Reading scores hit decades-low levels, new national education report says

Researchers say U.S. students entered a yearslong “learning recession” before the pandemic, with reading scores now near ...

Where Pa. students are gaining ground, where gaps remain after COVID

The Education Scorecard places Pennsylvania 27th out of 35 states in reading recovery after the pandemic-era learning losses.
PBS

What we know about the new 'cicada' COVID-19 variant

A new variant of COVID-19 is buzzing. Its official name is BA.3.2, but it's earned the nickname "cicada" because, analogous to the insect's pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a ...
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What are the new COVID-19 vaccine requirements? 2 Helps You answers your questions

Many people are running into confusion this season when trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine. That’s because federal guidance changed this fall: vaccine advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
The Hill

Only 33 percent of schools have recovered in either math or reading 6 years after pandemic

New research found only 1 in 3 schools have recovered in either reading or math since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools nearly six years ago. The number of schools that recovered in both ...

US students performing worse than 10 years ago, new report shows — but there are reasons for hope

A new report shows a mixed picture of American education, with middle-income districts lagging in student recovery from COVID ...