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COVID and Schools
Five years after the pandemic closed schools, some educators remain wistful for before times.
COVID closures left students behind and made school feel optional. They also ushered in a technological explosion.
The conservative group’s new training program seeks to drive activism against social and emotional learning in schools.
‘The pandemic has not only driven test scores down, but that decline masks a pernicious inequality that has grown,’ one author of the new report said.
A University of Colorado Boulder researcher said the study results show Zearn Math helped students, but other factors also likely contributed to math gains.
The special legislative session made it look easy, but a timeline shows the embrace of school vouchers was never a foregone conclusion.
The preliminary budget preserves funding for Summer Rising, but does not replace more than $100 million in expiring money for 3-K.
Many schools used federal COVID aid on longstanding, costly needs like new curriculum materials and buildings, a federal report says.
A 2024 survey of Indiana counselors found they don’t have enough time to help students.
The full impact of the pandemic on high school graduation rates is still emerging. Students who were in elementary school when schools closed may need extra support now.