Public Education
Report: Pandemic policies set average WV school district back 7 months in math(The Center Square) â Every West Virginia school district saw significant learning losses between 2019 and 2022, with students being more than three-fourths of a year behind on average, according… Read More
Public Education
Back in the classroom after suffering from pandemic policies, children with special needs still struggling(The Center Square) â Illinois schools continue to cope with the effects of the school shutdowns during the pandemic. Recent studies have shown that remote learning and school closures… Read More
Public Education
Nationwide test scores show unprecedented decline in K-12 education due to pandemic policies that kept kids out of classroomsPandemic-era shutdowns and virtual learning caused a historic setback in K-12 education, according to new national data released on Monday. The âNationâs Report Cardâ… Read More
Public Education
Pandemic policies lead to dropping high school graduation rates, reversing decades-long trendHigh school graduation rates for the class of 2021 dropped in 20 out of 26 states examined in a recent education report. The… Read More
Public Education
Pandemic policies have led to a mental health âemergencyâ among Americaâs youth. As the spring semester begins, how are we going to fix it?ÂAn outbreak is sweeping the nation. And for young people, itâs far deadlier than the COVID pandemic. Whatâs… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota school district tightens credit card policies after audit finds disturbing lack of documentationA Minnesota school district is re-evaluating its financial policies after a recent audit noted a failure âto meet state requirements for credit card purchases,â according to news reports. âWe donât… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling numbers rise in Virginia after record spike, then brief decline following COVID-19 pandemicÂThe Virginia Department of Education has noted a 4.3% increase in the number of homeschooled students last school year, bringing the total over 56,000 students. âThe COVID-19 pandemic created an… Read More
Public Education
âBreaking pointâ: Teachers beg for help as post-pandemic classroom violence spirals(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teachers in Modesto, California are begging their school district to institute changes to behavior policies as students are becoming increasingly violent since returning to school… Read More
Public Education
Boston University study cites stateâs private-school growth, public-school decline since COVID pandemicÂA new Boston University study has discovered the most affluent 20% of public-school districts in Massachusetts lost more students than the other 80% combined since the COVID-19 pandemic. Simultaneously, high-income… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina, Michigan still suffering from pandemic learning lossThe latest K-12 standardized test scores are in, and they show several states still lag behind pre-COVID-19 pandemic numbers. North Carolina and Michigan both released their annual reports showing academic… Read More