Anya Kamenetz
Stories
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Education
A Year Of School Like No Other: How A Teacher, A Student And A Parent Have Coped
We've talked with hundreds of people since the pandemic shut down schools and colleges a year ago. We checked back back in with three of them about how their lives have changed.
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National
Teaching Students A New Black History
An innovative education startup is offering culturally responsive learning to Black students across the country.
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National
States Must Test Student Learning This Spring, Biden Administration Says
Annual state testing was canceled last year because of the pandemic. Many states want to skip it again, but the Education Department says no.
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National
If Schools Follow CDC Guidance, Biden's Reopening Goals Could Be Hard To Reach
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest school guidelines are running into complicated facts on the ground, especially when it comes to physical distancing and community spread.
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Politics
CDC Offers Clearest Guidance Yet For Reopening Schools
The updated guidelines make key changes to earlier language, including a new color-coded chart that divides school reopening options into four zones, based on the level of community transmission.
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Health
Keep Schools Open All Summer, And Other Bold Ideas To Help Kids Catch Up
Educators, parents and students say there's a chance to take stock and reinvent education.
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National
Education Dept. Launches First Federal Effort To Track School Reopening
For the first time since the pandemic began, the U.S. Education Department will begin tracking where schools have reopened and just how unequal the access to learning has been.
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Education
Educators Consider Extending School Schedule Into The Summer
Because of the pandemic most U.S. students are still experiencing disrupted learning. Some education leaders are asking: How do we come back from this? Should we extend learning into the summer?
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Health
Did Closing Schools Save Lives Or Cost Lives? The Debate Continues
In November, a scientific paper estimated millions of years of life could be lost due to prolonged school closures in the U.S. The paper has since been corrected and critiqued.
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Politics
Biden Announces Executive Actions Meant To Help Reopen Schools
The new measures would increase testing and access to personal protective equipment for schools, and create a centralized, national database of school coronavirus cases.