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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

Survey Finds Teens Worldwide Are Lost in the Transition After High School

Manno: 2 polls find students are unaware of career options or pathways and don't get work experience needed to prepare them for future employment.

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
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Analysis

How Standardized Exams Can Favor Privilege Over Potential

Analysis: College admissions tests are widely used, but they could provide advantages to students who can afford test prep services, private tutoring.

Zarrina Talan Azizova, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley & Jeongeun Kim
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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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Interactive: See Every Education Issue Prioritized by Governors in 48 State of the State Speeches — From Reopening Schools to Broadband, Mental Health, Teacher Pay & More

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Union Report

Analysis: What Emails Show About How Cardona Worked With Teachers Unions in Connecticut — and What That Could Mean For Reopening Schools as Education Secretary

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Analysis: High-Quality, High-Dosage Tutoring Can Reduce Learning Loss. A Blueprint for How Washington, States & Districts Can Make It Happen

Sara Kerr & Kate Tromble
Pandemic

Analysis: Survey Finds More Than Half of Parents Say Their Kids Are Learning Remote — and the Negative Effects Are Hitting Hard

Bruno V. Manno
Pandemic

Arnett: Will Shift to Online Classes Speed Progress Toward Student-Centered Learning? Survey Hints at Some Ways Forward

Thomas Arnett
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Analysis: Choosing Classroom Materials Is Complicated. Here’s What Principals and District Leaders Can Do to Support Teachers

Elaine L. Wang
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Osborne: States Still Rely Too Heavily on Test Scores to Hold Schools Accountable. Here’s a Better Way for Them to Break It All Down

David Osborne
Pandemic

Antonucci: Biden Set a Goal of Returning Students to Classrooms in 100 Days, But It’s Not the President (Nor Any Governor or Mayor) Who Holds the Real Power to Reopen Schools

Mike Antonucci
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Zero to 3: Never a Better Time to Learn a Second Language

K.C. Compton
Pandemic

Analysis: Schools Are Facing a Surge of Failing Grades During the Pandemic — and Traditional Approaches Like Credit Recovery Will Not Be Enough to Manage It

Betheny Gross
Pandemic

Analysis: New Survey Shows Teachers Think Cleaning & Ventilation, Smaller Classes and PPE Are More Important than Vaccines for Reopening. But Unions & Districts Aren’t Listening

Evan Stone
Student Voice

Analysis: Americans Didn’t Vote for Education in 2020. Students Are Determined to Make Sure They Do Next Time

Mohan Sivaloganathan
Pandemic

Analysis: A National Teacher Strike Isn’t Really Possible. But With Unions Refusing to Go Back Until Classrooms Are Safe, This is What One Would Look Like

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Aldeman: Lessons from Spanish Flu — Babies Born in 1919 Had Worse Educational, Life Outcomes Than Those Born Just Before or After. Could That Happen With COVID-19?

Chad Aldeman
Union Report

Analysis: Are Teachers Unions Really Taking Over Biden’s Department of Education? Not So Fast

Mike Antonucci
National School Choice Week

Analysis: Survey of District Leaders Shows Online Learning Is Here to Stay. Some Ways of Making It Work for Students Beyond the Pandemic

Heather Schwartz & Paul Hill
Pandemic

Analysis: Teachers Unions Want a Seat at the Table When It Comes to Reopening Schools — But They Don’t Want It to Be the Hot Seat. That’s Why They Keep Moving the Goalposts

Mike Antonucci
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Eden: When Ending School Screening Backfires — Study Finds Opening Up Selective HS Admissions Can Hurt Low-Income Students’ College Chances

Max Eden
Pandemic

Analysis: A Case Study of How Laying a Foundation of Continuous Improvement Allows for Rapid Response to Student Learning

Aurora Kushner
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Infants the World Over Can Spot a Lullaby — in Any Language

K.C. Compton
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