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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 Berardino & Bree Dusseault
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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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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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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 41 State of the State Speeches — From Free College to Mental Health, Early Ed & Beyond

The 74
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Lemov: Students Learn More From Tough Teachers — but Simply Raising Expectations and Not Giving Easy A’s Isn’t Enough

Doug Lemov
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Analysis: The Every Student Succeeds Act Gives States the Power to Innovate. So Why Wait for Schools to Fail Before Creating the Conditions for Success?

Susan F. Lusi
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Gentles: Federal Charter Schools Program Is a Bipartisan, Vital Investment in Educational Opportunity. Trump’s Block-Grant Plan Shouldn’t Change That

Virginia Gentles
Baltimore

Eden: ‘Not a Lot of Schools Can Handle Kids With Behavior Problems’ — Here’s a Baltimore School That Can, but Not Through ‘Full Inclusion’

Max Eden
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Arnett: Has Online Learning Really Disrupted K-12 Education in the U.S.? The Answer Is Yes — and No. Here’s Why

Thomas Arnett
Washington D.C.

Marino: D.C. Public Schools Have Seen a Remarkable Turnaround in the Past Two Decades. Here Are 4 Ways to Keep the Progress Going

Maura Marino
The 74 Interview

74 Interview: Polling Expert and Former WH Aide Greg Schneiders on Where Education Advocates Must Do Better — and What You Didn’t Know About Carter’s Time in Office

Andrew J. Rotherham
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Minnich: Testing in Our Schools Needs to Evolve. Here’s How 3 States Are Trying Innovative New Approaches Under ESSA

Chris Minnich
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Goble: How Schools Can Change Their Culture of Assessment to Make Scary Tests Into a Road Map for Learning

Trenton Goble
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Bradford: ‘Too Close’ for Comfort? Progressive ‘Colorblind Racism’ Is Driving Opposition to Boston Charter School

Derrell Bradford
Union Report

Analysis: The New Haven Teachers Union Is Redoing Its Election. The Reason Involves Gift Cards, Personal Loans & Accusations of Extortion

Mike Antonucci
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Tanner: Is Listening the Antidote to Teacher Turnover? Research Shows It Could Be

Brenda Tanner
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City Fund Founder Reflects on Lessons From Year One — and Points to Priorities for the Work Ahead

Neerav Kingsland
Union Report

Analysis: Virginia Education Association Wants Collective Bargaining for Teachers — but Talks With Its Own Employees Led to Lawsuits, Sanctions

Mike Antonucci
EDlection 2020

Toch: School Choice Is Here to Stay. But How to Make It Fair and Equitable for All Families? High-Tech Common-Enrollment System Can Help

Thomas Toch
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HS Diploma, 2-Year College, Apprenticeship — Which Is the Best Path? New ‘Right to Know’ Bills in 6 States Would Give Students More Data About Options (and Outcomes)

Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger
4Fams

Wehrly: What’s the Secret to Closing the Achievement Gap? Aligning Curriculum, Teacher and Student Expectations, and Whole-Child Support

Kari Wehrly
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Schneider & Garg: Medical Researchers Find Cures by Conducting Many Studies and Failing Fast. We Need to Do the Same for Education

Mark Schneider & Kumar Garg
Union Report

Union Report: Will NEA and AFT Ever Merge? They Last Tried in 1998. Things Are Much Different Now

Mike Antonucci
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