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Biden Pitches Plan to Expand Universal Pre-K, Free School Meal Programs, Teacher Training

‘They Already Feel Like Bad Students.’ A Special Educator Reflects on Virtual Teaching

A Closer Look at Biden’s $1.8T for Families and Education

How Educators Are Approaching Summer Learning This Year

Summer School Is More Important Than Ever. But Teachers Are ‘Fried’ and Need a Break

Go Back or Push Forward? Schools Look to ‘Acceleration’ to Fill Pandemic Learning Gaps

Biden Expanding Summer Food Program for 34M Schoolchildren

Biden Administration’s Level of Tolerance for Cutting Standardized Tests Comes Into Focus

Cardona Releases First Wave of Aid to Help Schools Identify, Assist Homeless Students

Pandemic Learning Gaps Remain, Even As Students Make Progress

Kids Need Less Academic Pressure, More Support After A Year Of Isolation, Learning Loss

How the Pandemic Is Affecting Schools’ Mandated Collection Of Civil Rights Data

Minnesota Schools See ‘Worrisome’ Surge In COVID-19 Cases

American Rescue Plan to Reduce Child Poverty, Increase Access to Pre-K, College

To Get Remaining COVID-19 Aid, Schools and States Must Detail In-Person Learning Plans

Most Students Now Have Home Internet Access. But What About the Ones Who Don’t?

New Test Scores Show Students Rebounding After Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

During COVID-19, Schools Have Made a Mad Dash to 1-to-1 Computing. What Happens Next?

As Schools Weigh How to Use New Aid for Homeless Students, Finding Them Is Step One

FEMA Will Cover Some COVID-19 Staffing Costs for Schools

Asian Americans Wary About School Amid Virus, Violence

COVID Once Spared The Young; Now More Are Being Hospitalized

Some Schools Requiring Testing After Spring Vacation Week

Equipped With Federal Aid, Summer Schools Aim for Huge Increases in Enrollment

Backlash Growing to Biden’s Insistence That Schools Give Standardized Tests During the Pandemic

FEMA Is Spending Billions on Pandemic Relief. How Schools Can Get More of It

Teachers on Coping During a Year of Trauma, Their Concerns for Students, Upcoming Standardized Tests

Kids and COVID-19 Vaccines: The Latest News

Hospitals Open Pediatric Long-Haul COVID Units as Children Grapple with Lingering Virus Effects

Science Teaching and Learning Found to Fall Off in Pandemic

How to Talk About Next School Year Presents a Big Test for Education Leaders

Dual Instruction Leads to Kids Losing Out

Epidemiologists, Public-Health Authorities Point to School Sports as Major Contributor to Rising COVID Cases Among Young People

Online Schools Are Here to Stay, Even After the Pandemic

Miguel Cardona: Schools Must Work to Win Trust of Families of Color as They Reopen

Biden Pitches 41 Percent Spending Increase for Education Next Year on Top of COVID-19 Aid

Does It Hurt Children to Measure Pandemic Learning Loss?

Most Students With Disabilities Still Attend Remotely. Teachers Say They’re Falling Behind

Sending Children to School Increases Families’ Risk of COVID-19

Almost 80 Percent of Teachers, Child Care Workers Get at Least 1 Vaccine Dose, CDC Says

Survey: Even as Schools Reopen, Many Students Learn Remotely

Teens Are Starting to Get Vaccinated. That’s a Big Deal for Schools

“Staggering” Number of Children Have Lost at Least One Parent to Covid-19, Model Estimates

CDC Says Schools Don’t Need Daily Disinfection to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus

How School Districts Plan to Spend $130 Billion in Federal Stimulus Money

Will School Be Back to Normal This Fall? Kind of, Sort of, Maybe.

Teachers Are Watching Students’ Screens During Remote Learning. Is That Invasion of Privacy?

