Jan 28 Watch 5:11 Educators try to turn around pandemic-era learning loss By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Harry Zahn Nearly three years into the pandemic, students and teachers in the U.S. are still trying to close the education gap formed by COVID-induced school shutdowns and remote learning struggles. Robert Balfanz, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins School of Education,… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 7:35 How one school is helping students catch up on unfinished learning from the pandemic By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes It's been more than a year since most American schoolchildren returned to the classroom full-time. Now, school districts are working to recover learning lost while kids were at home during the pandemic. Researchers say students in high-poverty areas lost the… Continue watching
Jan 24 School lunch goes farm-to-table for some California students By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press Making fresh meals for school lunches requires significant investment and, in many areas, an overhaul of how school kitchens have operated for decades. Continue reading
Jan 02 Tim Walz sworn in for 2nd term as Minnesota governor, pledges boosts to education By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is pledging to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history as he begins his second term. Continue reading
Dec 13 Students turn to TikTok for lessons on cultural issues By Cheyanne Mumphrey, Associated Press The platform has opened new opportunities for educators looking to expand students' worldviews. Continue reading
Nov 18 Schools struggle to hire more mental health professionals for students By Annie Ma, Associated Press, Kalyn Belsha, Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat Despite an influx of COVID-19 relief money, school districts across the country have struggled to staff up to address students’ mental health needs that have only grown since the pandemic hit. Continue reading
Oct 28 Some Oklahoma teachers say they’re ‘walking on eggshells.’ Will this one midterm race help? By Adam Kemp The national conversation on education issues such as critical race theory, school choice, teacher pay and LGBTQ+ rights is playing out in full force in Oklahoma. Continue reading
Oct 24 Test scores show how COVID set kids back across the U.S. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press New national test results show that the pandemic spared no part of the country as it caused historic learning setbacks for America's children. Continue reading
Sep 18 UN calls Taliban’s exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools ‘shameful’ By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The United Nations on Sunday called for Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades 7-12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high school “shameful.”… Continue reading
Sep 12 Teacher shortages a reality as schools struggle to fill new positions By Sharon Lurye, Associated Press, Rebecca Griesbach, AL.com Everywhere, it seems, the return to school has been shadowed by worries of a teacher shortage. Continue reading