What does the return of mandates and masks mean for the start of another school year? Educators focus on lessons learned in the past year, amid pointed public debate, to bring students back to the classroom.
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Back to Class: How Schools Rebound
The pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions to education. In this storyboard, we explore how schools and districts have embraced best practices as students head back to school. The series of stories is a collaboration with The Christian Science Monitor, The Hechinger Report, Solutions Journalism Network, the Education Labs at AL.com, The Dallas Morning News, The Fresno Bee, and The Seattle Times.
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With more technology and hot spots in the hands of students, schools are facing new questions about uneven access and the best way to incorporate devices into instruction.
As colleges prepare for a new academic year, they’re finding that the pandemic has given them a new focus: rebuilding the campus community.
Three Colorado students confronted academic pressures, family needs, and questions about college during a fraught final year of high school. But they adapted in ways that suggest COVID-19 won’t define their futures.
This story is part of a series exploring promising efforts and research that could help students.
Tutoring, flexible instruction and targeted support are among the efforts schools are trying to build students’ strengths
A district made it every employee’s job, from math teachers to custodians, to support student mental health in the pandemic.
We know what will work to help kids catch up after the pandemic’s unprecedented disruptions to education.
Tens of millions of students — including thousands in Fresno County — may now be months or, in some cases, even a full year behind because they couldn’t attend school in person during the pandemic.