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Hidden Figures Behind Student Funding in D.C., Maryland and Virginia

HBCU Leaders Decry Waves of Bomb Threats as Federal Investigators Probe Origin

From D.C., a Better Way to Hire Teachers

Literacy & COVID Learning Loss: How Teachers Can Help Kids Repair Reading Skills

COVID Learning Loss: Educators Talk Science of Reading & Closing Literacy Gaps

D.C.’s Missing Students and the Rush to Avert a COVID Classroom Crisis

3 DC Charters Seek Greenlight to Keep Virtual Learning

This Incredible Community Garden Is Growing Far More Than Food

How George Floyd's Murder Inspired a New Curriculum in My School

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Summer Waitlists: Amid COVID Precautions, Desperate Parents & Kids Left Stranded

WATCH: How One School Uses House Calls to Keep Kids Learning During COVID

Early Look at Relief Funds Shows Districts Give Short Shrift to Learning Loss

5 Key School Reopening Updates

D.C. Public Schools Won’t Lose Money This Year Despite Enrollment Loss; Experts Ask: Is That Enough For Post-COVID Recovery?

Top Teacher Finalists Describe Leading During ‘Worst Year Ever’

Alabama: How One District Looked for Ways to Ease Educator Workloads

Indianapolis: Turning to Bus Drivers to Keep Students on Track

Biden: $1.8 Trillion Agenda Offers Prospect of Birth to College Education

Relief Funds Fuel Efforts to Find Homeless Students

Washington, DC Launched Free Internet Program For Students But Few Signed Up

Opinion: Easier to See Racism in Police Brutality Than Segregated Schools

Pandemic Causes ‘Huge Setbacks’ in State Pre-K Programs

Texas Mom Mobilizes on Masks

U.S. Schools Played Critical Role in 1950s Vaccine Trials

Court Documents Reveal How L.A. Teachers Union Gained Upper Hand in Pandemic Negotiations, Limiting Instruction Time

Photo History: 52 Weeks of COVID & Schools, 52 Iconic Photos

Massachusetts: Inside the Study That Changed CDC’s Distancing Policy

Texas: A Spring Dilemma For Colleges — Time to Cancel Spring Break?

District of Columbia: How 2 Principals Restored Black Parents’ Trust

History: 10 Lessons in Learning Loss From Past Crises

D.C. Summer Jobs Program Will Pay Teens to Take Classes as City Combats Learning Loss

Video Replay: What President Biden & Secretary Cardona Had to Say at March 24’s National Safe School Reopening Summit

Q&A — Learning Math Through Carpentry With ‘Wise Young Builders’: Founder Elijah Moses on Learning Pods, Exposing More Students to Trades & Post-Pandemic Schooling

Analysis: Learning Loss Update — Districts Quiet on How They Plan to Help Students Recover From a Year of Continued Disruption

Analysis: 10 Lessons from Past Educational Disruptions, and How They Can Help Students Make Up Lost Learning After COVID-19

WATCH: How One School Is Using House Calls to Keep Kids Learning During the Pandemic

1919 Data: Key Lessons in Learning Loss From the Spanish Flu

Ohio: Data Show Black Students Have Lost Half-Year of Learning

Texas: Universal Weekly COVID Tests Keep 200 Schools Open

Legos, Meditation, Video Field Trips: How One D.C. School Is Using Virtual Clubs to Help Students Break Through the Isolation — and Reconnect With Friends — During the Pandemic

Bucking the Trend: How 2 D.C. Principals Restored Black Parents’ Trust in Returning Kids to the Classroom

D.C.: More Schools Open But Many Black Parents Keep Kids Home

Analysis: What a Difference a Pandemic Makes — This Year, from School Choice to Teacher Pay to CTE, 48 State of the State Addresses Focus on COVID-19

One Year into Pandemic, Far Fewer Young Students are on Target to Learn How to Read, Tests Show

Ohio: Alarming New Data Show Black Kids Have Lost Half-Year of Learning

South Carolina: Rural Libraries ‘Activate’ to Boost 3rd Grade Literacy

D.C.: Inside Biden’s $130 Billion Proposal For Schools, Teachers, Safety

Washington State: District Uses ‘Gifted’ Strategy to Boost All Students

Ohio: Can Pre-K Survive Pandemic? Programs Hope For Federal Funds

Special Ed: Feds Probe Lack of School Services For Special Needs Kids

District of Columbia: D.C. Council Disbands Education Committee

Minnesota: Inside the Fight to Reopen Minneapolis Schools

How a Diverse School District Is Using a Strategy Usually Reserved for ‘Gifted’ Students to Help Everyone Overcome COVID Learning Loss

Aldeman: Lessons from Spanish Flu — Babies Born in 1919 Had Worse Educational, Life Outcomes Than Those Born Just Before or After. Could That Happen With COVID-19?

As More DCPS Schools Open, Many Black Parents Keeping Kids Home

Federal Probes into Lack of School Services for Special Needs Students Reflect Nearly a Year of Parental Anguish, Advocates Say

As Schools Face ‘Crisis,’ D.C. Advocates Worry Disappearance of Dedicated Council Committee on Education Will Restrict Oversight

Afterschool Survey: Participation Drops to Lowest Rate Since 2009

District of Columbia: City Sees Surge of Interest in Adult Education Programs

Testing: Cleveland’s Poorest Kids Avoided ‘COVID Slide’ on Tests

Student’s View: Why I Left a Top NYC Program for Homeschooling

Texas: Keeping Kids Fed During Pandemic Tests Limits of Bureaucracy

Analysis: U-Turn — Survey of 477 Districts Shows Surge in COVID-19 Cases Is Reversing Reopening Progress In America’s Schools

Superintendents Call for ‘Faster Rollout’ of Vaccines; But Object to Delaying School Reopenings Until Children Get Shots

Meet 2 Aspiring D.C. Public School Teachers in This College’s Inaugural Class of ‘Ready-to-Go’ Post-COVID Educators

Analysis: What Does ‘Attendance’ Mean for Remote Learners in a Pandemic? How 106 Districts Are Dealing With Absenteeism, Student Engagement & Grades

Alaska: Student Voice —Why Teachers Should Be Using Pass/Fail Grades

NYC Video: A School Reopens With No COVID Cases

Texas: A Racial Divide in Rushing Back to In-Person Learning

Extracurriculars: How to Preserve Student Engagement Without Activities?

Ohio: Budget Woes Threaten School Funding Overhaul

A ‘Plan B’: D.C. Sees Strong Interest in Adult Ed Programs During Pandemic as Many Seek Jobs or Help With Kids’ Virtual Learning

New Data: College Enrollment for Low-Income High School Grads Plunged by 29% During the Pandemic

Whether Learning is In-Person or Remote, Mental Health of Students Traumatized by COVID Can’t Be Ignored

New Data: Sharp Declines in Community College Enrollment Are Being Driven By Disappearing Male Students

Photo Tour: Inside a Redesigned D.C. Elementary School, Partially Open For the First Time Since March

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