Coronavirus (COVID-19) Families, Communities, and Education

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What can social media listening tell us about the desire for education change?

Rebecca Winthrop, Adam Barton, and Lauren Ziegler

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a bilateral meeting with Swiss Interior and Health Minister Alain Berset on the sidelines of the opening of the 74th World Health Assembly at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland May 24, 2021. Laurent Gillieron/Pool via REUTERS

Covid and the end of the post 9/11 era

Thomas Wright and Gideon Rachman

The Rachman Review

Thursday, September 9, 2021

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Junior students look on during literature class at the Piarist School in Hagerhill, Kentucky. Typically all students wear uniforms at The Piarist School, but on the first day of school when this photo was taken many were in plain clothes because many were receiving their uniforms that day. Aug. 17, 2021As 8687 Piarist School472

How the pandemic has changed teachers’ commitment to remaining in the classroom

Gema Zamarro, Andrew Camp, Dillon Fuchsman, and Josh B. McGee

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

A student wearing a protective mask, attends class on the first day of school, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at St. Lawrence Catholic School in North Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello

What does back-to-school look like during COVID?

Jon Valant and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Class Notes: The poverty rate, subsidized broadband internet, and more

Ariel Gelrud Shiro and Richard V. Reeves

Thursday, August 26, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A student wearing a protective masks, walks past a “Welcome back” banner on the first day of school, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at St. Lawrence Catholic School in North Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

How schools can protect our children and their future when reopening

Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Chelsea Clinton, Dr. Judith Guzman-Cottrill, and Dr. Neil A. Lewis, Jr.

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Fourth Grade Teacher Kenneth Knight assists students in connecting to the internet on the first day back to in-person learning at Crieve Hall Elementary School on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Nashville, Tenn.Metro Nashville Public Schools Students Return In Person Jn 014

Teacher assistants are needed—now more than ever

Helen F. Ladd, Steven W. Hemelt, and Calen R. Clifton

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

A girl in India uses a computer for onlline learning

Ed tech and educational opportunity during the COVID-19 school closures

Emiliana Vegas, Sheral Shah, and Brian Fowler

Monday, August 23, 2021

Three girls in a rural town in India use a laptop for school.

How has education technology impacted student learning in India during COVID-19?

Emiliana Vegas, Sunhwa Lee, and Unika Shrestha

Monday, August 23, 2021