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The missing students of the pandemic
A California school official searches his district for the hundreds left behind by covid-19
What I Learned During the Pandemic
17 students share thoughts on their schools, their teachers, their families, and their countries.
The futility of standardized testing in a crazy pandemic year
Wayne Au, professor in the School of Educational Studies at the University of Washington at Bothell, argues against standardized testing during distance learning and COVID-19.
How the pandemic is reshaping education
The coronavirus pandemic upended almost every aspect of school at once. It was not just the move from classrooms to computer screens. It tested basic ideas about instruction, attendance, testing, funding, the role of technology and the human connections that hold it all together. A year later, a rethinking is underway, with a growing sense that some changes may last.
Community colleges at a crossroads: Enrollment is plummeting, but political clout is growing
Community colleges have been facing a devastating enrollment decline. However, they now have an ally in the White House in Dr. Jill Biden.
As admissions season descends, warning signs appear for low-income applicants
Fewer low-income, first-generation, Black and Hispanic students are applying to college for the coming year than in the past, while their wealthier classmates have been less affected by the restrictions imposed in response to covid-19.