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Maryland

Maryland Officials Want to Boost Schools’ Behavioral Health Services With $120M

Danielle J. Brown
Georgia

Waging War on Cyberbullying: Georgia to Partner With Schools, Social Media Firms

Ross Williams
Iowa

Iowa Community Colleges Allocate Time, Money to Combat Cybersecurity Threats

Brooklyn Draisey
blog post

Tutoring Groups in 20 States Receive Grants to Expand & Help More Kids Catch Up

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Analysis

Parents Tend to Choose Schools Based on Their Own Educational Experience

Anna Rhodes & Julia Szabo
Louisiana

Louisiana House Advances Bill to Prohibit COVID Vaccine Requirement for Schools

Piper Hutchinson
school safety

New York Bill Seeks to Make Lockdown Drills Less Traumatic for Students

Jennifer Mascia
a nation at risk

A Nation At Risk: Amid COVID Learning Loss, Concerns About Students Left Behind

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a nation at risk

Book Excerpt: When Schools Flush With Cash Are Also Flushing Cash Down the Drain

Connor Boyack & Corey A. DeAngelis
Video

Teacher’s New Graphic Novel Captures COVID’s Impact on His Students

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COVID Slide

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

Joshua Parrish
COVID Slide

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

Joshua Parrish
COVID Slide

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

Joshua Parrish
oscars

What the Oscar Nominees Have to Say About Kids, Parents & the Pain of Growing Up

Martin Tsai
COVID Slide

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

Joshua Parrish
Opinion

We’re About to Find Out If the Pandemic is Really Over. Are Schools Ready?

Conor P. Williams
California

16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen Harnesses His Anxiety for the Greater Good

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education recovery scorecard

New Learning Loss Scorecard Shows Parents How Pandemic Impacted Their Schools

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EDlection 2022

MD is Not VA: Education Issues Playing Out Differently in Governor’s Race

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

Can Afterschool Programs Help Students With Learning Recovery, Mental Health?

Joshua Parrish
COVID Slide

COVID & School Recovery: Washington Hopes New Science Curriculum Will Boost Student Engagement

Joshua Parrish
gameschooling

Inside GameCon: New Convention Celebrates ‘Gameschooling’ & Making Learning Fun

Tim Newcomb
diversity

16 Under 16 in STEM: NJ Teen Employs Tech for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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health care

16 Under 16 in STEM: A New York Teen Advocates for New-Age Farming Through Film

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immigrant students

New Book Spotlights 4 Families Who Established Rights for Undocumented Students

Jessica Lander
student voice

I Lived In a Shelter As a Child. Schools Must Better Understand Homeless Youth

Za’Nia Stinson
health education

16 Under 16 in STEM: A Teen Inventor Aims to Get More Girls Into STEM Careers

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health education

16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen’s Medical Focus Inspires Care For Neighbors

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EDlection 2022

A Wave of New Political Polls Is Raising Red Flags for Democrats on Education

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2022 School Staffing

Want To Become a Teacher? You Could Land a $25K Signing Bonus

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

74 Interview: Seeing the Nuances Behind the Chronic Absenteeism Crisis

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

COVID & College: Indiana Enrollment Declines, as Only 53% of HS Grads Continue

Joshua Parrish
Abortions

Awakened By SCOTUS Ruling, Young People Join Push For Reproductive Rights

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

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

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

COVID Vaccinations for Toddlers to Start After Juneteenth, White House Predicts

Asher Lehrer-Small
student voice

‘It Doesn’t Feel Safe Going to School’: Students Reflect After Texas Shooting

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

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

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

Does Your School Have a ‘Slander’ Account?

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

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

Joshua Parrish
Weaving a Stronger Society — Starting in Our Schools

Nonprofit Builds Community While Helping First-Gen Students Reach College

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

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Abortion

Half of States Set to Ban Abortion Have No Sex Ed Requirements

Asher Lehrer-Small
The Big Picture

Outlawing School Segregation Spurred Gains for CA Chicano Students, Study Finds

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

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

Joshua Parrish
covid

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

Panic in Pennsylvania Schools Amid Declining Teaching Candidates & Applications

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

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

Meg McIntyre
Bronx

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
covid

Analysis: For America’s Future, Key STEM Skills Won’t Be Learned in Classrooms

Stephanie J. Hull, Jim Clark, Jennifer Sirangelo, Suzanne McCormick & Ron Ottinger
Pandemic

As Mask Mandate Lifts, Parents Divided Over Their New Choice

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Masks Optional in NYC Schools Starting Monday, Mayor Says

