Courts

100K students to benefit in major settlement between public school and parents over COVID learning loss

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) settled a class action lawsuit Wednesday with parents over learning loss suffered by students during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Read More

Homeschools

Study: Homeschoolers learn more in fewer hours, compared to their public-school peers

How much of an entire day in public school is spent on actual education? Studies suggest it’s about 16 minutes per hour, which could explain why homeschool students can pack… Read More

Education

Pandemic-era school shutdowns caused decades of student learning loss, federal report shows

(The Center Square) – A new federal report shows that the nationwide shutdown of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic led to historic learning losses for students. The Department of… Read More

National

Poll: Majority of teens prefer in-person learning over virtual or hybrid school

(The Center Square) – Most teens prefer in-person learning over virtual or hybrid learning, a new poll from the Pew Research Center found. The poll found that 65% of surveyed… Read More

State Government

MDC releases new gaming app to help Missourians learn about nature in a fun and unique way

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has released a new gaming app to help Missourians explore the outdoors and learn about wildlife in an exciting way. … Read More