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‘Class Of 2025’ Season 2 epilogue: The road to 2025 continues
Middle school is almost over for the Class Of 2025 -- high school is next. An update on 8th grade, and a look to the future.

‘Class Of 2025,’ Episode 6: Rayshawn & Josh: Why some Black students may do better at home
For two Black students in the Class Of 2025, learning at home has been better than getting an education in-person.

‘Class Of 2025′ episode 5: Boys ‘Fall Apart’ in middle school
When it comes to middle school, male students tend to have a harder time than female students. Why?

‘Everything in this world just takes longer’ and other distance learning challenges, through the eyes of a principal
The last year hasn’t been easy for anyone - and that certainly includes people charged with running public schools.

‘Class Of 2025’ episode 4: Lessons from The Plague — new teachers in 2020
The latest episode of "Class Of 2025" is all about the teachers.

‘Class of 2025’ episode 3: The year that screen time was all the time
Now more than ever, staying connected to friends means staying online.
COVID-19, distance learning and the debate over reopening Oregon’s schools
As COVID-19 cases rise and parents push for Oregon schools to reopen, some students caught in the middle are struggling more than others.

‘Class Of 2025’ Episode 2: When school and home collide — COVID-19 continued
The newest season of the ‘Class Of 2025’ podcast takes you to middle school.

‘Class Of 2025,’ Episode 1: The Class Of 2025 and COVID-19
The first episode of the newest season of 'Class Of 2025' starts in spring 2020 - when COVID-19 shut down school buildings.

Listen now: OPB’s ‘Class Of 2025’ podcast second season now available
OPB's "Class Of 2025" project is following 27 students through school. They're now in middle school — in the middle of a pandemic.