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The pandemic’s toll: National test scores show progress slowed, gaps widened; Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat, July 28, 2021
Want to Make Virtual Learning Work? Get Parents Involved in Meaningful Ways; Alyson Klein, EdWeek, July 27, 2021
LA-based education platform Numerade offers free online STEM bootcamps to help MS and HS students overcome COVID learning loss; Tim Newcomb, LA SCHOOL REPORT, July 27, 2021
Sparked by Pandemic Fallout, Homeschooling Surges Across U.S.: The Associated Press, EdWeek, July 26, 2021
A rush to calculus leaves some students behind in California; Sydney Johnson, EdSource, July 26, 2021
COMMENTARY: Why reading at grade level shouldn’t be our only goal: Malbert Smith, EdSource, July 21, 2021
How Can Teachers Better Understand Students? A New Breed of Assessment Will Try to Help: Catherine Gewertz, EdWeek, July 21, 2021
Tired of the same old student assessments? This fund wants to help; Sydney Johnson, EdSource, July 21, 2021
I’ve Studied Teachers for 20 Years. The Pandemic Was Their Ultimate Challenge; Lora Bartlett, EdWeek, July 19, 2021
Surveys Find Parents Want Bold Changes in Schools — With More Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom; Karen Pittman and Linda Darling-Hammond, T74, July 19, 2021
Ensuring our students feel safe, engaged will be key to getting through the post-pandemic year; Marion Siwek, EdSource, July 16, 2021
Virtual Pre-K Filled a Void for ‘Overwhelmed’ Parents This Year, But Experts Disagree About Its Role — and Federal Funding — in a Post-Pandemic World; Linda Jacobson, T74, July 14, 2021
California’s math framework matters to English learners. Here’s how to get it right; Crystal Gonzalez, EdSource, July 13, 2021
Make Science Education Better, More Equitable, Says National Panel; Sarah D. Sparks, EdWeek, July13, 2021
Four Teacher-Recommended Instructional Strategies for Math; Larry Ferlazzo, EdWeek, July 12, 2021
Arts should be part of any plans to rethink schooling and reengage students; Katrina Woodworth, Candice Benge and Elise Levin-Guracar, EdSource, July 6, 2021
Many Schools Don’t Teach About the Science of Vaccines. Here’s Why They Should; Arianna Prothero, EdWeek, July 2, 2021
Closing the homework gap so ‘no child is left offline’; Javaris Salman, The Hechinger Report, July 2, 2021
Four Things Schools Won’t Be Able to Do Under ‘Critical Race Theory’ Laws; Eesha Pendharkar, EdWeek, June 22, 2021
During COVID, States Let Students Get Speech Therapy, Mental Health Counseling & Other Services Online. Make Those Changes Permanent; Kelly Wolfe, T74, June 29, 2021
To Build a STEM Workforce, We Must Invest in Education Science. But a Bill Congress Is Considering Doesn’t Go Far Enough; Mark Schneider, T74, June 29, 2021
Reading gains in the era of learning loss; Mark Gozonsky, EdSource, June 29, 2021
For students in California, arts education is a civil rights issue; Sonia Patel Banker, EdSource, June 27, 2021
Algebra 1 Is a Turning Point. Here’s How to Help Incoming Students; Sarah Schwartz, EdWeek, June 22, 2021
Juneteenth Meets Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws: Where Do Teachers Go From Here?; Jania Hoover, T74, June 22, 2021
The Remote Learning Paradox: Some Educators, Parents Want to Keep Online Classes Option Even Though Instruction Suffered; Julia Kaufman, Heather Schwartz and Melissa Kay Diliberti, T74, June 22, 2021
Understanding Learning ‘Acceleration’: Going Slow to Go Fast; Stephen Sawchuk & Liana Loewus, EdWeek, June 22, 2021
More Than a Buzzword: Making Interdisciplinary Learning a Reality; Allyson Even, Carleigh Race, edutopia, June 21, 2021
Cicadas During COVID — A ‘Golden Moment’ For Classroom Engagement At the End of an Isolating School Year; Laura Tay, T74, June 21, 2021
Remote learning a bust? Some families consider having their child repeat kindergarten; Brenda Iasevoli, Hechinger Report, June 20, 2021
Why some early childhood advocates want more transitional kindergarten choices; Karen D’Souza, EdSource, June 17, 2021
How Students Want to Reimagine Education Next Year; Larry Ferlazzo, EdWeek, June 14, 2021
Research from Europe points to online tutoring as a potent weapon against learning loss; Kevin Mahnken, LA SCHOOL REPORT, June 14, 2021
Using Rubrics for ‘Targeted Feedback’; Larry Ferlazzo, EdWeek, June 13, 2021
Strong gains, quick losses: New research on students with disabilities finds conventional data hides both opportunity and risk; Beth Hawkins, LA SCHOOL REPORT, June 10, 2021
Analysis: Finding Purpose, Empowering Action, Disrupting Oppression — Why Teachers Should Help Students Develop Strong, Positive Identities; Patrick Cook-Deegan and Brandy Arnold T74, June 9, 2021

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