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What reporters need to know about the 'nation's report card'....

As coronavirus wears on, what role will out-of-school providers play in meeting community needs?...

Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones to white reporters: Study race intensely....

About half of all child care centers are expected to close as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and their meager share of federal relief funds cannot begin ...

One journalist shares her struggle to report while guiding her son with autism through school....

Pandemic sparks calls for changes to technology, curriculum and funding....

While many schools are online-only, those returning in person get tough....

US assistant education secretary James Blew also addresses testing waivers....

Solutions include more financial aid, free headphones and traffic light wifi hotspots....