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Learning: A Special Report

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  2. PhotoIn Lawrence County, Tenn., weather forecasters now have their own Doppler radar, thanks to a public fundraising campaign. A similar grass-roots approach can be seen in the county’s response to the pandemic.
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    Lessons From Tornadoes Help a Community Combat Covid

    The same spirit of innovation that made it possible to track storms has helped a Tennessee county prepare for online learning and a return to classrooms.

    By Laura Pappano

  1. ‘The People That Are Within These Frames’: A Community Offers Self-Portraits

    The New York Times asked photography students at the Bronx Documentary Center to show us how they see themselves.

    By Raillan Brooks and Christy Harmon

  2. Arthur Staats Dies at 97; Called ‘Time Out’ for Unruly Kids

    A behavioral psychologist, he advised that it was more productive to briefly isolate a misbehaving child than to spank or yell. Thus a household phrase was born.

    By Sam Roberts

  3. How ‘Friends’ Helps People Around the World Learn English

    Language teachers say the show is a near-perfect amalgam of easy-to-understand English and real-life scenarios that feel familiar even to people who live worlds away from the West Village.

    By Mike Ives

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    When Students Shared Their Struggles, They Helped Me With My Own

    Reporting on the impact of the pandemic, I had hoped to gain a deeper understanding of teenagers’ pain. But I received much more than that.

    By Susan Dominus

  5. Robert Slavin, Who Studied How Children Learn, Dies at 70

    He favored phonics to teach reading and grouping students with different aptitudes rather than by age or grade.

    By Sam Roberts

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    How a Fourth Grader in 1960 Inspired College Students in 2019

    Sixty years ago, a Times article described one girl’s wish to find a pen pal. A journalism class investigated how the story ended.

    By Katie Van Syckle

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    How Four Years Shaped Girls’ Political Views

    After Hillary Clinton’s loss and a tumultuous presidency, I reconnected with teens I had interviewed to get their sense of the world.

    By Claire Cain Miller

  8. Japanese Student Forced to Dye Her Hair Black Wins, and Loses, in Court

    In a split ruling, a court in Osaka ordered the school to pay some damages for emotional distress, but it said the rule that students’ hair must be black did not violate regulations.

    By Tiffany May

  9. A ‘Masculinity Crisis’? China Says the Boys Are Not All Right

    The Education Ministry plans to beef up gym classes after a top official said female teachers and pop culture had made boys “weak, inferior and timid.”

    By Tiffany May

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    How The New York Times for Kids Explains the Capitol Attack

    The monthly section devoted to children started by following one of its principles: Don’t sugarcoat the news

    By Katie Van Syckle