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COVID relief deal includes billions for schools to improve ventilation, address learning loss during the pandemic Updated Dec 22, 2020; The $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus deal approved by Congress includes billions for elementary and secondary schools, including dollars to help with improving ventilation and air quality during the pandemic. A total of $54.3 billion has been secured for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. This will send formula funding to states and schoo...

Never before has the American education system been put under a microscope — sometimes literally — the way it was in 2020. That’s because COVID-19 illustrated just how much about schools we take for granted. Education research examines all kinds of things that take place inside the walls of schools, from science lessons and gym classes to sick days and suspensions. But experts have never had to think about what might happen if all of it — the hugs, the free breakfasts, the standardized ...

New Jersey named top state to raise a family For the second year in a row, New Jersey has been named the top state in which to raise a family. The report is from Money Rates and measured things like academic performance, cost of college, crime rates, daycare options, overall health, quantity/quality of open spaces, broadband infrastructure, and student checking accounts (it is a money website, after all). According to the site, “New Jersey is deemed the best state to raise a family because it...

16 Charts that Changed the Way We Thought About America’s Schools This Year By By This is the latest article in The 74’s ongoing ‘ ’ series, bringing America’s schools into sharper focus through new education research and data. (Get our newest updates delivered straight to your inbox — sign up for The 74 Newsletter) Never before has the American education system been put under a microscope — sometimes literally — the way it was in 2020. That’s because COVID-19 illustrated ju...

Dec 16, 2020 COVID-19 has been an enormous challenge to the nation’s public school system. It has forced tens of millions of students to stay at home, often for months at a time, rather than go to class. Give educators credit for doing what they could with “remote learning.” Thrown suddenly into a whole new way of trying to reach students, many teachers have done remarkably well. Still, there is no substitute for having students in seats in front of a teacher. Arguing that technology can ...

Commentary: Standardized tests still needed William McKenzie, For the Express-News Dec. 15, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Standardized testing during the pandemic is a tool to better address learning gaps once the pandemic subsides.Times Union /Times Union As a new administration takes shape in Washington, and as states try to determine what impact the pandemic has had on their students, the nation and local communities alike will be entering an intense period of determining where education resour...

Toggle open close We live in anxious times. But there have been many times in our past that were far more anxious, and in which the reasons for anxiety were far more compelling. We must remember that. Consider, for example, the situation facing the world in the early months of 1941, when Hitler’s triumphant armies controlled continental Europe, when only the British Isles managed to hold out, and when the future of liberty looked very dim—indeed, when civilization itself seemed imperiled. Y...

Article content The following is adapted from remarks made by Mark Bauerlein and Caitlin Fisher in a Munk Debates Podcast. The issue debated: distance learning is a disaster. Listen to the whole episode here. By Mark Bauerlein Try refreshing your browser, or Munk Debates: Is remote learning making kids dumber? Back to video I have a 15-year-old. Currently, he is on-site in school two days a week, and for two days he is at home. I can compare what’s going on every other day with him. Puttin...

VIRTUAL learning has been a disaster for many children, particularly for low-income, minority students and those with special education needs. The latest research has found that “students who struggle in in-person classes are likely to struggle even more online.” But exactly how much educational ground have at-risk students in the Fredericksburg region lost since March, when all of Virginia’s school divisions were closed on order of the governor due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Weâ...

MAXINE DEBRUYN May 8, 1937-December 9, 2020 (Due to COVID-19 a memorial will be held later, to be informed please sign the online guestbook) Nationally and internationally acclaimed dance educator, founder of Hope College Dance Department and community patron of the arts passed away on December 9, 2020. Maxine Harris DeBruyn was born May 8,1937 to Madge L Griswold Harris and Willard C. Harris. She left this earth in the comforting presence of her daughter Margret, following a warm outpouring of...