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

New Education Law Would Require Measuring of Student Learning Loss Due to COVID

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

NY State Underreported Abuse & Neglect Allegations Made by NYC School Staff

Asher Lehrer-Small
Best of the Month

Removing Masks From School? One By One, States Unveil Plans to Return to Normal

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Black Astronaut Bernard Harris on ‘Terrestrial Mission’ to Boost STEM Education

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC: Schools May Drop Masks When COVID Risk is Low or Medium

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Young Love in Time of COVID—Students Talk How Pandemic Has Changed Relationships

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Pfizer Postpones Request that FDA Authorize Doses for Kids Under 5

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Scenes From a Pandemic—Photos From 24 Months of COVID Inside One School District

Meghan Gallagher
COVID Slide

COVID’s Missing Students: Plummeting Enrollment at New York City Public Schools

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

Vax Up, Masks Down: MD, MA Look to ‘Off-Ramp’ Face Coverings in School

Asher Lehrer-Small
bezos

MacKenzie Scott’s Big Education Bet: $133 Million to Prevent Student Dropouts

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Best of the Month

A Radical Proposal to Help Students Recover the Learning They Lost Amid COVID

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Pandemic

Over 9,600 NYC Students Reported to Child Protective Services Since Aug. 2020

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

End of K-12 Contact Tracing? Some Schools Now Watching Symptoms, Not Exposure

Asher Lehrer-Small
achievement gaps

Across the US Advocates Aim to Create Constitutional Right for Quality Education

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Pandemic

Sr. White House Advisor on Accessing School COVID Testing Amid ‘Supply Crisis’

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

How ‘Saturday Accelerators’ Are Helping Students Repair COVID Learning Loss

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

Ask the Doctor: Navigating the “New Math” of Omicron in Schools

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Reopening Struggle Revived as Thousands of Schools Close and COVID Cases Explode

Asher Lehrer-Small
Future of High School

Challenging 5 Big Assumptions About Education: How 232 Schools Are Innovating

Chelsea Waite
Pandemic

One State Is Using ‘Saturday Academies’ to Address Students’ COVID Learning Loss

Joshua Parrish
charter schools

Watch: NYC’s New Schools Chief on His ‘North Star’ for America’s Top District

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Pandemic

NM Requires K-12 Staff Booster Shots as Omicron Fears Fuel Vaccination Spike

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Slide

Facing a Substitute Teacher ‘Crisis,’ Utah Schools Approve Incentive Pay

Joshua Parrish
covid

Want to Improve Teacher Diversity in Classrooms? First Transform School Culture

Laura Waters
Pandemic

As Threat of Omicron Variant Looms, School Closures Continue Ticking Upward

Asher Lehrer-Small
Best of the Month

From School Board Recalls to Ballot Upsets, a New Era for Education Politics?

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book bans

How a YA Oral-Sex Scene Touched Off Texas' Latest Culture War

Brian Lopez & Cassandra Pollock
Pandemic

Reviving Student Learning Post-COVID: One School’s Strategy for Reading Recovery

Rebecca Griesbach
Pandemic

COVID Shutdown: How College Students Cope With Halted Study Abroad Programs

Jewél Jackson
Pandemic

Analysis: How Schools Can Close Troubling Racial Gaps in Advanced Courses

Roby Chatterji
Pandemic

School Staffing Shortages — But Not Everywhere. New Data Shows Where It’s Worse

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Learning Pod Teachers Say They Don’t Want to Return to Traditional Classrooms

Steven Weiner
Pandemic

Reversing Students’ COVID Slide: Experts Eyeing Math Skills & Learning Recovery

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covid learning loss

Post-COVID Focus on STEM: Preparing America’s Students to Succeed After Pandemic

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COVID Slide

Teacher Bonuses to Double as Tutors: One State’s Plan to Help Students Catch Up

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

Blended Learning: Build More Resilient Schools — By Using Every Tool in Our Kit

Julie Young
K-12 education

New Hearing in Epic 27-Year Court Fight Over Funding of North Carolina Schools

Alex Granados
elections

Why The Sudden Surge in School Board Recalls? (And Why Are So Few Successful?)

Kevin Mahnken
Career and Technical Education

Eric Adams Is NYC’s Next Mayor. 3 Key Education Issues He’ll Face

Asher Lehrer-Small
2021 election

Election Day & Schools: 5 Big Education Storylines to Watch in Off-Year Races

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Best of the Month

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

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critical race theory

Texas Legislature Demands Schools Confirm Use of Books on Race and Sexuality

Brian Lopez
Pandemic

What Schools Can Learn from Learning Pods About Teacher-Student Relationships

Lisa Chu
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Major Texas District Ends School Mask Requirements Amid Legal Fights

Molly Smith
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