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A review of district records shows how some public schools are distancing themselves from SEL lessons amid accusations that theyre indoctrination.

Here’s what happens when a school rethinks punishment.

There are signs that public school students have overcome aspects of their pandemic learning loss, but there’s still plenty of progress to be made. For both students and teachers, perseverance will be key to further growth.

Instead of an eight-week summer camp to help Arizona students catch up after COVID-19, AZ OnTrack offers funding to existing summer school programs.

In second grade, Zion Graham bounded to school. He loved maths. His favourite book was about a slow turtle who took all day to get dressed. Then came the pandemic, and months of joyless remote learning. Zion lost confidence in reading. His performance in third grade plummeted. Advertisement Zion, now 8, is spending his summer racing to catch up, back at Hunter Elementary School in Greensboro, North Carolina. When Zion and his schoolmates arrive by 7.45am each morning, they face a challenge — ...

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Around the nation, and including POlk, more students than ever will attend summer school. But the ones in most peril are least likely to attend.

What American kids need this summer Vox.com 3 hrs ago Anna North © Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG A child plays with her kindergarten class in Brentwood, California, during the reopening of playgrounds at early education centers and elementary schools across the district on Monday, May 3, 2021. For kids across the country, the 2020-21 school year has been difficult, to say the least. Many have attended class from their bedrooms, seeing their friends and teac...

Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG For kids across the country, the 2020-21 school year has been difficult, to say the least. Many have attended class from their bedrooms, seeing their friends and teachers only on Zoom. Others have been unable to access even that much instruction because they don’t have a computer, an internet connection, or a quiet place to study. Even those who have returned to in-person school have faced a host of new stressors, from distancing requirements to ...