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Three school years into COVID, are students gaining ground or still sliding?

By Matt Zalaznick

Though many schools have held in-person instruction during most of 2021-22, one set of widely used assessments shows student performance in year two of the pandemic is lower than during the first year.

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Briefing

New nationwide call to action aims to help solve teacher shortages

Briefing

6 problems that have made COVID recovery look like a game of 'Whack-a-Mole'

Curriculum & Instruction Stories

March 21, 2022

Girls show higher aptitude than interest in STEM. Here's how to get them engaged

Female students have given several reasons for not taking STEM classes, including when a certain course is predominantly male. They are also worried about hazing or appearing less intelligent, career counselors say.

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March 21, 2022

How COVID increased the urgency to revamp K-12's approach to grading

Nearly one-third of students in grades three through 12 earned at last one F in their report cards while Santa Fe Public Schools was on remote instruction.

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March 18, 2022

How K-12 leaders can help colleges diversify the principal pipeline

Though the majority of students in K-12 schools are now of color, only about a fifth of their principals identify similarly—and just 2% are Black men.

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March 16, 2022

High school students were making progress in 2 key areas before COVID struck

On the eve of COVID, high school students were making progress in two high-priority areas: they were earning more credits and taking more rigorous STEM courses.

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March 16, 2022

By scrapping a high-stakes exam, has one big state really reduced K-12 testing?

A promise to end standardized testing in Florida is not what it seems, teachers said this week after Gov. Ron DeSantis launched the state's new assessment system.

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March 16, 2022

Family engagement is more important than ever. How K-12 leaders are responding.

Among the lasting impacts of the pandemic experience in Chelsea Public Schools, which is 87% Latino, are the bilingual liaisons who are now working more closely with families.

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March 15, 2022

3 actions K-12 leaders should push for to better fund English learners

Diversity doesn't simply mean supporting English learners—it also means recognizing the heterogeneity of English learners themselves.

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