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Education

Bob Slavin
In memoriam
Education researcher Robert Slavin dies at 70
Published April 26, 2021
He was a longtime Johns Hopkins research scientist and professor, as well as a global authority on education research and evidence-based school reform
Masked children in a classroom
Open science
An emphasis on evidence
Published April 26, 2021
School of Education faculty members aim to bring scientific rigor back to education research
Global map
Education
New global tracker to measure pandemic's impact on education worldwide
Published March 26, 2021
The COVID-19—Global Education Recovery Tracker is a collaborative effort of Johns Hopkins University, the World Bank, and UNICEF
Conceptual illustration of a person weighing a lightbulb and a coronavirus particle in their hands
Perspective
Education in focus
Published March 25, 2021
As the first full school year since the beginning of the pandemic draws to a close and the U.S. government prepares an infusion of funding into the American education system, experts weigh in
Screenshot of the teacher vaccine tracker, taken on March 9, 2021
School reopening
Experts: States must implement teacher vaccination plans, tracking to ensure safe school reopenings by fall
Published March 9, 2021
The Johns Hopkins eSchool+ Initiative launches dashboard of state-by-state policies and status
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Community
'Nobody Asked Me': Research project changes the narrative
Published Feb 17, 2021
Hopkins researcher Richard Lofton teams with community organizer Larry Simmons for in-depth interviews of Baltimore families to discuss social issues most important to them
Community leaders and developers prepare to break ground on the East Baltimore Historical Library
East Baltimore
Community leaders, developers break ground on new East Baltimore Historical Library site
Published Feb 12, 2021
The library will preserve the history of East Baltimore and will be housed in three row homes adjoining Henderson-Hopkins School
Classroom desk and chair
Analysis
Most U.S. schools teach Black history, but few do it well
Published Feb 10, 2021
Johns Hopkins education policy expert says poor materials and lack of rigor preclude schools from offering rich lessons on the African American experience
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Commentary
Hopkins experts call for blue ribbon commission on reopening K-12 schools
Published Jan 4, 2021
'The coronavirus has potentially disrupted learning for a generation,' three education and bioethics experts write in 'The Baltimore Sun' / The Baltimore Sun
Odis Johnson
Q+A
Education and racial justice expert Odis Johnson joins Johns Hopkins
Published Dec 16, 2020
He is the principal investigator of a national study of fatal interactions with police and an expert in educational disparities