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WASHINGTON, DC— AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, released a brief exploring the data from its Member Exit Survey from 2019-2023. Since the survey started in 2015, more than 400,000 AmeriCorps members across all programs have completed this survey after…..
By Jake Halpern New York Times September 8th 2024 Mr. Halpern is a journalist and author. He and Michael Sloan shared the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning for “Welcome to the New World,” a 20-part series in The New York…..
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 10, 2024 AmeriCorps Press Office press[@]AmeriCorps.govRemarks as Prepared for CEO Michael D. Smith at the September 11 Anniversary EventMichael D. Smith, the eighth CEO of AmeriCorps, gave remarks at a 9/11 Day of Service event hosted with the…..
As federal funds dry up, eighth graders feel the pandemic’s long shadow most acutely, according to NWEA researchers. By Linda Jacobson July 23, 2024 “The 74” Eighth graders remain a full school year behind pre-pandemic levels in math and reading, according to…..
By Tom Kane and Sean Reardon May 11,2023 new york times Graphics by Quoctrung Bui Dr. Kane is a professor of education and economics at Harvard. Dr. Reardon is a professor of education and sociology at Stanford. Parents have become a lot more optimistic about how well…..
New test scores show the worst may not be over, with chronic absenteeism a major barrier to academic progress. By Laura Meckler and Lauren Lumpkin July 23, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Wsahington Post For a time, it appeared as if academic recovery from…..
Perspective by Valerie StraussDecember 17, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST Washington Post For years now, we’ve watched a movement called social-emotional learning become popular in U.S. schools with the aim of meeting the needs of students beyond academics — a recognition…..
By Nicole Asbury August 26, 2024 at 6:11 p.m. EDT Washington Post Ameilya Coleman waited expectantly for her mom in front of their driveway Monday morning. She was ready to start the 10-minute walkfrom their hometo Dr. Ronald McNair Elementary School in…..
By Jay Caspian Kang Opinion Writer Jay Caspian Kang A wide-ranging cultural critic and New York Times Magazine contributor tackles thorny questions in politics, culture and the economy. A few weeks ago, I debuted a running feature called “The Magic Wand,”…..
By the Editorial Board July 4, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Washington Post On July 4, Americans pause to celebrate the brave and radical actions of 1776, when 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence from the British monarchy, creating a nation…..