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How Early Adopter Districts Are Moving Ahead Fast With AI — and Getting It Right

New CRPE analysis finds districts in Georgia, California and Washington that prioritize artificial intelligence for the students who need it most.

Nathan Kriha, Michael Beradino & Bree Dusseault
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Analysis

Big Improvements Require Big Changes: Close Bad Schools and Expand Good Ones

Aldeman: New Orleans, Denver & Florida show how implementing a portfolio model of school choice can lead to dramatic academic gains.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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Analysis

How Districts in Georgia, Maryland and D.C. Are Raising Reading Proficiency

Wakelyn: Research on 260 districts in 35 states found 3rd-grade reading scores rose in each of the last 3 years. What 3 of them are doing right.

David Wakelyn
Author: David Wakelyn
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Analysis

Survey of 1500 Kids Suggests School Phone Bans Have Important but Limited Effects

34% of kids agreed with the statement that social media causes more harm than good.

Justin D. Martin & Chighaf Bakour
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Analysis

New Microschool Accreditation Pathways Are Opening Doors for Founders & Families

McDonald: The Next Generation Accreditation pilot program aims to offer faster, more affordable and more flexible routes for emerging schools.

Kerry McDonald
Analysis

Research Says It’s Better to Follow a Baby’s Lead: Attempts to Teach a Baby Can Backfire

K.C. Compton
podcast

Class Disrupted 2023 in Review: AI, New Assessments, ‘The American Dream’ & More

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
Case Studies

ParentCorps Builds Relationships from the Ground Up

Mark Swartz
A Nation At Risk +40

Supporting the ‘Whole Child’ at School, in the 40 Years since ‘A Nation at Risk’

Maria D. Fitzpatrick
Analysis

6 Ways Schools Can Better Engage Parents Worried About COVID Learning Loss

Keri Rodrigues
Analysis

New Analysis Finds Charter School Sector Still Has Plenty of Room to Grow

Michael J. Petrilli
Best Practices

Child Development Associate Credential Opens a Career Path, Serving the Child Care Industry

Mark Swartz
rural students

New Report Shows Millions of Rural Students Facing Multiple Crises after COVID

Jerry Johnson & Allen Pratt
college students

Colleges Confront Gambling Addiction Among Students as Sports Betting Spreads

Jason W. Osborne
Best Practices

7 Reasons to Be Encouraged about the Planet Our Children Are Inheriting

Mark Swartz
Philadelphia

Philadelphia Reduced School-Based Arrests by 91% Since 2013

Amanda NeMoyer & Naomi Goldstein
Case Studies

Lost in the Policy Woods? Finding Your Way to Equity and Access with the Zaentz Navigator

Mark Swartz
literacy

The Best Way to Teach Reading Is Proven — What Mississippi, Colorado Get Right

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Analysis

40 Years After ‘A Nation at Risk’: The Imperative for High-Quality Pre-K

Deborah Stipek
Analysis

New Report: Charter Schools Gained 300,000 Students in 40 States from 2019-23

Debbie Veney
literacy

What Texas’ Tumultuous History with Literacy Means for Its Children’s Future

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Analysis

Pregnancy and Shackles: Birth Behind Bars Marked by a Patchwork of Policies and Neglect

K.C. Compton
best of the year

14 Charts that Changed the Way We Looked at America’s Schools in 2023

Kevin Mahnken
Future of High School

7 Artificial Intelligence Trends That Could Reshape Education in 2024

Edward Montalvo
Analysis

End-of-Year Research Roundup: Three Economic Studies for Building a Better Child Care Sector

Kendra Hurley
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