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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 Video
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
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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
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COVID-19
Johns Hopkins learning modules teach best practices for reducing COVID-19 risks during in-person learning
Published Dec 14, 2020
The seven-module series is designed to help U.S. school and district officials develop and assess plans for in-person K-12 instruction
Robert Slavin
Faculty news
Robert Slavin named inaugural School of Education Distinguished Professor
Published Nov 5, 2020
He is considered the world's foremost advocate for using evidence to transform educational policy and practice
Ashley Rogers Berner
An informed citizenry
Published Oct 30, 2020
We must do more to foster in young people the skills, knowledge, and tolerance they need to be better citizens, writes School of Education expert Ashley Rogers Berner