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David Zweig Calls COVID School Closures ‘a False Story about Medical Consensus’

Greg Toppo

Five Years On, COVID-Era Enrollment Declines Decimate L.A. Schools

Ben Chapman

The Case for Doubling Down on Tutoring, a Proven Solution We Can’t Afford to Lose

Kevin Huffman & Sadie Jefferson

Many Schools Used COVID Aid on Curriculum and Buildings, Feds Say

Kayln Belsha

California School Dashboard Shows Some Student Improvements

Carolyn Jones

For the Sake of America’s School Children, Congress Must Keep AmeriCorps Going

Robert Balfanz & Kevin Huffman

Exclusive: Study Finds COVID Harmed Cognitive Skills of Students — and Teachers

Greg Toppo

New Report: Special Ed Students, English Learners Face Greatest Setbacks

Amanda Geduld

Study: State Report Cards Need Big Improvements in Tracking COVID Learning Loss

Morgan Polikoff

Texas Schools are Hiring More Teachers Without Traditional Training

Jaden Edison & Elijah Nicholson-Messmer

LAUSD Struggling with Chronic Absenteeism Years After the Pandemic

Ben Chapman

Montana State University Doesn’t Owe Students Tuition From COVID-19 Closures

Keila Szpaller

Indiana’s New ILEARN Test Scores Show Student Progress Remained Stagnant in 2024

Casey Smith

North Carolina Has Lost Almost 5% of Its Child Care Programs Since Pandemic

Katie Dukes

Why is a Grading System Touted as More Accurate, Equitable So Hard to Implement?

Amanda Geduld

School Finance Data ‘Sucks.’ Rebecca Sibilia’s New Org is Offering $ to Fix It

Greg Toppo

Four Years After COVID, Former Superintendent Looks Back with Pride — and Regret

Linda Jacobson

California Schools Gained Billions During COVID-19. Now the Money is Running Out

Carolyn Jones

1 in 5 Students, Majority of Native American Pupils, Chronically Absent in SD

Makenzie Huber

Grieving Houston Students’ Well-Being at Stake as COVID-19 Funds Fade

Asher Lehrer-Small

74 Interview: Why Social Media is Being Blamed for the Youth Suicide Crisis

Mark Keierleber

Alarming Kentucky Report: Fewer Kindergarteners Now Arriving Ready to Learn

Sarah Ladd

Nebraska Civil Rights Panel Examines COVID-19 Impacts on Youth Mental Health

Zach Wendling

What Autistic Students Can Teach Us About Focusing on Assets, Not Deficits

Kristie Patten

6 Hidden & Not-So-Hidden Factors Driving America’s Student Absenteeism Crisis

Greg Toppo

Test Scores Show Slow Progress For Hawaii Students

Megan Tagami

After COVID, the Race to Restore Student Connections and School Relationships

David Adams

California Student Test Scores Change Little from Last Year’s Low

Erica Yee

Oklahoma Schools Face Substitute Teacher Shortages

Nuria Martinez-Keel

Arizona Schools Chief Cancels $70M in COVID Funding to Set Up Tutoring Program

Gloria Gomez

Alaska to Use DonorsChoose to Give Teachers COVID Relief Money for School Supplies

Claire Stremple

Gen Z’s Declining College Interest Persists — Even Among Middle Schoolers

Joshua Bay

Four Reasons to Be Hopeful from Latest Summer School Study

Greg Toppo

Students Blocked From Campus During COVID Want Refunds. Some Are Getting Them

Elaine S. Povich

Public School Students Set to Start Classes in Florida Amid Rise in COVID Cases

Jackie Llanos

‘It’s Trendy, It’s New’: Is The Future of Healthy School Lunch Vending Machines?

