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As Mental Health Crisis Rages, Michigan Schools Work to Boost Kids’ Connection

Eleanore Catolico

Student Well-Being

New Ken Burns PBS Documentary Offers Raw Look at the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Mark Keierleber

School Discipline

In a Year of ‘Abysmal’ Student Behavior, Ed Dept. Seeks Discipline Overhaul

New Learning Loss Calculator Estimates Costs of Catching Kids Up In 8K Districts

Marguerite Roza, Katherine Silberstein, Aashish Dhammani & Chad Aldeman

Fuller: L.A. Offers Lessons for Helping Kids Recover from COVID Learning Loss

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

Smith: Some Clues to What States Will Do When School COVID Funding Runs Out

Aaron Garth Smith

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

WATCH: Teachers Reflect on Leaving Classrooms to Launch Microschools Amid COVID

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Pandemic Policy

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

Adams: What NYC’s New Remote-Only Schools Could Mean for Educational Choice

Analysis: Many Districts Doing Less This Summer to Make Up for Lost Learning

Lisa Chu & Christine Pitts

The 74's Student Council

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

Joshua Oh, Diego Camacho & Kota Babcock

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

Weaving a Stronger Society

WATCH: An Inner City Teacher Helps His Community Capture Hope & Promise in Art

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

Replay: Why Teachers Are Leaving Classrooms Amid COVID to Launch Microschools

Survey: Pandemic Learning Loss is Teachers’ Top Source of Job-Related Stress

Class Disrupted Podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E20: Does Banning Things Actually Keep Children Safe in Schools?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Pandemic Relief Funding

How 100 Large and Urban Districts Are (and Aren’t) Engaging Stakeholders

Alvin Makori & Bree Dusseault

Suing Schools Over Vaccine Rules? Why One State’s Legislature Passed New Law

Pandemic Policy

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

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

Sophie Nieto-Munoz

No More Regular Summer School: District Sending Indy K-7 Kids to Learning Labs

Children's Rights

A New Children’s Rights Movement: Why Now Is the Time to Demand More For Kids

Teacher Diversity

Make Teaching a True Pathway to the Middle Class for Young Latino Teachers

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

Florida’s Alarming Reading Scores: Third-Grade Test Shows Only 1 in 4 Proficient

Danielle J. Brown

New Cleveland Mayor Demands Faster Learning Recovery for Students After Pandemic

Patrick O’Donnell

Class Disrupted Podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E19: Are Older Students Fixed in Their Abilities?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

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

Amid COVID, Closures & Zoom, a Teacher Fights to Preserve School Relationships

Watch: How an Island Teacher Builds Community Bridges Through Her Hawaii School

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

As Tragedy Unfolded, TX House Discussed Troubling State of Student Mental Health

Does Your School Have a ‘Slander’ Account?

Asher Lehrer-Small

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

Parent Engagement

A Billionaire’s Gift Expands Reach of ‘Unapologetic’ Oakland Parent’s Group

FTC Targets Ed Tech Companies that ‘Illegally Surveil Children’

Mark Keierleber

Montana Health Department Applies for Federal Money for Children’s Meals

COVID Policy Briefing

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

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt Preparing New Round of School Mask Lawsuits

Analysis: How Medicaid Can Help Schools Support Students’ Mental Health

Phyllis W. Jordan, Anne Dwyer & Bella DiMarco

The Big Picture

Study: COVID Learning Loss Comparable to That Inflicted by Hurricane Katrina

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

Class Disrupted Podcast: 30 Years After the 1st Charter School

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Head Start, in Limbo Over Mask and Vaccine Mandates, Looks to Congress for Help

Grade Inflation ‘Persistent, Systemic’ Even Prior to Pandemic, ACT Study Finds

COVID Policy Briefing

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

New Interactive Database Tracks Districts' Federal Relief Fund Spending

Chad Aldeman, Katherine Silberstein & Aashish Dhammani

A Red Carpet Awards Show That Honors Justin Bieber — and Music Teachers Too

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

Q&A: David Brooks on Schools, Society’s Divides & How ‘Weavers’ Can Heal America

COVID Policy Briefing

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

Staffing Challenges Could Await New $100M Success Academy School in the Bronx

Asher Lehrer-Small

$3 Billion for Summer Programs to Fight Learning Loss

Bella DiMarco & Phyllis W. Jordan

Class Disrupted Podcast

Class Disrupted Podcast: What America Can Learn From Germany

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Can New Gifted Programs Coax Families Back into NYC's Public Schools?

One Key to Helping Students Right Now Is to Invest in Teachers' Well-Being

COVID Policy Briefing

The Intensifying Mental Health Crisis Facing Teens

Stopping Youth Violence Before It Starts

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

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

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

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E16: Rethinking College for All

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

'Bodies in Buildings,' Congress, Student Mental Health & SEL

Jordan Posamentier

Grants to Expand Tutoring & Other Innovations for Students

Kevin Huffman & Janice Jackson

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

Candidate for Ohio Governor Pushes Summer School To Account for COVID Learning Loss

COVID Policy Briefing

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

adolescent depression

Could AI ‘Chatbots’ Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis?

Mark Keierleber

The Right Medicine for Ailing Schools

Kalman R. Hettleman

COVID Policy Briefing

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

Looming School Superintendent Exodus? Survey Shows 1 in 4 Expect to ‘Leave Soon’

Marianna McMurdock

Expanding High-Quality Charter Schools Can Help Student COVID Recovery

Exclusive: Large Districts Losing Students; Boom Towns, Virtual Schools Growing

States Are Using COVID Funds To Help Employees Up-Skill for Jobs of the Future

Mixed Feelings About LAUSD Lifting Mask Mandate

Panic in Pennsylvania Schools Amid Declining Teaching Candidates & Applications

3,500 Local School Districts’ Ambitious Post-COVID Tutoring Plans

Phyllis W. Jordan, Bella DiMarco & Thomas Toch

Benefits of Meritocracy Amid Problems with Exam Schools

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Multiple Skills Needed to Close Pandemic Gaps

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

COVID Policy Briefing

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

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

Mark Keierleber

Use ESSER Funds to Stop Suspensions, Expulsions & Arrests at School

Innovations in Getting Indianapolis Students to Class

Give States & Districts More Time to Spend Federal COVID Relief Funds

Bob Wise & Javaid Siddiqi

Amid COVID Chaos & Toxic Politics, School Superintendents Face 'Impossible' Job

Travis Pillow & Bree Dusseault

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

Baltimore Bets on a New Type of First Responder: The Librarian

J. Brian Charles

COVID Policy Briefing

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

Moderna to Seek Authorization for Toddler Vaccine

Asher Lehrer-Small

School Staffing Shortage: 100 Big Districts Tell Us Where They're Shorthanded

Lisa Chu & Bree Dusseault

Benefits of Meritocracy Amid Problems with Exam Schools

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

How States Can Use Federal Relief Funds to Boost College Graduation

Sameer Gadkaree & Michele Jolin

How Schools Can Prepare Students for a 21st Century World

Jean-Claude Brizard, Michael A. Campbell & Cigdem Ertem

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

The Impact of ‘Lost Instructional Time’ on Students During COVID-19

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