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KQED's Julia McEvoy spoke with 2 California education experts about what the notable drop in standardized test scores means for the state's students.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions vaccinations advisors voted last week to recommend all children get the COVID-19 vaccine, a move that does not change Californias list of vaccines required for children to attend school.

As college students, we’re some of the most privileged members of society. We’re given the opportunity to expand our knowledge and specify what we know to enhance our future careers

While President Biden is trying to win a court victory for his student debt forgiveness proposal, he should be focusing instead on the latest dreadful report by the National Assessment

SPRINGFIELD – Early voting hours and locations greatly expanded across the state this week as the campaign season entered its final two-week stretch. Polling places opened across the city of Chicago as well. Information on early voting for each local election authority can be found on the Illinois State Board of Elections website here, or by visiting elections.il.gov. According to the state elections board, 265,937 of the 795,085 requested mail ballots had been returned as of Monday, while 66,...

The numbers are rolling in now about how much ground our kids have lost academically due to COVID-19, and they are very bad. The National Assessment of Educational Progress, known

Heres what you might have missed this week in Illinois government news.

(The Center Square) – After a report found a decline in mathematics and reading proficiency among Virginia fourth graders, Republicans and Democrats are sparring over the cause of the results.

It’s no surprise that educational achievement suffered after two chaotic years of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. But it’s still distressing to see the desolate picture of students’ academics

Gertrude Stein once told fellow writer Ernest Hemingway, “You all are a lost generation.”