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The 74 Interview

Q&A: Education Reporter Anya Kamenetz on COVID Failures & Students’ Stolen Year

In one of the first chronicles of K-12 education during the pandemic, the veteran journalist empathizes with parents who feel ‘betrayed’ by schools

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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CDC
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‘Treat This As You Would Any Illness’: Schools Across U.S. Downgrade COVID Rules

Doing away with masking & testing rules, many districts are telling students to stay home if they’re sick, but otherwise to come to class.

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Academic Recovery
Academic Recovery

New Data: Was 2022’s Summer Learning ‘Explosion’ Enough To Reverse COVID Losses?

Schools devoted billions to July academics and enrichment. Exclusive data show 9 in 10 districts offered programs — and 8 in 10 offered them for free

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
pandemic
pandemic

Could Polio Outbreak Put Kids at Risk? State Vaccination & Exemption Rates Vary

Laura Fay
Author: Laura Fay
Pandemic
higher education
Pandemic

Teens Have Changed Their Higher Ed Plans — Survey Shows They May Never Go Back

Kristof & Ritter: COVID-19 forced HS students to re-evaluate their learning plans. If colleges want enrollment to recover, they must adapt

John Kristof & Colyn Ritter

Academic Recovery

Academic Recovery
Academic Recovery

New Data: Was 2022’s Summer Learning ‘Explosion’ Enough To Reverse COVID Losses?

Schools devoted billions to July academics and enrichment. Exclusive data show 9 in 10 districts offered programs — and 8 in 10 offered them for free

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small

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Pandemic Bonus Pay: University Giving $1,200 Checks to Staff & Faculty as Thanks

Jewél Jackson, El Paso Matters
Pandemic

Schools 'Kindling' for Omicron Outbreaks? Experts' Dire Warning About Vax Rates

Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner
Pandemic

How One Community Preserved Arts Education Through the Pandemic

Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal
COVID Policy Briefing

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: New Study Finds School COVID Transmission Is Rare, Pfizer Applies for Approval for Young Kids’ Shot and More Key Updates

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
Pandemic

Making Music, Changing Lives: Youth Orchestras Help At-Risk Kids

Elizabeth Thompson, North Carolina Health News
Pandemic

‘This is Not Sustainable’: Pennsylvania Educators Detail Staffing Shortage, Urge Legislative Relief

Marley Parish, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Pandemic

Let Student Progress Be the North Star for School Relief Fund Spending

Marguerite Roza
Author: Marguerite Roza
Pandemic

More Than 70 NM National Guard Members Step in as Classroom Subs

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

Watch: A New Civil Rights Battle, Demanding ‘Quality Education’ For Every Child

The 74
Pandemic

In Pandemic’s Isolation, an Alarming Number of Teenage Girls Are Attempting Suicide

Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune
Pandemic

How 2,500 City, Suburban, Town and Rural School Districts Are Spending COVID Aid

Bella DiMarco & Phyllis W. Jordan
Pandemic

Pfizer Requests FDA Authorize COVID Shots for Kids Under 5

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
attendance

L.A. Parents Send Kids Back to School

Veronica Sierra
Pandemic

Rising Segregation for Latino Students Hinders COVID Recovery Efforts

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Congress Gave Schools $125 Billion in COVID Aid. But Will It Help All Students?

The 74
Best of the Month

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

The 74
Pandemic

Why One State Is Suing More Than 40 School Districts Over Mask Mandates

Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
EDlection 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott Taps Into Parent Anger to Fuel Reelection Campaign

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Pandemic

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

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
National School Choice Week

Time to Start Funding Families and Students Directly

Craig Hulse & Derrell Bradford
Pandemic

Citing New Brain Research, Senators Push for Expanding Child Tax Credit

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Black Mothers Launch Microschools to End School-Prison Pipeline

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

New Dashboard Showcases Innovative Ideas in Education

Jim Cowen, Robin Lake & Chad Aldeman
Glenn Youngkin

Parents and School Boards Sue Virginia's New Governor Over School Mask Order

Kate Masters, Virginia Mercury
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Low Education Levels Strongly Tied to Being Unvaccinated

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

Amid Growing Test-Optional Movement, SAT Goes Virtual

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

States Aren't Making Sure ESSER Money Goes to Kids Who Need It Most

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E10: The Unworkable Burden On Schools

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Pandemic

Report: Keeping Schools Open Isn’t Enough

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
National School Choice Week

Amid COVID's Chaos, a Growing Divide Between Americans & Their Public Schools?

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
Pandemic

Parent Poll: 5 Concerns About How Schools Have Weathered the Pandemic

Veronica Sierra
Pandemic

Report: Depression Among Youth Hits 30-Year High in Pandemic

Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan
Pandemic

As COVID and culture wars roil schools, choice backers see an opening

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
National School Choice Week

Learning is Everywhere this National School Choice Week

Andrew Campanella
Author: Andrew Campanella
pandemic

Working Together to Support Young People as They Face Challenges & Build Their F

Mishaela Durán
COVID Policy Briefing

What America’s Schools Have Failed to Learn from Reopened Classrooms Overseas

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Youngkin Still Won’t Say How His School Masking Opt-Out Order Will be Enforced

Kate Masters, Virginia Mercury
Pandemic

Why No Child Left Behind Is Making COVID Recovery So Much Harder

Jenee Henry Wood & Joel Rose
Pandemic

Strengthening Work-Based Education for a Future-Ready Workforce

Tiffany Barfield
Pandemic

Watch—Parent Movement Aims to Pass Constitutional Right for 'Quality' Education

The 74
Pandemic

School Surveillance of Students Via Laptops May Do More Harm Than Good

Nir Kshetri
Pandemic

After COVID, a Need for ‘Year-Round’ School to Catch Kids Up?

