Post-pandemic nose-dive: Why student test scores are raising alarms among parents and teachers
Kids now don't have the joy for reading they once did, and teachers have changed the way they teach writing in the digital ...
Scientists Discover First Henipavirus in North America, Raising Pandemic Fears
Scientists have identified the Camp Hill virus, a henipavirus, in shrews in Alabama, marking its first detection in North ...
As pandemic funds run out, school districts start looking at cuts
While the state budget is being discussed, there’s some number crunching going on in our local school districts.
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Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising
The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that ...
Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows
The number of homicides across the United States declined by 16% in 2024, continuing a recent downward trajectory, according ...
NYC students have regained ground lost during the pandemic, but reading scores remain stubbornly low
New York City children who just started grade school during the pandemic are rebounding in math — but schools are still ...
California students’ test scores show slow recovery from pandemic-era learning losses
SAN JOSE, Calif. — California students continue to trail their peers across the country in two key subjects on the newly ...
Idaho student test scores still haven’t overcome pandemic dips, but top national averages
That is one bright spot: Idaho fourth and eighth graders had higher proficiency rates than their national peers in reading ...
Iowa's report card: passing grades, but room for improvement post-pandemic
The Nation's Report Card performed by the National Assessment of Educational Progress is out, and while Iowa is scoring above ...
‘Didn’t Die’ Review: Pandemic Zom-Com Has All the Right Ideas but Lacks Horror Execution
Meera Menon's sardonic horror comedy 'Didn't Die' hits the right character beats, but can't quite up the ante.