If schools are to have any hope of catching kids up from COVID absences, they’ll need to know who missed the most school during the pandemic–and why.
Author: Alia Wong, USA TODAY
Teaching kids to hate America? Republicans want ‘critical race theory’ out of schools
A look at the recent spate of Republican-driven legislation seeking to stamp critical race theory out of schools
Students crushed by stress, depression are back in class. Here’s how schools are meeting their needs
The mental-health challenges won’t magically disappear once students trickle back into school buildings
Kids going back to school in a pandemic are met with another trauma: Active shooter drills
Active shooter drills are associated with increases in depression and anxiety among students, teachers and parents.
As millions of kids skip kindergarten, the learning gap widens — and schools may lose funding
With parents desperate for alternatives to distance learning, kindergarten enrollment has plummeted in districts across the country.
They’ve nurtured our babies through COVID-19 horrors. Now, child care workers aren’t sure when they’ll get vaccinated.
Many providers aren’t being prioritized for vaccination, and that could have implications for the families they serve.
COVID-19 has devastated Hawaii’s lei industry; now generations-old shops are clawing back
Tourism and celebrations are the linchpins of Hawaii’s lei culture. A combination of innovation and the “aloha spirit” is helping vendors get by.
Despite COVID-19, standardized testing may force English learners back to school campuses
Advocates are calling on states to delay or cancel in-person proficiency tests for schoolchildren who are still learning English amid the pandemic.
COVID-19 means more kids won’t be ready for kindergarten. America’s preschoolers are falling behind.
COVID-19 is closing day cares, increasing the cost of preschools and keeping children at home during arguably their most formative years.