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Older people in England are more satisfied after covid-19 pandemic
Surveys before, early on in and towards the end of the covid-19 pandemic suggest that although older people's well-being ...
Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests
Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1 ...
Inside FEMA’s sickening history of misspending billions of taxpayers’ dollars — and going largely unchecked
The most recent audit of the embattled disaster response agency claimed it mismanaged nearly $10 billion during the COVID ...
Covid Learning Losses
The authors of the report note that some school districts, including in poorer areas, have largely recovered from Covid ...
Most US kids aren’t gaining fast enough in reading and math. Some schools are different.
An analysis of state and national assessment test scores finds a few bright spots, along with evidence that interventions ...
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Pandemic recovery continues, but students still lag behind 2019 test scores
But education researchers at Harvard and Stanford say there are bright spots — some individual school districts have ...
Math and reading test scores are still down, but not in schools like these
The average American student remains half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels of achievement in both reading and math.
Rapides Parish leading Louisiana in Education Recovery Scorecard
KALB met with Rapides Parish School Superintendent Jeff Powell, who reflected on the parish leading the way for the state, ...
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A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them
New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.
Worst flu season in years swamps California: ‘Particularly long and difficult’
The worst flu season in years is swamping California, prompting a renewed surge in hospitalizations as officials warn the ...
Lawmakers debate measure requiring state employees to return to in-office working
The Republican-controlled Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs held a public hearing ...
Cineplex CEO Sees Film Studios Keeping to Release Dates: “They’re Pretty Committed to the Timing”
Ellis Jacob sees Canada’s largest cinema chain no longer starved for content as Hollywood strike disruptions are now behind ...