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US students’ test scores slipping despite recovery efforts

The study used data from about 6.5 million students who took the MAP Growth assessment in reading and math since the onset of the pandemic.

White House to extend student loan pause again

The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to postpone payments during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an administration official familiar with the White House’s decision-making.

California’s public universities drop SAT/ACT admission requirement

In a move that squarely places California’s public universities at the forefront of the national trend to drop standardized tests, the Cal State university system will eliminate SAT and ACT exams from admission requirements, officials decided Wednesday.

Former Washoe superintendent takes top job in Chicago schools

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot named San Antonio schools Superintendent Pedro Martinez Wednesday as the new CEO of the nation’s third-largest school district.

Vaccinated students, teachers don’t need masks, CDC says

The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.

Schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge

Soaring numbers of students who are failing classes or are chronically absent have experts fearing a surge in the country’s dropout rate.

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