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Bright Spots

This Superintendent Couldn’t Read as a Kid. Now He Wants to Ensure Every Kid Can

Providence Public Schools鈥� Javier Monta帽ez taps into his personal experience to help his district beat the odds when it comes to third grade literacy.

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay
North Carolina
North Carolina

From Learning to Doing: Putting the Science of Reading Into Practice

Instead of choosing between literacy and content, one school district in North Carolina began looking for ways to build both at the same time.

Amy Rhyne
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社区黑料 Interview

鈥楤ucks County, USA鈥� Sees School Board Fights As Reflection of a Nation Divided

鈥楾he kids are watching,鈥� says co-director Robert May, who hopes the five-part PBS miniseries will lead to greater respect among political rivals.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Oklahoma
Oklahoma

Evicted Students Miss Class and Fall Behind. Tulsa Schools Want to Change That

Tulsa is one of several cities trying to combat the chronic absenteeism and poor grades of students facing eviction.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
math
math

Ohio鈥檚 Next Education Fight Could Be Over How Kids Learn Math

Some schools will have to use state-approved math textbooks only with no consensus on what they should or shouldn鈥檛 include.

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Title IX

18 States and D.C. Sue DeVos to Block Changes to Title IX Sexual Misconduct Rules

Zo毛 Kirsch
News

For Years Before George Floyd鈥檚 Death, Schools Were Urged to Cut Ties With Police. Inside the Student Campaign That Convinced Minneapolis to Act 鈥� and Sparked a Nationwide Trend

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

74 Interview 鈥� D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee Talks COVID-19 Recovery Plans, With an Eye Toward Returning to In-Person Instruction

Taylor Swaak
COVID Slide

Educating Through the Pandemic: From Hawaii鈥檚 Push for In-Person Summer School to Arkansas鈥檚 Reopening 鈥楶laybook鈥�, 8 New Ways Educators and States Are Looking to Adapt to COVID-19

Erika Ross
Pandemic

Despite May鈥檚 Slight Economic Rebound, Working Students Continue to Face Shattering Unemployment Numbers

Emmeline Zhao
Pandemic

Texas鈥檚 Missing Students: Weeks After Closures, Schools in San Antonio Still Couldn鈥檛 Locate Thousands of Kids. How One Band Director Finally Tracked Down His Musicians

Bekah McNeel
Pandemic

College Counseling in the Time of Coronavirus: With Less Pomp and Uncertain Circumstances, San Antonio Seniors Cling to Elusive College Dreams

Bekah McNeel
Pandemic

Cleveland鈥檚 Surprising College Trend: Despite Pandemic, Data Show City鈥檚 HS Seniors Bucking National Trends, Taking Steps Toward Higher Ed Ahead of Last Year鈥檚 Pace

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Pandemic

COVID Poses an 鈥楨xistential Threat鈥� to Many Private Schools, but Congress Might Block DeVos鈥檚 Push for Relief

Kevin Mahnken
California

All In: A Southern California School With a Radical 鈥� and Successful 鈥� Vision for Students With Disabilities

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

鈥楾his Is a Revolution鈥�: Student Activists Across the Country Take Their Place 鈥� on the Front Lines and Behind the Scenes 鈥� in Historic Protests

Taylor Swaak & Bekah McNeel
Pandemic

In a Pandemic, a Path Forward: New Orleans Schools Team Up to Offer 鈥楤ridge Year鈥� to Get More Grads to College, Careers

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

Learning Loss vs. Mental Exhaustion

Cara Fitzpatrick
Pandemic

Cleveland Schools Considering Bold Plan to Confront Coronavirus Learning Loss: A 鈥楳astery鈥� Learning Initiative That Would Scrap Grade Levels, Let Kids Learn at Own Pace

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Pandemic

From Healing Children to Call Center Associate: D.C. School Nurse on the Front Lines Doing 鈥榃hatever We Need to Do鈥� for Coronavirus Patients

Taylor Swaak
Pandemic

Still 鈥榠n the Trenches鈥�: D.C. Schools Warehouse Director Went From Graduation Planning to Distributing Devices, Homework Packets as Pandemic Became Daily Reality

Taylor Swaak
Pandemic

CUNY Moves Quickly to Distribute $118M in Federal Aid Directly to Students at Same Time It Faces Ire Over Potentially Deep Course Cuts

Zo毛 Kirsch
Pandemic

D.C. Schools Avoided the Draconian Budget Cuts Many U.S. Districts Are Facing: How the City Did It 鈥� and What Advocates Say Still Needs to Be Done

Taylor Swaak
Inspiring

WATCH 鈥� On Front Porches, in Backyards and Online, Amazing Class of 2020 Virtual Prom Celebrations From High Schools Around the Country

Debra West
Pandemic

Football鈥檚 San Francisco 49ers Turn Their Stadium STEAM Lab Into a Digital Playbook for At-Home Learning

Tim Newcomb
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