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

Even After COVID, Why America's Shortage of Nurses Is Likely to Get Worse

Rayna M. Letourneau, The Conversation
Pandemic

There Is No 'Big Quit' in K-12 Education

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Pandemic

COVID Teacher Shortages: One State's New Plan to Keep Classrooms Open

Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Briefing: How COVID is Affecting Kids’ Brains

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
Pandemic

Mayor, Union, Schools Chancellor Appear at Odds Over Remote Learning Option

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

Majority of Americans Back Remote Learning to Prevent COVID Spread

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
American Enterprise Institute

Cardona Rebuilds Washington's Rapport with Educators, But Challenges Remain

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

What Does 'Safe' Mean When It Comes to Schools & COVID — Who Gets to Decide?

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Amid Testing Shortage, White House Ramps Up Supply to Schools

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

COVID Chaos Leaves Districts With Bus Driver Shortage

Alex Granados, EdNC.org
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NYC Public School Students Walk Out of 29+ Schools Protesting In-Person Learning

Marianna McMurdock & Meghan Gallagher
pandemic

How 2 Shuttered Science Museums Created Take-Home Experiments for Kids

Wayne D’Orio
Pandemic

School Mystery: 1 in 4 States Leaving Public in Dark About 2021 Student Scores

Christine Pitts & Travis Pillow
Pandemic

Florida Governor: States Closing Schools During Omicron Are Being 'Absurd'

Imani Thomas, Florida Phoenix
COVID Slide

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

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

Parents Divided Over Return to Remote Learning

Meghan Gallagher
Author: Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

COVID Tests, Cold School Lunches & Classroom Chaos After Return From Break

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
Annenberg Institute

Districts Have Billions for Learning Recovery, But Some Students Can’t Find Help

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
federal funding

Oregon Schools Decide How to Spend Millions in Federal Aid

Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle
COVID Policy Briefing

Rethinking Omicron School Safety Strategy: Time to ‘Manage Not Contain’?

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
Pandemic

Parents! Take Our Omicron Education Survey — How Is Your School Doing Right Now?

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Union Report

'Dark Money,' Classroom Culture Wars & the National Education Association

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

How 2,100 Districts & Charter Schools Nationwide Plan to Spend COVID Relief Fund

Phyllis W. Jordan & Bella DiMarco
Pandemic

Video—Chicago Mayor, School Chief Implore Teachers Union to Keep Classrooms Open

The 74
Pandemic

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

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Educators' Mental Health Tied to Classroom Effectiveness

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Learning Loss Magnified in Remote Districts, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Future of High School

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

Chelsea Waite
Author: Chelsea Waite
Pandemic

Senator: Schools Should Use Pandemic Money for Lead-Free Water

Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Pandemic

Child Welfare Calls From Oregon Schools Dropped 30% During Distance Learning

Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle
Pandemic

Kerr & Richie: Solving the K-12 Staffing Crisis

Sara Kerr & Celeste Richie
Pandemic

Confronting Teacher Shortages: State Passes New Law to Aid Aspiring Educators

Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor
Pandemic

Different Ways to Think About COVID, Schools & Repairing Students’ Lost Learning

Bev Weintraub
Author: Bev Weintraub
Pandemic

Schools After COVID: What Education Leaders Can Learn From Parents' Innovations

Eupha Jeanne Daramola
COVID Policy Briefing

Biden and Cardona Say Schools Should Stay Open

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

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

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Following Federal Scrutiny, FL Education Officials Returned $878,000 to Certain Local School Boards

Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix
Pandemic

Dr. Jha: Cities That Close Schools Before Bars ‘Don’t Care About Kids’

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Best of 2021

How Did Students Fare This Year? 21 Big Things We Learned About Schools in 2021

Steve Snyder
Author: Steve Snyder
Pandemic

Why I Left My District to Become an Education Advocate

Shakira Petit
Pandemic

Death Threats and Doxxing: The Outcomes of Mask Mandate and Critical Race Theory Fights at a Texas School Board

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Career Ed.

One City’s Bold Youth Poverty Plan: Have Schools Partner Directly With Companies

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Pandemic

Amid COVID, Many Families Left Their Schools. Hear These Parents Explain Why

The 74
Pandemic

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

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID’s Missing Students: More Kids Dropping Out of Top School Districts

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Union Membership Dropped During Year of Pandemic School Closures

Mike Antonucci
Best of 2021

16 Charts that Changed the Way We Looked at America’s Schools in 2021

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Watch: Education Experts on How the Pandemic Changed Parent Attitudes on Schools

The 74
Pandemic

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

Joshua Parrish
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LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E8: 3 Big Education Wishes for 2022

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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