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Majority of Americans Back Remote Learning to Protect Children, Teachers from COVID Spread, New Poll Finds

Majority of Americans Back Remote Learning to Protect Children, Teachers from COVID Spread, New Poll Finds
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COVID Brief: Pandemic to Blame for Increase in Toddler Speech Delays

John Bailey

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

Kevin Mahnken

Louisiana House Advances Bill to Prohibit COVID Vaccine Requirement for Schools

Piper Hutchinson

COVID Brief: Parents Don’t Know How Far Behind Kids Have Fallen in School

John Bailey

A Pandemic Experiment in Universal Free School Meals Gains Traction in the U.S.

Adam Goldstein

Cleveland Schools Pick Indianapolis Academic Chief Warren Morgan as New CEO

Patrick O’Donnell

The Pandemic’s Virtual Learning is Now a Permanent Fixture of America’s Schools

Conor P. Williams

COVID Brief: Data Show How Pandemic Hit Student Attendance, Grades, Advancement

John Bailey

In Search of Equity, Divided Ga. District Taps COVID Funds for Reading Overhaul

Linda Jacobson

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

Greg Toppo

District Attorney Launches Broad Criminal Probe into Stockton School Spending

Asher Lehrer-Small

The Terrible Truth: Current Solutions to COVID Learning Loss Are Doomed to Fail

Margaret Raymond

Exclusive 74 Interview: Bill Gates Calls U.S. Education a ‘Challenged Space’

Kevin Mahnken

COVID Brief: Ad Campaign Tells Parents Kids Have Fallen Behind in School

John Bailey

COVID Learning Loss: Missouri Scores Show Dramatic Drop in Student Performance

Joshua Parrish

KS Lawmakers Plan to Use COVID Funds to Expand Vouchers to Public School Kids

Rachel Mipro

COVID Brief: State Lawmakers Spend Federal Cash on Mental Health

John Bailey

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E12: It’s Time We Talked Money

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Less Classroom Time For Students? New Washington Bill Would Trim 4 Hours a Week

Joshua Parrish

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

Christine Vestal

As Testing Approaches, Tenn. Reconsiders Holding Back Third Graders

Linda Jacobson

As Schools Close for 3-Day Walkout, Could L.A. Strike Accelerate Learning Loss?

Mike Antonucci

COVID Learning Recovery: Many Students Still Lag Behind, But Parents Aren’t Aware

John Bailey

50 Extra School Days: This District Uplifts English Learners With COVID Aid

Asher Lehrer-Small

Gov. Youngkin Announces New Slate of Efforts to Address Learning Loss in Virginia

Nathaniel Klein

Iowa Schools Cutting Budgets, Bracing for 2024 Financial Pain as COVID Aid Ends

Joshua Parrish

High-Quality Teaching and Materials in Every Class are Key to Students’ Recovery

Laura Slover & Mike Cohen

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

Greg Toppo

‘The Other Long COVID’ Affecting Kids: Missed Opportunities

John Bailey

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

Greg Toppo

The Stakes Are Only Getting Higher for Pandemic School Aid Spending

Marguerite Roza

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E10: Education Reflections from Trips to Sierra Leone, Liberia and India

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Exclusive: Despite K-2 Reading Gains, Results Flat for 3rd Grade ‘COVID Kids’

Linda Jacobson

COVID’s Missing Kids: How Connecticut Is Successfully Reengaging Absent Students

Joshua Parrish

Feds Award Near $10 Million to Fund Mental Health Services in FL Schools

Danielle J. Brown

Learning Woes: Half of America’s Students Started This School Year Behind

John Bailey

Stockton, CA: What Happens When a Dysfunctional District Gets $241 Million

Linda Jacobson

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E9: Shake-Up in the Assessment Market

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn

Zen Dens and Peace Rooms: How Schools are Giving Kids Space to Reflect, Regulate

Brian Rinker

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

Brandon Brown

What One NYC Educator’s Grief Reveals About Teachers’ Mental Health Struggles

Marianna McMurdock

The Final 97 Days of the COVID Emergency: What Changes on May 12

John Bailey

New Jersey Lawmaker Wants to Create a State ‘Learning Loss Czar’

Sophie Nieto-Munoz

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

Greg Toppo

Global Learning Loss: Top 4 Takeaways from Latest International COVID Research

Kevin Mahnken

Principal Forced to Double as Teacher Alarmed How Pandemic Is Affecting Students

Meghan Gallagher

One Florida Principal’s Solution to Teacher Shortages? Recruiting His Students

Joshua Bay

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E8: Why Failure — and Pivoting from It — Is Hard in Education

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

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

Greg Toppo

What Schools Should Do About COVID’s Chronic Impact on Special Ed Students

Bob Cunningham

Cardona’s Tutoring Charge, 1 Year Later: Some Progress, but Obstacles Remain

Linda Jacobson

COVID Brief: Few Students Use Online Tutoring Programs

John Bailey

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E7: Beneath the AI Hype

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Irked by Skyrocketing Costs, Fewer Americans See K-12 as Route to Higher Ed

