Nation Jul 04 Federal pandemic aid helped students catch up academically, but research shows gaps remain By Jeffrey Brown, Karina Cuevas
Education Jun 08 Watch 5:26 As temperatures rise, schools without AC struggle to keep students healthy and learning Studies show that in more places in the United States, there are now more days hotter than 80 degrees during the school year than there were in 1970. Schools that can’t afford air conditioning are struggling with overheated classrooms, which… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson
Education Apr 06 Watch 7:46 Study shows parents overestimate their student’s academic progress Research shows the vast majority of K-12 parents believe their kids are performing at their grade level when they’re not. To better understand the parent perception gap and how to close it, Amna Nawaz spoke with two former secretaries of… By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas
Education Jan 28 Watch 5:11 Educators try to turn around pandemic-era learning loss 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,… By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Harry Zahn
Education Jan 27 Watch 7:35 How one school is helping students catch up on unfinished learning from the pandemic 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… By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes