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    • Editor's Focus

    This blog features monthly magazine commentary from the AS&U editorial staff.

    Highlights

    Mike Kennedy New 2110

    Let it snow

    Feb. 3, 2023
    Snow days are becoming a relic of the past at many schools.
    Mike Kennedy

    Test scores and death counts

    Oct. 3, 2022
    Newly released results from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) show that the reading and mathematics scores of 9-year-old students fell significantly between...
    Mike Kennedy New 2110

    A blip, or a worrisome trend?

    July 1, 2022
    A year ago, looking ahead to the 2021-22 school year, I wrote about the understandable but still significant decline in higher education enrollment in the midst of the Covid-19...
    Mike Kennedy New 2110

    Learning in fear

    June 9, 2022
    Just a few weeks after I began writing for American School & University, two students at Columbine High School in Colorado unleashed a shooting attack that killed 12 of their ...
    Mike Kennedy

    Mask Madness

    Feb. 22, 2022
    The debates over Covid-19 and how to combat it have caused many to lash out at school officials.
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    A New Beginning

    Feb. 1, 2021
    As the clock ticked toward noon in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, millions of educators and other Americans listened with anticipation as they heard the words, “I, Joseph Robinette...
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    1,000 Cuts

    Oct. 1, 2020
    Schools and universities need more financial help from Congress as they cope with Covid-19
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    Investing in Infrastructure

    June 1, 2017
    For schools and beyond, interest in infrastructure issues will surely grow—especially over the months ahead.
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    Winning Programs

    April 1, 2017
    The recipients of this year’s Green Cleaning Award for Schools and Universities share many traits, among them vision; passion; innovation; communication skills; expertise; and...