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5 Years Later: My Pandemic Predictions on Learning Loss, Disengagement and More

Aldeman: What I got right and wrong about learning losses, disengagement from school and income disparities in which kids got hurt the most

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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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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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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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
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New Research Finds Schools of Education Fail to Prepare Teachers to Use AI

Steven Weiner & Robin Lake
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New Survey Finds Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate School Staffing and Services

Jessie Mandle & Lena O'Rourke
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Teaching Science & Reading Together Yields Double Benefits for Learning

Susan M. Kowalski
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BYU Is Tops in March Madness Bracket for Moving Grads Up the Economic Ladder

Jorge Klor de Alva
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Why Parents of ‘Twice-Exceptional’ Children Choose Homeschool Over Public School

Rachael Cody
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How COVID Shaped Child Care and Early Learning

Kendra Hurley
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Student Well-Being, School Choice, Higher Ed Top Governors’ Priorities for 2025

Bella DiMarco
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New Report: How Districts in 7 States Are Helping Chronically Absent Homeless Kids

Barbara Duffield & Cecelia Leong
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Cash Transfers: A Proven Strategy to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families

K.C. Compton
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Chronic Absenteeism Worst in Kindergarten, 9th and 12th Grades, State Data Shows

Bella DiMarco
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Should Trump Be Taken Literally or Seriously on Closing Education Department?

Chad Aldeman
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There Really Was a ‘Mississippi Miracle’ in Reading. States Should Learn From It

Chad Aldeman
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Mend, Don’t End, the Institute of Education Sciences

Dan Goldhaber, Ashley Jochim, Robin Lake & Andrew J. Rotherham
Class Disrupted

Class Disrupted Podcast: Ben Riley on Why AI Doesn’t Think Like Us

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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Interactive: Data From 9,500 Districts Finds Even More Staff and Fewer Students

Chad Aldeman
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Teen Girls’ Suicide Risk Is Rising. Sexual Identity Stress May Be a Factor

Joseph Cimpian & Mollie McQuillan
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Standards Gap: Why Many Students Score Proficient on State Tests But Not on NAEP

Thomas Toch & Bella DiMarco
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Chronic Absenteeism & Achievement Gap: Lowest NAEP Scorers Missed the Most Class

Liz Cohen
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Class Disrupted: How AI is Democratizing Access to Expertise in Education

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
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Which States Have the Fastest-Growing Achievement Gaps in 8th-Grade Math?

Chad Aldeman
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