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COVID devastated many Latino families. During Hispanic Heritage Month, tell us how your school community has supported you.

By Caroline Bauman

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Newark school district failed to properly educate English learners, feds say

By Patrick Wall

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72 NYC schools are getting money to lower class sizes. Will it help students?

By Reema Amin

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For Hispanic boys in Memphis, the pressure to work full-time comes with a cost: lower graduation rates

By Ian Round

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Immigrant students will need more support next school year. Improved translation services are high on the wishlist.

By Reema Amin

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It’s been two years since some English learners sat for language exams. Schools will get a new chance to test their skills.

By Reema Amin

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4 important insights from Shelby County Schools’ Equity and Inclusion Audit

By Cathryn Stout

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Big changes to this year’s middle school admissions process yielded modest demographic shifts

By Reema Amin

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Vivo en el barrio donde mataron a Adam Toledo. Esto es lo que significa criar a un niño allí.

Las madres de La Villita merecen apoyo, no que se les juzgue.

By María Serrano

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I live in the neighborhood where Adam Toledo was killed. Here’s what it’s like to raise a child there.

The mothers of Little Village deserve support, not judgment.

By María Serrano

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Decline in participation of annual English fluency test prompts need for more analysis

By Yesenia Robles

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COVID hit this Brooklyn high school hard. Paying students to tutor their peers is helping them get through it.

Canarsie’s Brooklyn X High School found that employing students as tutors has paid off in more ways than one.

By Christina Veiga

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Cardona: Schools need to rebuild trust with students and families of color as reopening continues

By Kalyn Belsha and Sarah Darville

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Parents urge Adams 14 and its external manager to engage the community more

By Yesenia Robles

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Education advocates tell Cuomo that schools need ‘every dollar’ of coronavirus relief

By Reema Amin

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Nueva York y Newark, cuéntennos, ¿de qué manera afectó la pandemia de COVID-19 a sus comunidades escolares?

By Caroline Bauman and Carrie Melago

The COVID-19 outbreak is changing our daily reality

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New education equity alliance launches in Tennessee

By Marta W. Aldrich

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Indiana teachers seize inauguration moment to teach power of student voice

By Aaricka Washington

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Advocates want families to know: Colorado children don’t have to take in-person English proficiency tests

By Yesenia Robles

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