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By Aaron BlakeStaff writer April 1, 2022|Updated April 1, 2022 at 11:22 a.m. EDT Washington Post New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention paint a stark picture of high school students’ mental health during the coronavirus pandemic: As of the first half of…..
Several months before her death, former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright wrote some reflections on the importance of making the most out of life. Her thoughts are excerpted here from the new afterword of the paperback edition of her…..
By Ovetta Wiggins March 28, 2022 at 2:57 p.m. EDT Washington Post Maryland state Sen. William C. Smith Jr. went to bed early Sunday night. He was startled Monday morning when he awoke to a phone that wouldn’t stop dinging. That’s when he…..
By Patrick Healy and Lulu Garcia-Navarro New York Times March 27th 2022 Mr. Healy is the deputy Opinion editor. Ms. Garcia-Navarro is a Times Opinion podcast host. The 12 teenagers were tentative at first, silent after a focus group moderator asked how they…..
A former Superintendent of our local school district was such a big fan of evidence and transparency that he insisted that every school share a public report card. Go on to the school web site and you will see all…..
By Kalyn Belsha, Melanie Asmar and Lori Higgins New York Times As class ended on a recent Tuesday, Ana Barros, a middle school teacher, signaled for a seventh grader wearing Crocs to hang back. Minutes earlier, he’d stormed into the hallway, slamming the door in Ms. Barros’s…..
By Amy Joyce March 1, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EST Washington Post The day after Russia first attacked Ukraine, I passed the Russian Embassy with my 12-year-old son. People were gathered at its ominous gates, protesting that country’s invasion. “What have you…..
By Phyllis Fagell March 15, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Washington Post When music teacher Monica Hepburn noticed a few weeks ago that her students were progressing slower than expected — and that some were doing the bare minimum — she asked…..
Listen for alums tell the story of their AmeriCorps Project CHANGE experience.
Watch some of the highlights from Members of Project CHANGE as they sum up their service year. This is the class of 2014.