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In Final Hours of Senate Negotiations, Congress Poised to Approve $82 Billion in New Assistance for Schools, Including Funds to Help Reopen Classrooms

In Final Hours of Senate Negotiations, Congress Poised to Approve $82 Billion in New Assistance for Schools, Including Funds to Help Reopen Classrooms
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Analysis: Vaccine Requirements, Testing Options, Incentives for Getting the Shot

Travis Pillow

‘Chronically’ Absent: Why Are So Many Students Missing Class Amid the Pandemic?

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COVID Easing Among Kids? Hospitalization Rates Fall By Over Half Since August

John Bailey

Biden's Scaled-Down Spending Plan Cuts School Construction, Trims K-12 Workers

Linda Jacobson

5 Alarming New Undergraduate Enrollment Numbers

Marianna McMurdock

Partisan Feud Pits Members’ Safety Against Parents’ Free Speech Rights

Mark Keierleber

New NYC Mayor Must Re-Engage Students, Families Hit Hardest by COVID

Barbara A. Glassman & Frankie Miranda

Districts Struggle to Make Widespread COVID Testing Happen in Schools

Linda Jacobson

FDA Panel Recommends Authorization of Pfizer Shots for Kids Ages 5 to 11

Asher Lehrer-Small

Schools Are Open, But Cleveland Kids Keep Cutting Class

Patrick O’Donnell

Three Lawsuits to Weigh the Most Explosive Issues in Schools this Year

Asher Lehrer-Small

Families' Fears of School Violence on the Rise

Amanda Richards

Why One State Is Investing Millions Into ‘Academic Coaches’ for Students

Joshua Parrish

When Schools, Early Voting & COVID Rules Clash

Alina Adams

Pfizer Shot 91% Effective at Preventing COVID in Children Ages 5-11

Asher Lehrer-Small

NYC Won’t Say How Many Kids Are in School This Year. New Fears About Mass Exodus

Asher Lehrer-Small

Record-High Gun Violence Sweeps The Country, More than 1000 Kids Killed in 2021

Meghan Gallagher

No More Masks at Schools? How Child Vaccines Could Change Safety Conversation

John Bailey

Major Texas District Ends School Mask Requirements Amid Legal Fights

Molly Smith

CDC COVID Youth Vaccination Figures Clash with Locally Reported Rates

Asher Lehrer-Small

Insights from a Math App About Learning in the Pandemic

Shalinee Sharma

A ‘Crisis Within a Crisis’ at NYC’s Youth Jails; Staff & Advocates Demand Fixes

Eileen Grench

Strengthening the School-Family Partnership

Mahnaz Charania

A Clear Path to Success for NYC Students

Dia Bryant & Lazar Treschan

Puerto Rico Boasts Highest Youth, School Staff Vaccination Rates

Marianna McMurdock

Standards and Curriculum Aren't the Same

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Fixing the Broken High School-to-College Pipeline

Chauncy Lennon & Anne Stanton

A ‘Whole-Person’ Approach to Education and Healthcare: What Does It Look Like?

Emily Thomas & Alli Lindenberg

Staff Vaccine Mandates, Incentives and Consequences in 100 Large Districts

Bree Dusseault

Study Finds that Remote Classes Led Students to Disenroll

Kevin Mahnken

Texas Supreme Court Halts School Vaccine Mandate Hours Before It Was to Begin

Joshua Fechter

The Science of Catching Students Up After COVID Learning Loss

Jill Barshay

When a School Reopening Risk Ends With Your Child Getting Sick With COVID

Conor P. Williams

New Wi-Fi Towers Aimed at Closing Fort Worth’s Digital Divide

Kristi Eaton

‘It May Even Get Worse.’ Supply Chain Crisis Forces Districts to Get Creative

Linda Jacobson

How Well Are Students Prepared for the Workforce?

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

The Texas Story Student Q&A: Ángel García Donjuán

Justine Taylor-Raymond

The Texas Story Student Q&A: Vanessa Larez

Justine Taylor-Raymond

The Texas Story Student Q&A: Kiara Kabbara

Justine Taylor-Raymond

The Texas Story Student Q&A: Cole Harrison

Justine Taylor-Raymond

The Texas Story Student Q&A: Gissel Peña

Alex Dowdy

COVID Shots Required for School Staff in 36% of Top Districts

Asher Lehrer-Small

Gaggle Surveils Millions of Kids in the Name of Safety. Targeted Families Argue it’s ‘Not That Smart’

Mark Keierleber

‘Community Schools’ Helping Kids During COVID, Both In and Out of the Classroom

Melanie Bavaria

Analysis: Marking Quarantined Students Absent, and What Constitutes an Outbreak

Christine Pitts

5 Decades of Eroding Support for Special Education in Wisconsin

Heather Graves & Lea Kopke

Moms Pursuing College Degrees Are Being Sidelined By COVID Child Care Crisis

Jewél Jackson & Victoria Rossi

At National Summit, Latino Educators Call for ‘A Seat at the Table’

Linda Jacobson

Will FDA Turmoil Delay COVID Vaccines for Kids?

