COVID forced K-12 leaders to overhaul safety policies— including the key component of communicating regularly and transparently with their communities.

Not testing students and updating IEPs could change entire academic trajectories for students if they do not receive data-driven supports and services.

Without national standards, there is huge variation between what one school and a district in another state may be teaching students at the same level.

The COVID pandemic's threat to rising per-student-spending and climbing teacher salaries remains unclear, say researchers who compiled the NEA's annual school funding report.