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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

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.

Author: Bruno V. Manno

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

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.

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.

Author: David Wakelyn

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

Justin D. Martin & Chighaf Bakour

New Microschool Accreditation Pathways Are Opening Doors for Founders & Families

Class Disrupted

Artificial Intelligence in Education: Risks, Opportunities and What’s Next

Michael B. Horn

In Dozens of Districts, Teachers Can’t Afford to Live Near Their Schools

Taking Intermittent Quizzes Reduces Achievement Gaps & Enhances Online Learning

Jason C.K. Chan & Zohara Assadipour

Future of High School

To Tackle Chronic Absenteeism, This DC High School Lets Students Lead

Edward Montalvo

Teacher Turnover Spiked During COVID. But It’s Now Fallen for 2 Years in a Row

Class Disrupted

Podcast: Processing AI in Education Out Loud

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn

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The Important Lessons We Can Learn from Rural Schools

William McKenzie & Chris Walsh

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College, Career, Learning Recovery: How America's high schools are evolving for the next generation of teenagers.

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An Enduring Legacy of the Brown v. Board of Education Decision

Interactive: School Spending vs. Teacher Pay — See Trends in 8,900 Districts

AI Shows Racial Bias When Grading Essays — and Can’t Tell Good Writing From Bad

Beyond Test Scores: 186 Innovative Educators on How to Know a School Is Good

Detroit’s Lack of Affordable Housing Pushes Families to the Edge – and Children Sometime Pay the Price

Meghan Wilson & John Kuk

Class Disrupted

Podcast: The Premortem on AI in Education

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn

Preschool Enrollment, Spending Hit Record Highs, but Access and Quality Gaps Persist

Matthew Yglesias: Why New Jersey’s Democratic Field Needs an Education Reform

Matthew Yglesias

Public School Pre-K Teachers Are Professionals, But Aren’t Treated That Way

Anna Shapiro, Elizabeth D. Steiner & Jill S. Cannon

Class Disrupted

Podcast: The Challenges AI Poses for Learning How to Write

The Every Student Succeeds Act Turns 10 This Year. Why I Won’t Be Celebrating

From Apprenticeships to Microcredentials, Why Alternatives to College Are Gaining Popularity

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