Massive Learning Losses Show the Devastating Impact of Pandemic Policies on Children

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Here it is: district-level test scores. Data shared exclusively w/ The Associated Press provide most comprehensive look at how much kids fell behind.

Spoiler: Kids aren't doing well.

Was it online learning? Was it COVID trauma?

Yes.

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Read the whole story by BiancaVázquezToness and Jocelyn Gecker. The story hits on every bit of nuance that you hope it would cover. Excellent story. It is a must-read.
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Collin Binkley The Associated Press .The Associated Press has now completed its initial investment in eight full-time education journalists. The team is led by Mike Melia & me. BiancaVázquezToness & Sharon Lurye joined this summer. Race & Ethnicity reporter Annie Ma remains on the education beat as well.

It's a pivotal year for third-graders. After spending some of their early school years online, they need to master reading now, or risk failure. BiancaVázquezToness and Ron Harris check in on Atlanta's recovery efforts. apnews.com/article/scienc…

Welcome, BiancaVázquezToness, to AP New England 🙌🏼! We’re all looking forward to working with you 😎!

BiancaVázquezToness Chrissie Thompson The Associated Press It has been horrendous.

I’ll still live in the Boston area and will keep watching BPS and #MAEDU even if they’re not the primary focus of my coverage.

I'm joining the indefatigable Chrissie Thompson at the The Associated Press to write about the impact of the pandemic on students' education nationwide. Please DM me with any story tips!

Friday was my last day at Boston Globe Education. I'm sad to leave a fantastic team and local reporting in a community I've grown to love.

Idea: Statewide, open source, searchable banks of lesson plans, carefully tagged and curated by state departments of education.

The high-level turnovers at BPS are deeply disturbing, in a district with the state's most vulnerable students. BiancaVázquezToness latest.

BPS’s fifth director of English learners on leave, with little explanation bostonglobe.com/2022/04/17/met… via The Boston Globe

Verifying myself for the Journalists of Color slack

This is beyond devastating.

Paul was a hero, a mentor and a friend.

He taught us what global health should be and inspired all of us to do better

His brilliance was only outshined by his compassion and kindness

I'm at a loss. For the Partners In Health family.

For all of us.

According to sources, Mayor Michelle Wu wants to find a new permanent #BPS superintendent by the time Cassellius leaves in June. bostonglobe.com/2022/02/07/met… via The Boston Globe

Not usually one to share personal news on a public platform, but am so deeply honored and delighted to say that I’m the newest criminal justice reporter for the The Boston Globe, covering the #BPD . I start a week from today but feel free to send thoughts and ideas my way anytime!

Boston Superintendent Brenda Cassellius announces resignation bostonglobe.com/2022/02/07/met… via The Boston Globe

As someone who dropped out of high school and didn't graduate until I was almost 20, this story could have been about me. We can't truly begin to have the conversation around boosting graduation rates until we are honest about the true scope of the problem.