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Tracking Absenteeism

Come to Class, Win a Toyota: Districts Launch Campaigns to Boost Attendance

Asher Lehrer-Small
K-12 Staffing

‘Inundated With Applications’: No Teacher Shortage at Virtual Schools

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

COVID & School Recovery: Washington Hopes New Science Curriculum Will Boost Student Engagement

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic Policy

Pandemic Brief: Some Scientists Now See COVID as Less Risky Than the Flu

John Bailey
EDlection 2022

Why Are So Many Republicans Raising Teacher Salaries?

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

COVID Brief: Students and Teachers Face Learning Loss as New Year Begins

John Bailey
Pandemic

Schools Briefing: 20 Years of Student Growth Wiped Out by COVID

John Bailey
The 74 Interview

Former COVID Data Whistleblower, Now Congressional Candidate With Bold K-12 Plan

Asher Lehrer-Small
Learning Recovery

‘Too Good to Be True’: NH Gives Students $1,000 for Tutoring — Yet Sign-Ups Lag

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Schools & COVID Policy: Modified Boosters Likely Available for Teens Next Month

John Bailey
Pandemic Policy

‘Treat This As You Would Any Illness’: Schools Across U.S. Downgrade COVID Rules

Asher Lehrer-Small
The 74 Interview

Q&A: Education Reporter Anya Kamenetz on COVID Failures & Students’ Stolen Year

Kevin Mahnken
Academic Recovery

New Data: Was 2022’s Summer Learning ‘Explosion’ Enough To Reverse COVID Losses?

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

Tracking Schools’ Pandemic Recovery Funds: Mental Health, Tutoring & More

Joshua Parrish
Summer Learning Sprint

Gifted Summer Programs Skew White & Wealthy. Not Baltimore’s — And It’s Free

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC’s New School Guidance Scraps Quarantines, Lifts ‘Test to Stay’ Recommendation

John Bailey
The Big Picture

New Research: Summer Learning Boosts Math Performance, College Graduation

Kevin Mahnken
Absenteeism

How Norway Cut Student Absences By 25% — And Why The Policy Is No Silver Bullet

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC Eyes New School Rules on COVID Testing, Spacing, Quarantines

John Bailey
Pandemic

Young Children’s Vaccination Rates May Have Already Peaked

John Bailey
Absenteeism

74 Interview: Seeing the Nuances Behind the Chronic Absenteeism Crisis

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic Policy

COVID Classroom Recovery: California Has Spent Little to Address Learning Loss

John Bailey
First Person

Student Voice: Pandemic Attendance Crisis is About More Than COVID

Andre Young
Pandemic

How Blue States & Red States Use COVID Relief Funds Differently to Aid Schools

Bella DiMarco & Phyllis W. Jordan
COVID Slide

COVID & College: Indiana Enrollment Declines, as Only 53% of HS Grads Continue

Joshua Parrish
74’s Student Council

Mental Health, Teacher Shortages, Uvalde: Students Talk 2022’s Key School Issues

Asher Lehrer-Small
Massachusetts

Paymon Rouhanifard on Boston, Tribalism and the Dangers of COVID ‘Groupthink’

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

COVID & Schools: Michigan Aims to Invest $280 Million in Large-Scale Tutoring Plan

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic Policy

FDA Recommends COVID Vaccines for Young Kids; 3rd Pfizer Dose May Be Key

John Bailey
The 74's Student Council

Student Voice: Graduating After a Third COVID-Disrupted School Year

Joshua Oh, Diego Camacho & Kota Babcock
COVID Shots

FDA Authorizes Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines for Kids as Young as 6 Months

Asher Lehrer-Small
Video

When Sheryl Sandberg is Your Mentor: Scholarship Winners Reach College Milestone

The 74
Pandemic Policy

Many Kids Who Had COVID Don’t Have Antibodies to Protect Against Omicron

John Bailey
New Jersey

NJ Public School Enrollment Dropped 18K Since Start of COVID, State Data Shows

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
Pandemic Policy

COVID Vaccinations for Toddlers to Start After Juneteenth, White House Predicts

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic Policy

Vaccines for Children Under 5 Could Be Available as Soon as This Month

John Bailey
Learning Loss

Idaho to Offer Learning Loss Grants Directly to Parents to Help Kids Rebound

Joshua Parrish
Social Media

Does Your School Have a ‘Slander’ Account?

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Three Pfizer Shots 80% Effective Against Omicron in Toddlers, Trial Data Show

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

Study: Biting, Hitting & Overwhelmed, Young Kids Scarred Most By COVID Lockdowns

John Bailey
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

Youth Mental Health: Hundreds of Suicidal Teens in Emergency Rooms Each Night

John Bailey
COVID Slide

4-Day School Week? Rural Districts Adjusting to Teacher Burnout, Low Attendance

Joshua Parrish
COVID Policy Briefing

Parents’ Long Wait Nearly Over? COVID Shot for Young Kids on Pace for Next Month

John Bailey
COVID Policy Briefing

The Intensifying Mental Health Crisis Facing Teens

John Bailey
Pandemic

Congress Wants FDA to Explain Reported Delay in Moderna Toddler Vaccine Review

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

The Children Left Behind By 1 Million U.S. COVID Deaths

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

New Education Data: Homeschooling Surge Is Continuing Despite Schools Reopening

John Bailey
COVID Slide

Why Schools in One State Are Asking Students For Ideas on Best Way to Use Funds

Joshua Parrish
covid

Bloomberg’s $50M Plan to Give NYC Charter Students a ‘Summer Boost’

