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From Fast Food to Savings Accounts, $50 Weekly Payments Shift Students’ Thinking

Big Spark: Opening the World of STEM for Girls in New Orleans

Principal Forced to Double as Teacher Alarmed How Pandemic Is Affecting Students

It’s Time to Start Preparing Now for School Closures that Are Coming

‘Drinking From a Fire Hydrant’: New Orleans’ New Superintendent’s Singular To-Do List

Educators' Mental Health Tied to Classroom Effectiveness

Can Shrinking Schools Downsize Themselves?

All-Charter District Seeks Superintendent

Study Finds Wide Range of Outcomes from State Takeovers

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

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

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

Texas Mom Mobilizes on Masks

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

Lessons from NOLA Public Schools: How New Orleans Became a Leader in Opening Schools During COVID-19

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

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

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

Analysis: New Research on Student Funding & Performance Shows New Orleans Charter Schools Get More Bang for the Buck — and Boost Kids’ Earning Potential

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

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

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

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

South Carolina: Rural Libraries ‘Activate’ to Boost 3rd Grade Literacy

D.C.: Inside Biden’s $130 Billion Proposal For Schools, Teachers, Safety

Washington State: District Uses ‘Gifted’ Strategy to Boost All Students

Ohio: Can Pre-K Survive Pandemic? Programs Hope For Federal Funds

Special Ed: Feds Probe Lack of School Services For Special Needs Kids

District of Columbia: D.C. Council Disbands Education Committee

Minnesota: Inside the Fight to Reopen Minneapolis Schools

How a Diverse School District Is Using a Strategy Usually Reserved for ‘Gifted’ Students to Help Everyone Overcome COVID Learning Loss

Aldeman: Lessons from Spanish Flu — Babies Born in 1919 Had Worse Educational, Life Outcomes Than Those Born Just Before or After. Could That Happen With COVID-19?

Federal Probes into Lack of School Services for Special Needs Students Reflect Nearly a Year of Parental Anguish, Advocates Say

Afterschool Survey: Participation Drops to Lowest Rate Since 2009

District of Columbia: City Sees Surge of Interest in Adult Education Programs

Testing: Cleveland’s Poorest Kids Avoided ‘COVID Slide’ on Tests

Student’s View: Why I Left a Top NYC Program for Homeschooling

Texas: Keeping Kids Fed During Pandemic Tests Limits of Bureaucracy

Analysis: U-Turn — Survey of 477 Districts Shows Surge in COVID-19 Cases Is Reversing Reopening Progress In America’s Schools

Superintendents Call for ‘Faster Rollout’ of Vaccines; But Object to Delaying School Reopenings Until Children Get Shots

Analysis: What Does ‘Attendance’ Mean for Remote Learners in a Pandemic? How 106 Districts Are Dealing With Absenteeism, Student Engagement & Grades

Alaska: Student Voice —Why Teachers Should Be Using Pass/Fail Grades

NYC Video: A School Reopens With No COVID Cases

Texas: A Racial Divide in Rushing Back to In-Person Learning

Extracurriculars: How to Preserve Student Engagement Without Activities?

Ohio: Budget Woes Threaten School Funding Overhaul

New Data: College Enrollment for Low-Income High School Grads Plunged by 29% During the Pandemic

New Data: Sharp Declines in Community College Enrollment Are Being Driven By Disappearing Male Students

New Effort Pairs Educators and Housing Advocates to Tackle School Segregation

Educator’s View: Embracing Remote Learning to Change How We Teach

NYC: Parents Vent Frustration & Fear With Closings

School Reopening ‘Churn’ Distracting District Leaders from Focusing on Improved Remote Education & Student Engagement, Researchers Find

Sign on, Zoom in, Drop Out: Pandemic Sparks Fears That Without Sports and Other Activities, Students Will Disengage from School

NYC: Former Principal Jamaal Bowman Elected to Congress

Louisiana: How New Orleans School Will Make Up Special Ed Losses

Texas: Families of Special Ed Students Eligible for $1,500 During Pandemic

District of Columbia: Free Internet Effort Struggles to Reach Families

Ohio: Voters Approve Cleveland Tax Increase to Avoid Pandemic Cuts

The Nation’s Aging Schools Must Improve Air Quality to Prevent Covid Transmission, Experts Say. But the Price Tag Can be Daunting

Just 2 NOLA School Board Members Win Seats; With 5 Races Going to December Runoff, Balance of Power Remains Unknown

Study: Most Teachers Assigned Busy Work in Spring

Ohio: Low Test Turnout is Warning Sign for State Tests in Spring

Texas: Some Families Could Get $1500 in Aid

DC: Staff Have ‘No Idea’ If Buildings Are Safe

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