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July 14, 2021
Education Week, Vol. 40, Issue 37
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Students participate in class outside at the Woodland Pond School, a private school located near Bangor, Maine. Maine experienced one of the nation's largest drops in student enrollment in the 2020-21 school year, according to an EdWeek analysis.
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School & District Management
More Than 1 Million Students Didn't Enroll During the Pandemic. Will They Come Back?
Eesha Pendharkar
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June 17, 2021
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Briefly Stated: July 14, 2021
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Student Well-Being
What the Research Says
How Does the Delta Variant Figure Into Schools' Opening Plans?
Sarah D. Sparks
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July 6, 2021
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Early Childhood
What the Research Says
Starting School After the Pandemic: Youngest Students Will Need Foundational Skills
Sarah D. Sparks
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June 21, 2021
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The painkiller Oxycodone is among the opioids implicated in a health crisis that has school districts joining with states and municipalities in seeking damages from drug manufacturers.
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Law & Courts
The Opioid Crisis Hit Schools Hard. Now They Want Drug Companies to Pay Up
Mark Lieberman
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June 15, 2021
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Monica Wilbur, center, expresses her opposition to critical race theory at the statehouse in Salt Lake City earlier this year, while Betty Sawyer, standing behind her, supports it.
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States
Four Things Schools Won't Be Able to Do Under 'Critical Race Theory' Laws
Eesha Pendharkar
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June 30, 2021
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School Choice & Charters
How the Pandemic Helped Fuel the Private School Choice Movement
Evie Blad
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July 2, 2021
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Equity & Diversity
Why the Critical Race Theory Fight Is Harder for Educators Than the Common Core Battle
Andrew Ujifusa
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July 1, 2021
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Reading & Literacy
Is the Bottom Falling Out for Readers Who Struggle the Most?
Sarah D. Sparks
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June 15, 2021
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In this photo illustration, Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, left, and Becky Pringle, the president of the National Education Association, right.
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Teachers' Unions Vow to Defend Members in Critical Race Theory Fight
Madeline Will
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July 6, 2021
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Corey Ruth, a student at McDonogh 35 high school in Louisiana, was unsure about getting the COVID-19 vaccine until his athletic trainer talked to him.
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Student Well-Being
Vaccinating Kids Against COVID-19: Why Families Are Afraid and How Schools Can Help
Arianna Prothero
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June 28, 2021
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The Complicated, Divisive Work of Grading Teacher-Preparation Programs
Madeline Will
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June 22, 2021
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Equity & Diversity
Opinion
I Had Hope for Racial Justice. Now, I See a Standstill
David E. Kirkland
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June 30, 2021
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Why Are We Turning Our Backs on Remote Learning?
Theresa Rouse
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June 17, 2021
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Teaching
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Academic Freedom Calls for Critical Race Theory Instruction
July 12, 2021
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Letter to the Editor
Former Teacher: Essay on Equity Falls Short
July 12, 2021
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Letter to the Editor
The Politics of Reading Is Failing Students
July 12, 2021
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Reading & Literacy
Opinion
The Pandemic Will Worsen Our Reading Problem. Another Outcome Is Possible
Emily Freitag
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July 6, 2021
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