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Caught in a Financial ‘Triple Squeeze,’ Districts Could See Annual Costs of $2,500 Per Student to Address Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic
COVID's Missing Students
Pandemic

‘I Had No Other Option.’ Teens Balance Zoom Classes and Fast-Food Jobs — Sometimes at the Same Time — to Support Struggling Families

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic
COVID's Missing Students
Pandemic

Nashville’s ‘Navigator’ Tries to Keep Students in Remote Learning From Getting Lost in the System

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic
COVID's Missing Students
Pandemic

Phantom Students, Very Real Red Ink: Why Efforts to Keep Student Disenrollment from Busting School Budgets Can Backfire

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Pandemic
COVID's Missing Students
Pandemic

A ‘Plan B’: D.C. Sees Strong Interest in Adult Ed Programs During Pandemic as Many Seek Jobs or Help With Kids’ Virtual Learning

Taylor Swaak
Author: Taylor Swaak

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COVID's Missing Students
Pandemic

The Concerning Case of Cleveland’s No-Show Students: More Than 8,000 Kids Are Missing From City’s Online Classes as Absenteeism Rates Double

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell

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A Glimmer of Hope in Pandemic for Nation’s Ailing Catholic Schools, But Long-Term Worries Persist

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID's Missing Students

New Homes, New Schools, Endless Delays. For Students in Foster Care, Pandemic Only Adds to the Chaos

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Research Shows Changing Schools Can Make or Break a Student, But the Wave of Post-COVID Mobility May Challenge the Systems in Ways We’ve Never Seen

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

How Missing Zoom Classes Could Funnel Kids into the Juvenile Justice System — And Why Some Experts Say Now is the Time to Reform Truancy Rules

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

‘No One Taught Us How to Do This’: As Families Face Evictions & Closed Classrooms, Data Shows ‘Dramatic’ Spike in Mid-Year School Moves

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Under Pressure: As Mayor Insists Schools Go Five Days a Week, NYC Principals Receive Notice That They Owe Money for Missing Students

Zoë Kirsch
Author: Zoë Kirsch