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learning loss

New Research Underscores Widespread, Pandemic-Fueled Learning Loss in Indiana

Casey Smith
COVID-19

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

Kevin Mahnken
Louisiana

Billions Are Left to Address the COVID Student Slump in Louisiana, But Some See ‘Unfunded Mandate’

Greg Larose
congress

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

Greg Toppo
family-school partnerships

Florida High School’s ‘Parent University’ Helps Navigate Learning Recovery

Joshua Bay
transfer students

College Transfer Enrollment Drops; Low-Income, Female & Asian Students Hit Hard

Joshua Bay
technology

How COVID, Technology Created Unruly Children

Daniel Perez
mental health

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

Christine Vestal
enrollment

Public School Enrollment Dropped by 1.2M During the Pandemic

Thomas Dee
school lunch

North Carolina Schools Report Nearly $3 Million in School Meal Debt

Alex Granados
New Hampshire

Public Schools Slow to Embrace New Law Allowing ‘Innovation Plans’

Ethan DeWitt
design-based education

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

Greg Toppo
South by Southwest Education

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

Greg Toppo
Analysis

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

Brandon Brown
school choice

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

Greg Toppo
education politics

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

Greg Toppo
vaccinations

Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation

Lauren Sausser
college tuition

Court Ruling Denies Tuition Refunds to New Jersey Students Who Sued Over COVID Rules

Nikita Biryukov
student sleep

How Schools Can Help Overloaded Teens

Lisa L. Lewis
Indiana

Helping More HS Students ‘Cross the Finish Line’ & Earn College Credit

Casey Smith
play club

At This School, Every Day Is Play Day

Sara Gregory
elections

With Narrow Win Kelly Gonez Re-Elected to LAUSD School Board

Cari Spencer
high school

Measure Would Require State to Study High School Dropout Rate

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
The Big Picture

Research: Achievement Shows Signs of Improvement, but Youngest Kids Need Help

Greg Toppo
Ball State University

COVID Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Damages for Closing College Campuses in 2020

Casey Smith
teacher staffing

New Study: $40 Stipend Draws Substitute Teachers into Hard-to-Staff Schools

Matthew A. Kraft, Grace Falken & Phyllis W. Jordan
The Big Picture

Teachers Felt More COVID Anxiety than Healthcare Workers, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken
COVID-19

What Will End of COVID Public Health Emergency Mean for School-Based Telehealth?

Mario Ramirez & Andrew Buher
New York City

How Listening to Student Voices Improved Learning Outcomes at 16 NYC Schools

Lynette Guastaferro & Jacobē Bell
NAEP

Nation’s Report Card Shows Largest Drops Ever Recorded in 4th and 8th Grade Math

Kevin Mahnken
California

Leaving Los Angeles: These 10 LAUSD Schools Lost the Most Students During COVID

Cari Spencer
Cade Brumley

Amid Educator Shortage, State Taking Months to Approve Teacher Certifications

Greg Larose
The 74 Interview

Q&A: TED Fellow Heejae Lim on Using Tech to Strengthen Family-School Engagement

Joshua Bay
COVID-19

Nationwide Exam for 9-Year-Olds in Math Shows Hefty Drop in Scores Amid COVID Pandemic

Danielle J. Brown
The Big Picture

‘Nation’s Report Card’: Two Decades of Growth Wiped Out by Two Years of Pandemic

Kevin Mahnken
The Big Picture

The ‘Mass Exodus’ of Teachers Never Happened, Paper Argues

Kevin Mahnken
American Enterprise Institute

New Data: Biden & Trump Voters Influence K-12 Student Enrollment Declines

Joshua Bay
Pandemic

New CDC Guidance Could Be Gamechanger on Restrictions as Students Return to School

Linda Jacobson
COVID-19

Governor Diverts COVID Relief Funds to Grant Every Teacher $125 For Supplies

Ross Williams
COVID-19

Walking in the Shoes of a School Superintendent in 2022

Caitlin Sullivan
Pandemic

For America’s Children, Screen Time is Here to Stay

Cari Spencer
absenteeism

7 Things We Learned About COVID’s Impact on Education From Survey of 800 Schools

Jasmine De Leon
The 74 Interview

Harvard Economist Offers Gloomy Forecast on Reversing Pandemic Learning Loss

Kevin Mahnken
The Big Picture

Pandemic Seriously Altered Teens’ Relationships, Pew Survey Finds

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Youth Voice

Youth Voice: Meet The 74’s All-New Student Council

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC Data Reveal Alarming Extent of Pandemic-Era Youth Mental Health Crisis

