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For some kids, returning to school post-pandemic means a daunting wall of administrative obstacles 

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But it was traumatic when, in Fall 2021, they figured out it had happened. Related: Millions of kids are missing school as attendance tanks across the US Thousands of students went missing from American classrooms during the pandemic. Tameka’s children — all four of them — have been home ever since.

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Community colleges tackle another challenge: Students recovering from past substance use

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Related: Training people recovering from substance abuse disorders to be part of treatment teams Genevieve Ward, 42, enrolled at Skagit Valley in the summer of 2021 after spending time in prison on a drug conviction. Typically, the sentences include a work or education component, making Skagit Valley a natural fit.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

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A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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College tuition breaks for Native students spread, but some tribes are left out

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This story also appeared in Oregon Public Broadcasting Hall — who graduated in 2021 with a doctorate in linguistics from the University of Oregon — is the language coordinator for the Coquille Indian Tribe. That way, she said, they can be the ones making laws and the ones teaching their history in the classroom.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

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At the beginning of 2021, The Hechinger Report’s members (individual readers who donated money to our nonprofit news organization) asked us if we would report on the best practices for helping the nation’s public school system recover from the pandemic. Your stories. When given the opportunity, then they will succeed.

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When the punishment is the same as the crime: Suspended for missing class

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Suspensions can also contribute to new problems, such as lower academic performance and higher dropout rates. Missing just two days of school per month has been tied to lower reading proficiency in third grade, lower math scores in middle school and higher dropout rates in high school.

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Schools can’t afford to lose any more Black male educators

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Their absence in classrooms is deeply felt, especially in states like South Carolina where almost a fifth of students are Black. While teacher vacancies are affecting all educators, experts say if South Carolina wants its Black students to succeed, it can’t afford to lose any more Black men in the classroom.

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