The COVID School Years

Two years after the pandemic shuttered classrooms across the country, The 74 takes a long look back at 24 months of disruptions and innovations — and what we’ve learned about our school systems through the crisis.

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The COVID School Years

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Must See: After the March 2020 School Closures, 24 Surreal Months in 24 Photos

AZ’s Beth Lehr on a ‘Vilified’ Teachers and Other Pandemic Fallout

'Beyond Our Control': What the Pandemic Taught a College Freshman About Empathy

Parent Liaison Toni Baker on Pandemic Loneliness, Cherishing ‘the Little Things’

Nashville Parent Advocate Sonya Thomas Asks ‘What Has Changed?’

Q&A: School Chief Talks 700 Days of COVID Disruptions, Decries Failed Leadership

UFT’s Mulgrew on the Fighting City Hall and How the Pandemic ‘Made us Stronger’

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

School Chief Recalls Pandemic Fights with Texas Governor and Chicago Union

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Interview: Robin Lake on Preparing for a ‘Decade of Work Ahead’ Post-Pandemic

Roza on the ‘Awakening’ in Parents and Struggles of Being a ‘Data Person’

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

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

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