John Bailey

Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID Shots for Kids 5-11, Could Roll Out Pre-Thanksgiving

Asher Lehrer-Small

New Partnership to Help Districts Use Real-Time Data to Aid Student Recovery

Beth Hawkins

With 1 in 3 Early Childhood Educators Quitting, Virginia Tried New Approach

Liz Bell

The Power of Tutoring — & the Power of Relationships

Jared Taillefer

Arts Education Can Bolster Students' Social and Emotional Well-Being

Neve Spicer

Justice Department to Combat Violent Threats Against Educators

Mark Keierleber

Supporting Students' Mental Health as they Return to Class, and Beyond

John MacPhee

Cafeteria Crisis: Schools Scramble on Student Meals Amid Food & Supply Shortages

Joshua Parrish

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E3: Who Decides What Gets Taught?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Monthly Payments Are a ‘Shot in the Arm’ for Families, But Some Call for Results

Linda Jacobson

As Pandemic Leads Teachers to Retire, Schools Are Feeling the Staffing Strain

Molly Smith

Analysis: Majority of Top 100 School Districts Not Requiring COVID Testing

Bree Dusseault & Christine Pitts

COVID in Texas: Schools See More Cases in 2 Months Than Entire Last School Year

Brian Lopez

Interactive Map: In All 50 States, Schools Are Facing Staff Shortages

Meghan Gallagher

45% of parents don’t plan to get young kids vaccinated, even after FDA approval

John Bailey

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

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A Key to the Future of Community Colleges — and Our Economy: Adult Learners

Emily Thomas

Exclusive Data: Absenteeism Surged Among English Learners During Pandemic

Asher Lehrer-Small

Are There Vaccine Mandates in Schools Or Not?

Mike Antonucci

Spy Tech Followed Students Home During Remote Learning — and Now Won’t Leave

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Students Facing Eviction: Advocates Warn Schools Not Part of Biden Rent Relief

Linda Jacobson

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

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Few Families Asked for Input on School Stimulus Spending

Beth Hawkins

Pfizer Sends Vaccine Data for Kids Ages 5-11 to FDA

Asher Lehrer-Small

McAfee Finds Vulnerability in Ed Tech Surveillance Tool

Mark Keierleber

Head Start Study Shows Surprising Results for Virtual Learners During Pandemic

Linda Jacobson

Diverse Group of Parents Protest for Better Literacy Instruction

Beth Hawkins

Gifted Schools Say They Want Diversity — But Don't Help Students Get There

Alina Adams

How Schools Stayed Open During COVID-19

Betsy Ladyzhets

Existing Partnership Leads to Reopening Success

Betsy Ladyzhets

Communities + Families + Recovery Funds = Innovation

Bruno V. Manno

Huge New Demand for Remote Learning, Rethinking Bans on Virtual Options

Christine Pitts & Cara Pangelinan

CDC Director OKs Booster Shots for Teachers and Other Frontline Workers

Asher Lehrer-Small

Averting Student Quarantines: New COVID Testing Model Aims to Keep Kids in Class

John Bailey

Pandemic Innovations: Why Rural Students Are Thriving in Virtual College Prep

Javeria Salman

Federal Government Launches Investigation of Texas’ Ban on Student Mask Mandates

Brian Lopez

Educators' View — Kids Need Us to Spend Time on Tests

Carlotta Pope & Paula L. White

Alarming Test Scores Show Major Declines for Students in Both Math and Reading

Joshua Parrish

American Rescue Plan Provides Once-In-a-Generation Opportunity for Educators

Heather Boughton, Jessica de Barros, , Sydney Payne & Nate Schwartz

Charter Sector Sees Highest Growth since 2015, 42-State Analysis Shows

Linda Jacobson

Can Districts Innovate? The Case of the School Bus Driver Shortage

Chad Aldeman & Marguerite Roza

Few California High Schoolers Applied for Pass/No Pass Grading

Marianna McMurdock

Lessons from the Rise in Homeschooling

Alex Spurrier

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E2: What Schools Should Teach

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

COVID Shots Safe and Effective for Children Ages 5 to 11

Asher Lehrer-Small

5 Ways to Make Masks Less Stressful for Kids During the Pandemic

Ashley Simpson Baird & Sarah Hesselmann

Parent Waivers, Test Kit Shortages and Learning in Quarantine

Bree Dusseault & Christine Pitts

Inspiring: Mentorship Network Founded By College Kids Prepares HS Teens for Leap

Jewél Jackson

As Pregnant Women Lag on Vaccinations, Alarm in Texas About Surge of Infections

Allyson Waller

Children & Long COVID? Study shows 1 in 10 Kids Endure Lingering Symptoms

John Bailey

Pandemic Testing Gaps Make it Harder to Help Struggling Schools

Linda Jacobson
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