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Alarming New Research Shows Babies Born Amid COVID Talk Less, Developing Slower

Jo Napolitano
COVID Policy Briefing

Safer Air in Schools: Biden Grants $500 Million to Boosting Filters, Efficiency

John Bailey
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID’s Missing Students: 48% of Kids in L.A. Are Chronically Absent This Year

John Bailey
COVID Slide

Panic in Pennsylvania Schools Amid Declining Teaching Candidates & Applications

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

One Key Tool For Schools in Confronting COVID Learning Loss: Peer Tutors

Meg McIntyre
COVID Policy Briefing

AWOL Amid COVID: Half of Teachers Report Students Who Never Showed Last Year

John Bailey
Pandemic

State Fines School District $43,000 For Dropping Mask Mandate Too Early

Alex Baumhardt
COVID Policy Briefing

Fresh COVID Warning Signs From Europe as School Absences Triple in 2 Weeks

John Bailey
Pandemic

Moderna to Seek Authorization for Toddler Vaccine

Asher Lehrer-Small
Bronx

Losing a ‘Godsend to the Bronx’: Parents Push Back Against DOE Shakeup

Asher Lehrer-Small
covid

Analysis: For America’s Future, Key STEM Skills Won’t Be Learned in Classrooms

Stephanie J. Hull, Jim Clark, Jennifer Sirangelo, Suzanne McCormick & Ron Ottinger
COVID Policy Briefing

New CDC Wastewater Data Shows COVID Indicators Rising Across America in March

John Bailey
Pandemic

How the CDC Botched Revising Its Mask Guidance for Preschoolers

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

3 COVID Learning Success Case Studies

Marianna McMurdock
COVID Policy Briefing

Alarming ‘Missed Learning’ Report: COVID Delayed Progress for All Grades in NC

John Bailey
Pandemic

As Mask Mandate Lifts, Parents Divided Over Their New Choice

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

Are Vaccines Offering Poorer Protection for Younger Children? Pandemic policy up

John Bailey
COVID Slide

New Education Law Would Require Measuring of Student Learning Loss Due to COVID

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

NY State Underreported Abuse & Neglect Allegations Made by NYC School Staff

Asher Lehrer-Small
biden

Biden to Declare Mental Health Crisis For American Youth at State of the Union

The 74
Best of the Month

Removing Masks From School? One By One, States Unveil Plans to Return to Normal

The 74
The 74 Interview

Black Astronaut Bernard Harris on ‘Terrestrial Mission’ to Boost STEM Education

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC: Schools May Drop Masks When COVID Risk is Low or Medium

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID & Kids—Study Says Children More Likely to Get Infected at Home Than School

John Bailey
Pandemic

Two Studies Lay Out New Cases School Unmasking Could Trigger

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

Encouraging New Data on Children and ‘Long COVID’

John Bailey
Pandemic

Young Love in Time of COVID—Students Talk How Pandemic Has Changed Relationships

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Pfizer Postpones Request that FDA Authorize Doses for Kids Under 5

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID’s Next Culture War — Vaccinations for Young Kids?

John Bailey
The 74 Interview

Interview: Pollster David Paleologos on School Politics in 2022

Kevin Mahnken
COVID Slide

COVID’s Missing Students: Plummeting Enrollment at New York City Public Schools

Joshua Parrish
COVID Policy Briefing

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: New Study Finds School COVID Transmission Is Rare, Pfizer Applies for Approval for Young Kids’ Shot and More Key Updates

John Bailey
Pandemic

More Than 70 NM National Guard Members Step in as Classroom Subs

Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

Pfizer Requests FDA Authorize COVID Shots for Kids Under 5

Asher Lehrer-Small
Best of the Month

A Radical Proposal to Help Students Recover the Learning They Lost Amid COVID

The 74
Pandemic

End of K-12 Contact Tracing? Some Schools Now Watching Symptoms, Not Exposure

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Low Education Levels Strongly Tied to Being Unvaccinated

Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

As COVID and culture wars roil schools, choice backers see an opening

Greg Toppo
COVID Policy Briefing

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

John Bailey
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Briefing: How COVID is Affecting Kids’ Brains

John Bailey
Pandemic

Mayor, Union, Schools Chancellor Appear at Odds Over Remote Learning Option

Jo Napolitano
COVID Slide

How ‘Saturday Accelerators’ Are Helping Students Repair COVID Learning Loss

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

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

John Bailey
Pandemic

Video—Chicago Mayor, School Chief Implore Teachers Union to Keep Classrooms Open

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Pandemic

Reopening Struggle Revived as Thousands of Schools Close and COVID Cases Explode

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

Biden and Cardona Say Schools Should Stay Open

John Bailey
Pandemic

Dr. Jha: Cities That Close Schools Before Bars ‘Don’t Care About Kids’

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Pandemic

Amid COVID, Many Families Left Their Schools. Hear These Parents Explain Why

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COVID Policy Briefing

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

John Bailey
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