Rewiring the classroom: How the COVID-19 pandemic transformed K-12 education
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rewiring-the-classroom-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-transformed-k-12-education/
As virtual school enrollment rises nationwide, RCPS advocates for in-person education
https://www.whsv.com/2024/08/23/virtual-school-enrollment-rises-nationwide-rcps-advocates-in-person-education/
Critchfield: Thanks to in-person learning during the pandemic, today’s students are less likely to be chronically absent
https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/critchfield-thanks-to-in-person-learning-during-the-pandemic-today-s-students-are-less-likely/article_a11b03fc-057e-511d-825b-4d4827d9c524.html
Covid surge forces schools to close and bring back pandemic-era measures- and more are at risk as millions head back to class next week
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13780665/covid-outbreak-school-closure-remote-learning-alabama-tennessee.html
Four years in, Utah students still fall short of pre-pandemic proficiency rates in some subjects
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/08/26/utah-students-still-fall-short-pre/
Minnesota school test scores stabilize, but lower than pre-pandemic numbers
https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2024/08/minnesota-school-test-scores-stabilize-but-lower-than-pre-pandemic-numbers/
Colorado test scores affirm daunting task to overcome COVID-era learning loss
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorado-test-scores-2024-cmas/article_798a2408-a95d-5e6d-b289-fed6359f0055.html
Michigan kids who started school during COVID school closures are behind peers, M-STEP shows
https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/08/28/2023-mstep-results-show-third-and-fourth-graders-behind-compared-to-peers/
Texas’ Youngest Students are Struggling with Their Learning, Educators Say
https://www.the74million.org/article/texas-youngest-students-are-struggling-with-their-learning-educators-say/
Maryland says English and math proficiency up slightly for young learners but still too low
https://tristatealert.com/maryland-says-english-and-math-proficiency-up-slightly-for-young-learners-but-still-too-low/
About Half of SC’s 3rd to 8th Graders Read on Grade Level. Math Scores are Worse
https://www.the74million.org/article/about-half-of-scs-3rd-to-8th-graders-read-on-grade-level-math-scores-are-worse/
As many kids fall behind, schools try a new approach to teach how to read
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/schools-science-of-reading-teaching-method-new-york-city/
Learning loss-afflicted schools seek cure
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-schools-learning-loss-19613996.php
Addressing pandemic learning loss (and then some) without breaking the bank
https://fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentary/addressing-pandemic-learning-loss-and-then-some-without-breaking-bank
217 Today: Federal pandemic relief funding for schools is ending. How has it impacted Illinois schools?
https://ipmnewsroom.org/217-today-federal-pandemic-relief-funding-for-schools-is-ending-how-has-it-impacted-illinois-schools/
Coachella Valley Unified School District Faces Teacher Layoffs Amid Loss of Pandemic Relief Funds
https://www.nbcpalmsprings.com/2024/08/29/coachella-valley-unified-school-district-faces-teacher-layoffs-amid-loss-of-pandemic-relief-funds
Kentucky schools brace for the end of federal recovery funds as Amendment 2 threat looms | Opinion
https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article291596740.html
Ending the U.S. Department of Education: What it would mean and why Trump and Project 2025 want it
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/08/24/if-trump-abolished-the-department-of-education-what-would-happen/
How Project 2025's education policies mirror Ohio bills and universal private school vouchers
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/08/29/how-project-2025s-education-policies-mirror-ohio-bills-and-universal-private-school-vouchers/
Ohio is spending $1 billion on vouchers. How well do private schools perform compared to public?
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/08/ohio-is-spending-1-billion-on-vouchers-how-well-do-private-schools-perform-compared-to-public.html
Budgets balloon in states that expanded school voucher programs. Is Pa. next?
https://www.goerie.com/story/news/education/2024/08/27/school-vouchers-pa-gov-josh-shapiro-skyrocketing-budgets-accountability-ohio-arizona-north-carolina/72686190007/
Education surplus reignites debate over school vouchers in Arizona
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/08/29/education-surplus-reignites-debate-over-school-vouchers-arizona/
Split Education Board decides school vouchers cannot buy dune buggies
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2024/08/27/split-education-board-decides-school-vouchers-cannot-buy-dune-buggies/74958588007/
Dune buggy boondoggle shows a crying need for better school voucher oversight
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2024/08/27/esa-arizona-school-voucher-accountability-dune-buggies/74971886007/
A warning for NC: School vouchers are harming students academically across the US | Opinion
https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article291323245.html
Conservative billionaires use money and influence to push school vouchers
https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/conservative-billionaires-use-money-and-influence-to-push-school-vouchers/5KVFZODOCRHURHN7UIOC2BFIVQ/
State Fair of Texas offering homeschooling families 10,000 FREE students tickets
https://myparistexas.com/state-fair-of-texas-offering-homeschooling-families-10000-free-students-tickets/
Home education: why are so many parents choosing it over mainstream school?
https://theconversation.com/home-education-why-are-so-many-parents-choosing-it-over-mainstream-school-228164
Americans' View of K-12 Education Improves From 2023 Low
https://news.gallup.com/poll/649385/americans-view-education-improves-2023-low.aspx
How busing, school desegregation shaped Kamala Harris’s views of race
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/08/25/kamala-harris-busing-berkeley/
Black students are still kicked out of school at higher rates despite reforms
https://apnews.com/article/ferguson-black-lives-matter-school-discipline-suspension-d099aab519ff743dc2be04c6b6132144
A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-school-threats-expulsions
Clark County School District reports 23 weapons seized since August, including nine guns
https://news3lv.com/newsletter-daily/clark-county-school-district-reports-23-weapons-seized-since-august-including-nine-guns
Police pooches: US schools employ gun-sniffing dogs to curb violence – and bring students joy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/26/police-gun-detecting-dogs-schools