Greg Toppo

‘DARPA for Education’ Is a Good Start. Now, Congress Must Do More

Dan Correa

LA Parents, Advocates Blast Uneven Recovery Plan for Students With Disabilities

Will Callan

3 Ways for Schools to Make Sure They Get What They Pay for in Learning Recovery

Amanda Neitzel & Jen Krajewski

COVID Brief: New Data Reveals Rapid Rise of XBB.1.5 Variant

John Bailey

99 Days After Hurricane, Hundreds of Florida Students Still Without Classrooms

Jo Napolitano

Quarantines, Not School Closures, Led to Devastating Losses in Math and Reading

John Bailey

Bracing for a Tidal Wave of Unnecessary Special Education Referrals

Lauren Morando Rhim, Candace Cortiella, Lindsay Kubatzky & Laurie VanderPloeg

Is Remote Learning Burying Snow Days? It Depends on Where You Live

Nathan M. Sorber

Kentucky Drops in Education Rankings; Report Shows Young Readers Struggling

Kentucky Lantern Staff

New Jersey Test Scores Plunged as Students Struggled With COVID Disruptions

Dana DiFilippo

COVID Brief: More Parents Opposed to School Vaccine Mandates

John Bailey

Best of 2022: The Year’s Top Stories About Education & America’s Schools

Steve Snyder

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E6: How Do You Staff Innovation?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

How 14 States Are Making Sure Teachers Have High-Quality Materials Students Need

Jocelyn Pickford

Taking Care of Her ‘Babies’: How One LAUSD Principal Provides Pandemic Recovery to Vulnerable Kids

Nicholas Dinh

Will Congress Care Enough to Restore the Expanded Child Tax Credit?

Keri Rodrigues

‘You Don’t Get That Time Back’: Parents Seek Special Ed Services Lost to COVID

Linda Jacobson

‘Late-in-the-Game’ COVID Relief Fund Guidance Leaves Some Scratching Their Heads

Linda Jacobson

14 Charts This Year That Helped Explain COVID’s Impact on America’s Schools

Kevin Mahnken

Learning Loss Is Worse than NAEP Showed. Middle School Math Must Be the Priority

David Wakelyn

'Miles Ahead': St. Paul Tracks Recovery Spending, Adjusts Programs on the Fly

Beth Hawkins

Former Dallas Supe Hinojosa Speaks Out on COVID Fights & His Political Future

Linda Jacobson

More Schools Have Closed in Kentucky This Year Than Rest of U.S. Combined. Why?

Asher Lehrer-Small

Audience Survey: What’s Your School’s New Normal?

Marianna McMurdock

‘Not Where We’d Like To Be:’ Idaho’s School Safety Assessments Slowed During Pandemic

Kevin Richert

Teen Brains Changed During COVID, Scans Show

John Bailey

Is Your CA District Ready to Fix Learning Loss? New Database Has Some Answers

Arun K. Ramanathan

Schools Face ‘Urgency Gap’ on Pandemic Recovery: 5 Takeaways from New Study

Greg Toppo

Quiet, Consistency, Deep Breaths, Nature: Ways to Create Calming Classrooms

Lo Patrick

Cleveland Sticks With Recovery Plans After Worst-in-Nation NAEP Drop

Patrick O’Donnell

A ‘Fiercely Compassionate’ Approach to Student Mental Health

Dr. Danielle Budash Newkam

Pandemic-Related School Closures Fueled Enrollment Exodus, Report Finds

Linda Jacobson

Historic Rise in Child Bereavement as COVID, Drugs and Guns Claim Parents’ Lives

Asher Lehrer-Small

Federal Funds & Philanthropy Can Help Get Chronically Absent Kids Back in School

Phyllis W. Jordan

Why Schools’ Going Back to ‘Normal’ Won’t Work for Students of Color

Adriana Villavicencio

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E4: What Should Schools Try and Test?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

$10 Million for 31 Groups Working to Make Tutoring More Available & Affordable

Kevin Huffman

How Educational Inequities Are Further Tearing Apart the Country

Conor P. Williams & Shantel Meek

3 Misconceptions About Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

Sarah Cashdollar, Mariana Barragan Torres & Meg Bates

COVID Brief: Teachers’ and Teens’ Mental Health Took a Hit During COVID

John Bailey

Science of Reading Gives Kids the Best Chance to Close the Literacy Gap

John B. King & Jacquelyn Davis

‘The Bottom Has Dropped Out’: Study Confirms Fears of Growing Learning Gaps

Beth Hawkins

To Improve the Nation’s Schools, First Close the Honesty Gap

Rianna Saslow

Virtual Nightmare: One Student’s Journey Through the Pandemic

Linda Jacobson

Teachers Felt More COVID Anxiety than Healthcare Workers, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken

Virtual School Enrollment Kept Climbing Even As COVID Receded, New Data Reveal

Asher Lehrer-Small
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