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The Shakespearean Rise and Fall of Md Schools Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury

Maryland Public Schools Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury Chooses Not to Return

Closing Time: San Antonio Supe Hopes Info Sharing, Help for Parents Can Ease School Shutdowns

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

Study: San Antonio Charter Schools Lifted Student Achievement Prior to Pandemic

CRT Law Undermines Texas Charter School for Black and Latino Students

The Band Teacher Who Kept His School Community Connected Through COVID’s Chaos

San Antonio’s New Superintendent Leads With Empathy

Texas Doubles Down on School Reform: Key District Taps NYC, LA Vet as New Chief

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Texas Teens Say Book Bans Are Pointless

What’s Next for San Antonio ISD?

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

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

Chicago’s New School Chief Has Long Record of Innovation in Texas

My District Requires COVID Vaccines for School Staff. Yours Should, Too

Texas Science Museums Create COVID-safe STEM Experiences

Texas Teachers Denounce GOP’s New Social Studies Law

2nd Graders' Artwork Shows Their Resilience During Pandemic

Second Graders’ Art Work Illuminates Their Biggest Pandemic Challenges

Mental Health Hubs Take on Second Pandemic

Educators Prepare for “Second Pandemic” with Mental Health First Aid

Texas Bills Would Limit the School Sports Teams Transgender Athletes Can Join

64% of Top School Districts to Hold Virtual Academies, Delta May Spur Enrollment

In-Person Learning Divide: TX Data Shows Students of Color Less Likely to Return

What Is (and Isn’t) Critical Race Theory, Anyway?

Texas Passes Critical Race Theory Law; Will Limit Teaching of Current Events

For Maryland’s New Schools Chief Choudhury, State Anti-Poverty ‘Blueprint’ Draws on Deep Expertise Identifying, Aiding Low-Income Students in Texas

Latest Front in the Reading Wars Plays Out During Pandemic in Texas

Classrooms, COVID, the Community: Study Says In-Person School Accelerated Spread

Food Aid For Families: Texas to Give $1,200 to Families in Need

San Antonio Ed. Innovator Mohammed Choudhury Named Maryland Schools Supe

New Bill Limiting Lessons on Racism Will ‘Whitewash History’ Texas Teachers Warn

New Texas Bill Limits How Kids Learn About Historic Racism and Current Events

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

Texas Bars Mask Requirements: Governor Says Schools Won’t Be Allowed to Mandate

Texas Legislation Would Require Schools to Teach ‘Informed American Patriotism’

Texas to Pay Teachers $100,000 to Fight COVID Learning Loss in Hard Hit Schools

Texas Colleges To Receive $2B in Stimulus; Half Must Go to Struggling Kids

Court Warns That Texas is Endangering Foster Children

GOP Looks to Ban ‘Woke Philosophies’ Like Critical Race Theory in Texas Schools

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

Reinventing School Discipline in Texas: Dallas to End Most Student Suspensions

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

Texas Bill Bars Transgender Students from Sports Teams Matching Gender Identity

Texas Mom Mobilizes on Masks

$19 Billion in Federal Stimulus Money For Texas Public Education — But Schools Have Yet to See an Extra Dime

Technical Glitches Cancel Tests For Thousands of Texas Students

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

Texas to Provide State-Licensed Summer Camps With Rapid COVID-19 Tests One Year After Pandemic Forced Mass Closures

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

With Texas Classrooms Reopening and No State Mask Mandate, School Nurses Have Become Crucial in Battling Pandemic — But Districts Aren’t Required to Have Them

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

One Texas Town, Two School Districts, Clashing Mask Policies: How Science and Politics Collided in New Braunfels’ Classrooms

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

Should We Cancel Spring Break This Year? While Some Texas Colleges Operate as Normal, Others Spread Out Free Days and Boost On-Campus Activities to Discourage Travel

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

Texas Tells Schools They Won’t Lose State Funding for Coronavirus Attendance Declines If They Maintain or Increase Rate of Students Learning In Person

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

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

Texas Teachers Go Door to Door as Kids Disappear From Remote Classes

200 Schools, Universal Weekly COVID Screening: How ‘Assurance Testing’ Has Kept Thousands of Texas Students in Classrooms

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

More Chaos For Texas Students: Amid a Destabilizing Pandemic, a Winter Storm Brings New Delays to In-Person Learning — and Prevents Schools From Serving as Lifelines

Dwindling Food, Flooded Hallways, Unflushable Toilets: Texas’s University Dorms Descend Into Chaos During Historic Winter Storm

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

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