With New Aid, Schools Seek Solutions to Problems New and Old

Data: What We Know About Student Mental Health and the Pandemic

Study: Pfizer COVID Vaccine 100% Effective Among Adolescents

Teens Are Driving COVID-19 Surges. Can Schools Counteract That?

Biden Education Team Squashes States’ Push to Nix All Tests but Approves Other Flexibility

Pandemic Masks Ongoing Child Abuse Crisis as Cases Plummet

Vaccinated Adults May Have More Freedom. But for Kids, ‘the Rules Haven’t Changed.’

Covid-19 Shots for Children Hold Key to Herd Immunity

As Pandemic Upends Teaching, Fewer Students Want to Pursue It

Sleep-Deprived Kids Have Gotten a Break with Remote Learning’s Later Start Times. Some Hope It’s a Wake-Up Call for Schools.

Republicans Tell Miguel Cardona His Plan for ESSA Waivers Seems to Violate the Law

EdWeek Q&A: Miguel Cardona Talks Summer Learning, Mental Health, and State Tests

Why Teacher Vaccinations Are So Hard to Track

How Can Schools Use $129 Billion in Covid Relief Funds?

Most Nonwhite Students in US Still Learning Entirely Online, School Reopening Survey Shows

Don’t Force Schools to Give Standardized Tests This Pandemic Year, Research Scholars Ask Education Secretary Cardona

School Budgets: Why They’re Not As Bad As Predicted

The Missing Students of the Pandemic

CDC Relaxes Distance Requirements in Schools from 6 to 3 Feet

COVID-19 Aid Package Protects Funding for Students in Poverty, But Could Challenge Schools

US Schools Prepare Summer of Learning to Help Kids Catch Up

Remote Schooling Strains Parents and Their Children, CDC Survey Suggests

Cardona Keeps Tough Stance on State Tests as He Focuses on School Reopenings

Feds Giving CT $107 Million for COVID Tests in Schools

Education Department Convening Summit to Help Schools Reopen

CDC Looks at Whether 3 Feet — Instead of 6 — Is Safe for Schools’ Social Distancing

How the Pandemic Is Reshaping Education

The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Deal Includes A Groundbreaking Effort To Give Kids Internet Access

Avoiding Another COVID-19 Wave: How Schools Are Handling Spring Break Travel

Biden’s American Rescue Plan Is Actually a Huge New School Reform

Districts Eye Summer and Beyond to Recoup Learning Losses. Here’s What 3 Have on Tap

Cyberattacks on Schools Soared During the Pandemic

How Do Americans Really Feel About Reopening Schools?

Millions of Students Got Free Home Internet for Remote Learning. How Long Will It Last?

Federal Lawmakers Urge Miguel Cardona to Let States Cancel Tests, Highlighting Discord

Women Report Worse Side Effects After a Covid Vaccine

‘This Is a Significant Amount of Money’: COVID-19 Relief Bill Would Send Nearly $170 Billion to Schools

Teacher Vaccinations Go Untracked Amid School Reopening Push

Most Principals, District Leaders Predict Their Schools Will Be Fully In-Person This Fall

Vaccine Access Speeds Up for Teachers After Biden’s Declaration

Why Are Black Teachers Being Vaccinated at Lower Rates Than Their White Peers?

How Much COVID-19 Cleaning in Schools Is Too Much?

Return of Pet Projects in Congress Could Mean More Money for Schools to Address COVID-19

President Joe Biden Urges States to Vaccinate Teachers, School Staff This Month

New Findings on 2 Ways Children Become Seriously Ill From the Coronavirus

Testing Providers Could Be Forced to Pivot Quickly as Result of Biden’s State Testing Policy

Concern About Unspent COVID-19 School Aid Continues as Congress Moves Toward More Relief

6 Feet or 3 Feet: How Far Apart Do Students Need to Be?

Schools Must Still Give Standardized Tests This Year, Biden Administration Says

Fauci’s Latest on Vaccines for Young Kids: Not Likely This Year

More Teachers Are Asked to Double Up, Instructing Kids at School and at Home Simultaneously

Can Mass Self-Testing for Covid-19 Keep Schools Safe?