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

A Spring Break COVID Surge on College Campuses? 2021 Lessons For a Safer 2022

Naveen K. Vaidya
Pandemic

Student ‘Mental Health Days’ Catching On In More States

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Biden: Parents Should Insist Schools Use Relief Funds to Confront Learning Loss

Steve Snyder
The Big Picture

Private School Students More Connected to Internet, Teachers in 2020

Kevin Mahnken
EDlection 2022

San Francisco Recall a Rare Success in Efforts to Unseat School Board Members

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Study: Charters Moved Fast to Prioritize Learning During COVID

Kevin Mahnken
700 Days of COVID & Counting

700 Days Since Lockdown: COVID’s ‘Seismic Interruption to Education’

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Maryland Unveils ‘Ambitious’ Slate of Learning Recovery Programs

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Chiefs for Change

As Schools Fight Learning Loss, Experts Ask: Can Tutoring Programs Be Scaled?

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Masks in Child Care Reduced Center Closures, Year-Long Yale Study Finds

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Amid Testing Shortage, White House Ramps Up Supply to Schools

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Adams: No Remote Learning Option in NYC Schools For 6 Months

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

NYC Public School Students Walk Out of 29+ Schools Protesting In-Person Learning

Marianna McMurdock & Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

As Chicago Schools Reopen, Conflict Deepens Rift Between Mayor, Teachers Union

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Strike Update: Chicago Parents Feel ‘Caught in the Middle of a Custody War’

Linda Jacobson
American Enterprise Institute

Supreme Court Blocks Biden Workplace Vaccine Mandate: 'Significant Encroachment'

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Chicago Teachers Vote Against In-Person Learning. Mayor: Defies ‘Common Sense’

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Learning Loss Magnified in Remote Districts, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

National Trauma: 1 in 450 Youth Have Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

‘Our Parents Have Done Enough’: Cardona Urges Schools to Stay Open

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

CDC Endorses Test-to-Stay to Keep Students in School

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

AFT Launches Literacy Campaign, Pledging 1M Free Books for Families

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

A COVID Vaccine Advocacy Group in Boston by Youth of Color, for Youth of Color

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

1M HS Grads Skipped College in 2020. Only Tiny Fraction Re-Enrolled in 2021

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Analysis: Why Testing Students (Even During a Pandemic) Is Critically Important

Conor P. Williams
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID-19

Will the Tea Party of 2022 Emerge from the Debate over Schools?

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Photo Story: Inside a Local Pharmacy Offering Vaccines to Kids

Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

COVID-19 Vaccines Roll Out for Young Children in NYC, Early-Bird Families All Sm

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID-19

In Virginia, Democrats Suffer First Major Loss of Biden Era

Kevin Mahnken
Career and Technical Education

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID-19

School Board Recalls Continue Losing Streak

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

More Districts Scrap Mask Mandates, Embrace Test-to-Stay Measures

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

NYC Retained More Students than Other Major Districts, But Tallies Questioned

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Attempted Recalls Against School Board Members Skyrocket

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Districts Struggle to Make Widespread COVID Testing Happen in Schools

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
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

CDC COVID Youth Vaccination Figures Clash with Locally Reported Rates

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Puerto Rico Boasts Highest Youth, School Staff Vaccination Rates

Marianna McMurdock
The Big Picture

Study Finds that Remote Classes Led Students to Disenroll

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
100 Top School Districts Adapt to COVID

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

Bree Dusseault & Christine Pitts
Pandemic

Exclusive Data: Absenteeism Surged Among English Learners During Pandemic

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC Director OKs Booster Shots for Teachers and Other Frontline Workers

Asher Lehrer-Small
The Big Picture

‘Staggering’: New Research Shows that Child Obesity Has Soared During Pandemic

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Acting on Questionable Evidence, More Districts Require Masks Outside

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

The Fatal Flaws of Conservatives Championing the ‘Recklessly Unmasked’

Conor P. Williams
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