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Elementary to High School

A high school quarterback comes back big after a lost year

by Katy Reckdahl December 20, 2021December 20, 2021

NEW ORLEANS — For quarterback Raphael Reed, this school year has been one step forward, then two steps back. But during a Thursday-night football game in October, he felt nothing but forward momentum. This story also appeared in ESPN and The Undefeated As the clock ran out that night, Reed, 16, tossed a perfect touchdown […]

Elementary to High School

America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic

by Jill Barshay, Hillary Flynn, Chelsea Sheasley, Talia Richman, Dahlia Bazzaz and Rebecca Griesbach November 10, 2021November 19, 2021

Elementary to High School

States’ urgent push to overhaul reading instruction

by Christina A. Samuels November 10, 2021November 11, 2021

Elementary to High School

Battling pandemic reading woes through teacher support, training

by Rebecca Griesbach November 10, 2021November 11, 2021

“Guided reading” launched a district into one of California’s top performers

by Ashleigh Panoo November 10, 2021November 11, 2021

Higher Education

Por qué los estudiantes blancos tienen 250% más probabilidad de graduación en universidades públicas en comparación a los estudiantes afroamericanos

by Olivia Sanchez and Meredith Kolodner October 21, 2021October 21, 2021

OPINION: Why school ratings can backfire

by Aaron Pallas October 21, 2021October 20, 2021

Elementary to High School

420,000 homeless kids went missing from schools’ rolls last year. They may never be found

by Neal Morton October 16, 2021October 20, 2021

OPINION: Some warning flags for those embracing personalized learning powered by education technology

by Natalia Kucirkova October 14, 2021October 13, 2021

OPINION: Struggling readers need standards and structure based on the science of reading

by Kymyona Burk and Maria Murray September 30, 2021September 23, 2021