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Second graders Serena Lacour, Luke Busby and Dylan Poche work on a word-identification reading game, while other groups work with their teacher, Cady Caskey, on sounding out words.

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  • Education

Five years since COVID, Louisiana's readers are thriving. This is their secret.

In 2019, Louisiana's fourth graders ranked 50th in the country for reading. Now, they're 16th. Here's how the state, and one rural district, pulled it off.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta
Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, speaks about the testing program known as "The Nation's Report Card" during a 2022 interview.

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  • Education

Trump suspends the head of 'The Nation's Report Card'

Peggy Carr, a federal official who leads one of the country's most extensive student testing programs, known as The Nation's Report Card, was placed on administrative leave.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
A student rests his chin on his desk during a summer reading class in Bibb County.

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  • News

Georgia students inch ahead on state tests, but remain below pre-pandemic achievement levels

Georgia students showed small improvements on state standardized tests in the 2022-2023 school year. But achievement remains below pre-pandemic levels, and slow progress suggests a full recovery could be years off.

July 28, 2023
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By:
  • Associated Press

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  • Education

Georgia General Assembly passes legislation to change ACT score requirement for Zell Miller scholars

House Bill 607 successfully passed in the 2023 Legislative Session after a Senate vote of 50-2. The legislation would “revise the definition of Zell Miller Scholarship Scholar by changing ACT score requirement for certain students,” per the bill.

March 31, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
China is doing many millions of tests a day to uncover cases of COVID-19 — part of its zero-COVID policy. Above: People line up for nucleic acid tests to detect the virus at a public testing site on Nov. 17 in Beijing.

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  • Health

Why China's 'zero COVID' policy is finally faltering

For nearly three years, China has enforced incredibly strict rules to keep coronavirus transmission in check. But now they're facing a potentially deadly omicron surge.

November 30, 2022
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff and
  • Steve Inskeep
Passengers get a COVID-19 test at Heathrow Airport in London, Nov. 29, 2021. The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus. A senior administration official says the mandate expires Sunday at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time.

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  • News

U.S. lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

June 10, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Journalists and politicians mingled at an afterparty following the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 30. Based on COVID cases among attendees at the main event, SARS-CoV-2 was mingling as well.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Should I go to that party? What do I do if guests got COVID?

Whether it's a wedding, graduation or meeting, indoor events can spread the virus. Here's a complete guide: what to ponder before going, how to cut risks while there, what to do if cases crop up.

May 06, 2022
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  • Fran Kritz
A person walks past a COVID-19 testing location in Arlington, Va., on March 16. A new website launched by the Biden administration will provide a locater for test-and-treat facilities, among other services.

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  • Politics

A new federal website aims to solve a key COVID problem: where to get antiviral pills

The new government website includes a locator tool for more than 2,000 sites to access "test to treat" services for COVID. It's meant to be a one-stop shop for Americans' pandemic needs.

March 30, 2022
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  • Tamara Keith
The FDA said Wednesday that Abbott's BinaxNow test and Quidel's QuickVue can now be sold without a prescription for consumers to test themselves at home.

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  • Science

FDA Authorizes 2 Rapid, At-Home Coronavirus Tests

The Food and Drug Administration says Abbott's BinaxNOW test and Quidel's QuickVue can be sold without a prescription.

April 01, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
A Healthcare worker closes a plastic bag containing a coronavirus test kit

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  • Health

Georgia Infections Show Sharper Rise If Rapid Tests Included

COVID-19 infections are rising more rapidly in Georgia, in line with a national trend of increasing cases.

October 27, 2020
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  • Associated Press
The Tampa International Airport has started coronavirus testing for passengers with a boarding pass or proof of a reservation for a flight in the near future.

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  • National

Can Preflight Coronavirus Testing Get Travelers Back On Planes?

In hopes of jumpstarting a business decimated by the pandemic, airlines and airports are offering preflight, on-the-spot testing for the coronavirus, with some test results back in 15 minutes.

October 26, 2020
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By:
  • David Schaper
Students in classroom

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  • Education

State School Board Rejects Plan To Devalue Year-end Tests To Zero

Georgia’s state school board Thursday rejected a proposal to make high-stakes standardized tests essentially meaningless for public school students this year after the state superintendent pushed to shrink the effect from 20% to near zero.

October 02, 2020
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Students at Northeast High School in Macon

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  • News

Year-end School Tests Poised To Count 'Essentially Zero' Amid Pandemic

Georgia’s top school official aims to make year-end standardized tests count “essentially zero” toward students’ final grades in the 2020-21 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. State School Superintendent Richard Woods is also poised to recommend waiving performance consequences for teachers tied to the annual Georgia Milestones exams and let local schools decide when to administer the year-end tests.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Beau Evans
"Plebe summer" detailers, or trainers, lead a company of incoming freshman students — the "plebes" — at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

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  • Education

Can Military Academies Serve As A Road Map For Reopening Colleges?

Mandatory masks, strict discipline and rigorous testing have helped the academies, including West Point and Annapolis, welcome students back to campus. Can other schools learn from their example?

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo
Members of the Montreal Impact, wearing masks, take the field for their match against Toronto FC as part of the MLS Is Back Tournament Thursday in Reunion, Fla.

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  • National

Pro Sports Are Returning. Their COVID-19 Testing Is Top Notch, But Is It Ethical?

The NBA and Major League Soccer are getting underway in their 'protective' bubbles near Orlando. They get regular COVID-19 tests and quick results. But that's not the case for regular Floridians.

July 17, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman
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