Joshua Bay

To Combat Nursing Shortage, Rhode Island Charter Turns to High School Students

Greg Toppo

From Bus Stops to Laundromats, Cities Embrace Play to Help Kids Learn

Greg Toppo

New Research Underscores Widespread, Pandemic-Fueled Learning Loss in Indiana

Casey Smith

COVID School Data: Mental Health Worse, Staffing Tight, Enrollment Frozen

Kevin Mahnken

Billions Are Left to Address the COVID Student Slump in Louisiana, But Some See ‘Unfunded Mandate’

Greg Larose

Union Head Pushes Back on GOP Claims of ‘Undue Influence’ on School Closures

Greg Toppo

Florida High School’s ‘Parent University’ Helps Navigate Learning Recovery

Joshua Bay

College Transfer Enrollment Drops; Low-Income, Female & Asian Students Hit Hard

Joshua Bay

How COVID, Technology Created Unruly Children

Daniel Perez

Awash in Federal Money, State Lawmakers Tackle Worsening Youth Mental Health

Christine Vestal

Public School Enrollment Dropped by 1.2M During the Pandemic

Thomas S. Dee

North Carolina Schools Report Nearly $3 Million in School Meal Debt

Alex Granados

Public Schools Slow to Embrace New Law Allowing ‘Innovation Plans’

Ethan DeWitt

Q&A: Why Virtual Learning Will Thrive Long After the Pandemic

Greg Toppo

South by Southwest Education: 23 Panels & Sessions Worth Seeing in 2023

Greg Toppo

Indy Summer Program Proves Acceleration, Not Remediation, Is Key for Students

Brandon Brown

Homeschooling 2.0: Less Religious and Conservative, More Focused on Quality

Greg Toppo

In 2022 Midterms, Career Ed Emerged as Rare Source of Bipartisan Agreement

Greg Toppo

Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation

Lauren Sausser

Court Ruling Denies Tuition Refunds to New Jersey Students Who Sued Over COVID Rules

Nikita Biryukov

How Schools Can Help Overloaded Teens

Lisa L. Lewis

Helping More HS Students ‘Cross the Finish Line’ & Earn College Credit

Casey Smith

At This School, Every Day Is Play Day

Sara Gregory

With Narrow Win Kelly Gonez Re-Elected to LAUSD School Board

Cari Spencer

Measure Would Require State to Study High School Dropout Rate

Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Research: Achievement Shows Signs of Improvement, but Youngest Kids Need Help

Greg Toppo

COVID Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Damages for Closing College Campuses in 2020

Casey Smith

New Study: $40 Stipend Draws Substitute Teachers into Hard-to-Staff Schools

Matthew A. Kraft, Grace Falken & Phyllis W. Jordan

Teachers Felt More COVID Anxiety than Healthcare Workers, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken

What Will End of COVID Public Health Emergency Mean for School-Based Telehealth?

Mario Ramirez & Andrew Buher

How Listening to Student Voices Improved Learning Outcomes at 16 NYC Schools

Lynette Guastaferro & Jacobē Bell

Nation’s Report Card Shows Largest Drops Ever Recorded in 4th and 8th Grade Math

Kevin Mahnken

Leaving Los Angeles: These 10 LAUSD Schools Lost the Most Students During COVID

Cari Spencer

Amid Educator Shortage, State Taking Months to Approve Teacher Certifications

Greg Larose

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

Joshua Bay

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

Danielle J. Brown

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

Kevin Mahnken

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

Kevin Mahnken

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

Joshua Bay

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

Linda Jacobson

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

Ross Williams

Walking in the Shoes of a School Superintendent in 2022

Caitlin Sullivan

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

Cari Spencer

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

Jasmine De Leon

Harvard Economist Offers Gloomy Forecast on Reversing Pandemic Learning Loss

Kevin Mahnken

Pandemic Seriously Altered Teens’ Relationships, Pew Survey Finds

Kevin Mahnken

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

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

Mark Keierleber

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

Naveen K. Vaidya

Student ‘Mental Health Days’ Catching On In More States

Kevin Mahnken

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

Steve Snyder

Private School Students More Connected to Internet, Teachers in 2020

Kevin Mahnken

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

Kevin Mahnken

Study: Charters Moved Fast to Prioritize Learning During COVID

Kevin Mahnken

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

Linda Jacobson

Maryland Unveils ‘Ambitious’ Slate of Learning Recovery Programs

Asher Lehrer-Small

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

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

Kevin Mahnken

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

Linda Jacobson

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

Amid Testing Shortage, White House Ramps Up Supply to Schools

Linda Jacobson

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

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

Marianna McMurdock & Meghan Gallagher
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