Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS - AP Education Writer
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón…
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This school reopened quickly after COVID. Kids’ reading was still behind
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — Students spread out in their rural Kansas classroom, answering questions with…
The pandemic widened gaps in reading. Can one teacher ‘do something about…
By CAROLYN THOMPSON - Associated Press
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Richard Evans makes his way through rows of his students in his third grade classroom,…
To improve kids’ mental health, some schools start later
By BROOKE SCHULTZ - Associated Press/Report for America
DREXEL HILL, Pa. (AP) — In the hours before he's due at Upper Darby High School, senior Khalid…
Black parents seek schools affirming their history amid bans
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY - AP Education Writer
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Every decision Assata Salim makes for her young son is important. Amid a spike in mass…
The struggle to read: One third grader’s winding journey
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press
Thomas snuggles under the covers with me at bedtime, warm and wiggly.It is our third tour through the “Harry…
An end to the reading wars? More US schools embrace phonics
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press
Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise.For decades, two…
‘Too much to learn’: Schools race to catch up kids’ reading
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS - AP Education Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third grade classroom, his…
Missouri school to stay closed after contamination scare
By JIM SALTER - Associated Press
A Missouri grade school that was shut down last year amid concerns of possible radioactive contamination will not…
Many kids need tutoring help. Only a small fraction get it
David Daniel knows his son needs help.The 8-year-old spent first grade in remote learning and several weeks of second grade in quarantine. The best way to catch him up,…