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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

Note the huge spike in January 2022 due to the Omicron variant. Also note that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) chose to administer the NAEP tests in March 2022 , during the downswing of that huge spike in cases and after two years of COVID trauma (six weeks later America hit the 1 million dead mark ).

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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. The district assigned 10 full-time teachers to provide live, online classes via Zoom. More than 250 kids signed up for SpaRRk.

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OPINION: Can we please stop talking about so-called learning loss?

The Hechinger Report

In recent weeks, news outlets and social media have been filled with depressing stories about “declines” in student achievement, in both reading and math. Did students lose learning during the pandemic? Despite this, the diverse group of teenagers arrived each day, taking time out from their challenging home lives, eager to learn.

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Elementary and Secondary Emergency School Relief (ESSER) Funds Allow for Improved Indoor Air Quality in U.S. Schools

eSchool News

DALLAS (August 18, 2022) – ActivePure , the world’s leader in air and surface purification technologies, is now available for educational institutions through special funding from the U.S. The transition to online learning for students across the United States created challenges for students, teachers and parents alike.

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How the Substitute Teacher Shortage Is Impacting Teacher Professional Development

Edsurge

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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Fewer kids are enrolling in kindergarten as pandemic fallout lingers

The Hechinger Report

To help her along, the teacher at her Bay Area elementary school has been showing her the right way to hold a pencil. Concerned about the virus or wanting to avoid online school, hundreds of thousands of families delayed the start of school for their young children. It’s harder. Way, way harder,” Aylah said of the new grip.

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English learners stopped coming to class during the pandemic. One group is tackling the problem by helping their parents 

The Hechinger Report

Starting at about 3 p.m. Enrollment in the program, ourBRIDGE for Kids, has bloomed over the last few years, from 35 students when it opened in 2014 to about 230 children in 2023, with more on waitlists. By 2022, the rate had more than tripled to 34 percent. CHARLOTTE, N.C.

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