private School Students More Connected to Internet, Teachers in 2020

Kevin Mahnken
EDlection 2022

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

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Study: Charters Moved Fast to Prioritize Learning During COVID

Kevin Mahnken
American Education’s Most Turbulent Year

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

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Maryland Unveils ‘Ambitious’ Slate of Learning Recovery Programs

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Vax Up, Masks Down: MD, MA Look to ‘Off-Ramp’ Face Coverings in School

Asher Lehrer-Small
Chiefs for Change

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

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Masks in Child Care Reduced Center Closures, Year-Long Yale Study Finds

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Sr. White House Advisor on Accessing School COVID Testing Amid ‘Supply Crisis’

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Amid Testing Shortage, White House Ramps Up Supply to Schools

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

NYC Public School Students Walk Out of 29+ Schools Protesting In-Person Learning

Marianna McMurdock & Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

As Chicago Schools Reopen, Conflict Deepens Rift Between Mayor, Teachers Union

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Strike Update: Chicago Parents Feel ‘Caught in the Middle of a Custody War’

Linda Jacobson
American Enterprise Institute

Supreme Court Blocks Biden Workplace Vaccine Mandate: 'Significant Encroachment'

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Learning Loss Magnified in Remote Districts, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

‘Our Parents Have Done Enough’: Cardona Urges Schools to Stay Open

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

AFT Launches Literacy Campaign, Pledging 1M Free Books for Families

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

A COVID Vaccine Advocacy Group in Boston by Youth of Color, for Youth of Color

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

Conor Williams
Pandemic

As Threat of Omicron Variant Looms, School Closures Continue Ticking Upward

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

School Staffing Shortages — But Not Everywhere. New Data Shows Where It’s Worse

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID-19

Will the Tea Party of 2022 Emerge from the Debate over Schools?

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Photo Story: Inside a Local Pharmacy Offering Vaccines to Kids

Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

COVID-19 Vaccines Roll Out for Young Children in NYC, Early-Bird Families All Sm

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID-19

In Virginia, Democrats Suffer First Major Loss of Biden Era

Kevin Mahnken
Career and Technical Education

Eric Adams Is NYC’s Next Mayor. 3 Key Education Issues He’ll Face

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID-19

School Board Recalls Continue Losing Streak

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

More Districts Scrap Mask Mandates, Embrace Test-to-Stay Measures

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

NYC Retained More Students than Other Major Districts, But Tallies Questioned

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Attempted Recalls Against School Board Members Skyrocket

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Districts Struggle to Make Widespread COVID Testing Happen in Schools

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Three Lawsuits to Weigh the Most Explosive Issues in Schools this Year

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Pfizer Shot 91% Effective at Preventing COVID in Children Ages 5-11

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

NYC Won’t Say How Many Kids Are in School This Year. New Fears About Mass Exodus

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC COVID Youth Vaccination Figures Clash with Locally Reported Rates

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Puerto Rico Boasts Highest Youth, School Staff Vaccination Rates

Marianna McMurdock
The Big Picture

Study Finds that Remote Classes Led Students to Disenroll

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID Shots for Kids 5-11, Could Roll Out Pre-Thanksgiving

Asher Lehrer-Small
100 Top School Districts Adapt to COVID

Analysis: Majority of Top 100 School Districts Not Requiring COVID Testing

Bree Dusseault & Christine Pitts
Pandemic

Exclusive Data: Absenteeism Surged Among English Learners During Pandemic

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Pfizer Sends Vaccine Data for Kids Ages 5-11 to FDA

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC Director OKs Booster Shots for Teachers and Other Frontline Workers

Asher Lehrer-Small
The Big Picture

‘Staggering’: New Research Shows that Child Obesity Has Soared During Pandemic

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Acting on Questionable Evidence, More Districts Require Masks Outside

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

The Fatal Flaws of Conservatives Championing the ‘Recklessly Unmasked’

Conor Williams
Pandemic

Ask the Doctor: Did We Misunderstand the Risk of COVID for Kids?

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

How These Educators of Color Built Community Online During COVID-19

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

L.A. District Passes Student Vaccine Mandate As Biden Pushes More COVID Testing

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Shortage of Afterschool Workers Over COVID-19 Health Fears and Low Pay

Cheryn Hong
Pandemic

Will NYC Parents Strike Over Remote Learning?

Alina Adams
Pandemic

NYC Chinatown Principal Readies for School Year

Cheryn Hong
Pandemic

Nation’s Libraries in Critical Condition

Cheryn Hong
Pandemic

‘Everything’s at Stake’: Dallas Supt. on Masking Showdown & Academic Recovery

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Watch: Ed Leaders Describe Reopening As Delta, Mask Fights Heat Up

The 74
Pandemic

'Horrific': School Leaders Describe Reopening Amid Fights Over Masks, Delta

The 74
Pandemic

Surreal Photo Album: Back to School in 2021, Amid the Delta Surge

Meghan Gallagher
COVID-19

Live at 1 pm ET: Education Leaders, Experts on How to Reopen Schools Safely

The 74
Pandemic

After Pfizer Approval, New School Vax Rules; All NYC Educators Have Til Sept. 27

The 74
Pandemic

Mandatory Student Vaccinations: District Gives Teens Until Nov. 19 to Get Shots

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Biden Threatens Ed Dept. ‘Enforcement Actions’ Against States Restricting Masks

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

CDC: Students Wearing Masks No Longer Need Quarantine, Even if ‘Close Contact’

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

Biden Administration Defends FL Districts Defying State’s Ban on Mask Mandates

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Will Fallout from COVID Recession Fix Delaware's Jim Crow-Era School Funding?

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

How Tesla, Reinvented Schools & Robotics Set Reno Up to Weather COVID Recession

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

Can Doubling Down on School Reforms Avert COVID Classroom Crisis?

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

This Student-Led Nonprofit is Changing Teens’ Minds on the Vaccine

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Even as COVID Cases Spike in Texas, Governor Says Students Don't Need Masks

Patrick Svitek
COVID Policy Briefing

New School Bus Study: 462 Students, 39 COVID Infections, No Transmission

John Bailey
Pandemic

Studies Point to Increase in Child Abuse During Pandemic

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Youth Vaccination Rates Plummet, Reigniting Debates Over Masks in School

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

New Federal Mask Guidance Puts School Districts in Tough Spot

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Study: Partisanship Alone Didn’t Determine School Reopenings

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

CDC Guidance Promotes Full Reopening for Schools This Fall

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Life, Learning & Loss During the Pandemic — in Students’ Own Words

Andrew Brownstein
Pandemic

Delta Variant Marks ‘Most Dangerous’ Time in Pandemic for Unvaccinated Youth

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

Alarming Analysis: 1.3 Million Public School Students Went Missing Last Year

John Bailey
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