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A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them

New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.

Students still lag in math and reading nearly 5 years after pandemic closed schools

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A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023

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A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023

This was the year a lot people finally exhaled. The pandemic was declared no longer an emergency. But viral threats are still with us and there are lessons we still haven't learned.

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