Teachers Are Stressed Out, and It’s Causing Some to Quit

Is Lunchtime the ‘Weak Link’ in School Reopening Plans?

What the CDC Guidelines Don’t Say About Classroom Ventilation and COVID-19 Spread

To Help Traumatized Students This Summer, Let Them Play, Sen. Chris Murphy Says in Q&A

V.P. Kamala Harris Calls for Teachers to Get COVID Vaccine Priority

White House Unveils New Money to Aid COVID-19 Testing in Schools, But Says More Is Needed

Biden Says Teachers Should Move Up in Priority to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

Scientists Call on C.D.C. to Set Air Standards for Workplaces, Schools Now

What Educators Should Know About Digital Self-Harm During Hybrid and Remote Learning

Covid-Linked Syndrome in Children Is Growing and Cases Are More Severe

Low-Income Children Less Likely to Experience ‘Live’ Contact With Teachers, Analysis Finds

The Latest Remote-Learning Battle: Requiring Kids to Keep Cameras On

Biden’s Goal to Reopen Schools Meets High-Stakes Political Test

Is Biden Lowering the Bar for What ‘Reopening Schools’ Means?

Will There Be Standardized Tests This Year? 8 Questions Answered

Dems Attempt to Push Through School Funding, wage Increase

Getting Teachers the Covid-19 Vaccine Is a Hurdle to Reopening Schools

In the Absence of COVID Safety Plans, Teachers Are Resigning and Retiring Early

Amid Tough School Reopening Battles, Americans Continue To Cheer Teachers Unions

Summer School, Extended Learning a Priority in $129 Billion COVID-19 Relief Bill

‘We’re Not Being Taken Care of’: Many Teachers Still Ineligible for Vaccines

Schools Plan for Potential of Remote Learning into the Fall

Biden Discusses Vaccinations, School Reopenings, Foreign Policy in First Network Interview as President

Education Department Details New Survey to Explore COVID-19’s Effects on Students

Details of Biden’s Education Relief Pitch Prioritize Smaller Classes, Avoiding Layoffs

Should Schools Become Vaccination Sites for Everyone?

GOP Senators Like McConnell and Hawley Turn Up Heat on Schools to Hold In-Person Classes

Where Are U.S. Teachers Ineligible to Be Vaccinated?

Nearly Half of U.S. States Allow Teachers to Get Shots.

Covid-19 Testing in Schools Bolsters Safety but Is Hard to Set Up, Studies Find

How Much Real Learning Time Are Students Losing During the Pandemic?

Missing in School Reopening Plans: Black Families’ Trust

Lawmakers Push Mental Health Days for Kids Amid Pandemic

Biden Administration Urged to Allow States to Cancel Spring Standardized Testing

Q&A: Rep. Jahana Hayes on Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theories and the COVID-19 Aid Schools Need

Anthony Fauci: ‘Get Teachers Vaccinated as Quickly as We Possibly Can’

CDC Doesn’t Know if New Covid-19 Variants Are Causing Rare Complication in Children

Sick Kids in Class, Teachers Punished for Speaking Out: Over 780 COVID-19 Complaints Reveal Schools Ignoring Safety

Lawmakers Push $75 Billion for Learning Recovery Among Trio of COVID-19 Bills

Can Schools Really Reopen in 100 Days? How Staffing Could Hobble Biden’s Plan

U.K. Coronavirus Variant Probed for Increased Risk to Younger People

DeVos Balked at More State Testing Waivers. What Will Biden’s Ed Dept Do?

How Biden’s Data Mandate Could Help Schools Navigate the COVID-19 Crisis

Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Food Benefits for Children Missing School Meals

Biden Pushes to Reopen Schools Within 100 Days

Global Test Finds Digital Divide Reflected in Math, Science Scores

Biden Issuing Pandemic Plan That Aims to Expand Access to Testing and Vaccines, Reopen Schools