Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. As more Americans receive Covid-19 vaccines and schools move to reopen widely, leaders are doing their best to make sure everyone gets the memo: School is happening in-person this fall. California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently told reporters, “We […]| www.the74million.org
Many teachers say they are struggling to connect with English-language learners at home, but are using high- and low-tech methods in an attempt to overcome the digital divide and other challenges.| PBS News
The Y, and New York City's Department of Education, have been caring for tens of thousands of children during the pandemic. Neither has had reports of coronavirus clusters or outbreaks.| NPR
Concerns about absences and students’ difficulties with participating in daytime classes led to the development of KIPP NJ’s Evening Learning Program.| K-12 Dive
Providence Journal reporter Linda Borg grades herself critically for her coverage of the state takeover, pandemic shutdown, and schools reopening. By Colleen Connolly and Alexander Russo School district takeovers. Lawsuits. Recalls. Sudden resignations. Providence Journal reporter Linda Borg has seen and done it all. She’s been at the paper for 35 years, the last 15 […]| Kappan Online
Education journalism can do better at providing useful information focused on families’ needs. By Greg Toppo Back in the day, I was a huge fan of Alton Brown, the charismatic TV chef whose weekly Food Channel show would vividly explain the chemistry of yeast respiration or the architecture of green bean casseroles, then guide viewers […]| Kappan Online
Over nearly three years, The Grade has published a large number of pieces about media coverage of the COVID-19 crisis and schools. JOURNALISTS’ SELF-REFLECTIONS ‘We wasted a lot of time:’ A veteran reporter reflects ‘I will never forget it.’ Education reporters reflect on two years covering schools during the pandemic How education reporters stay safe […]| Kappan Online
A new story from the New Yorker shows how the media under-reported the plight of vulnerable kids — and unwittingly helped fan teachers’ fears that kids were COVID “super-spreaders” By Alexander Russo On the surface, the recent New Yorker/ProPublica article by Alec MacGillis focuses much-needed attention on the plight of vulnerable kids who have been […]| Kappan Online
Inadequate media coverage contributes to lack of urgency in school recovery efforts, says ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis. By Alexander Russo Over the past three years, ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis has emerged as a standout voice among journalists covering the impact of the pandemic response on students. In 2020, he wrote a prescient piece about a Baltimore student […]| Kappan Online
Pandemic education coverage failed to capture the losses vulnerable kids and working-class families were experiencing, says NPR’s K-12 education correspondent. By Alexander Russo I have often been disappointed during the past two years tracking education beat coverage of schools’ pandemic responses. However, there have been a small number of education reporters doing invaluable work. Chief […]| Kappan Online
A dozen education journalists share their best and worst moments By Colleen Connolly and Alexander Russo Two years ago, most of the nation’s public schools shut down, launching a tremendously difficult time for everyone, including education journalists. The unprecedented shutdown created enormous education coverage demands and access problems. Some reporters were new to the beat […]| Kappan Online
Over the past 12 harrowing months of the pandemic, what stories told us startling new things, moved us most, or changed the way we thought about things – for better or worse? By Alexander Russo The first school-related COVID story that I’ve been able to find was this Washington Post story about some schools canceling […]| Kappan Online
This is the story of how virtual learning broke school culture, how administrators failed to rebuild it — and how media coverage overlooked the human toll of these failures.| Kappan Online
