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Kids in Poverty Often Lag in Reading. In St. Louis, They’re Even Further Behind

Aldeman: Based on demographics, 31% of the city's third graders should be reading at grade level. The actual number is 20%.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Analysis
analysis

Chicago School Closures Offer a Cautionary Tale as the Fiscal Cliff Looms

Toch & Kelleher: Shuttering 50 schools in 2013 disrupted students and communities while saving less money than the district projected.

Thomas Toch & Maureen Kelleher
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Florida

Sheriff Perp Walks Students

A Florida sheriff says he'll arrest and put juveniles on blast if they threaten to shoot up schools

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community engagement

Report: Nearly 500 Schools Underenrolled and Chronically Underperforming

National analysis reveals enrollment declines are far from random, urging district leaders to plan for family re-engagement or face possible closures.

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
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Assessment

Responding to Post-Pandemic Norms, More States are Lowering Test Standards

Changes in states like Wisconsin have renewed criticism of a testing ‘honesty gap’ and sparked calls to level with parents about student performance.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
commentary
AmeriCorps

For the Sake of America’s School Children, Congress Must Keep AmeriCorps Going

Balfanz & Huffman: Volunteers have been key to helping students recover from pandemic learning losses through tutoring, fighting chronic absenteeism.

Robert Balfanz & Kevin Huffman
Analysis
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ESSER Post-Mortem: How Did Districts Spend $190B in Federal Funds? Did It Work?

Aldeman: ESSER was a financial lifeline and boosted student outcomes. But did it get schools to reopen faster? And how exactly was the money spent?

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
EDlection 2024
Curriculum

Children’s Advocate Peggy Flanagan Poised to Become First Native Woman Governor

Minnesota's lieutenant gov promoted free school lunch & Indigenous curriculum, served on Minneapolis's school board and was Walz's political mentor.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins

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Artificial Intelligence
AI

Can AI Bring Students Back to the Great Books?

Rebind, a new, AI-assisted digital publisher, is betting that interactive, personal guidance and expert commentary will revive a love for reading.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

School (In)Security

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active shooter drills
School (In)Security

Biden Order Seeks to Make Much-Debated School Shooting Drills Less Traumatic

Amid a record number of campus gun incidents, a new White House effort puts the focus on controversial mass shooting simulations.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
School (In)Security
Donald Trump
School (In)Security

Trumped-up School Panic: Campaign Lie Forces Ohio School Closures

A false, racist rumor spread by the GOP presidential ticket shutters education in Springfield and prompts the governor to put state police in schools.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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Apalachee High School
School (In)Security

Another School Shooting — and an $8 Million Bid to Stop Them

There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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AR-15
School (In)Security

A Gunman Kills at School and Prosecutors Again Focus on the Suspect’s Parent

Just months after an unprecedented parental conviction in Michigan, Georgia prosecutors allege a father’s actions led to a mass school shooting.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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achievement gaps

I’m a Tutor in South Central LA. Here’s What Kids There Need to Learn to Read

While students in low-income areas like South Central LA lack resources afforded to wealthier peers, they deserve to learn to read like other kids.

Janette Fu
Author: Janette Fu
commentary
college and career

How My HS Helped Me Find My Career Path When I Realized College Wasn’t for Me

Student's View: Through research, my teachers' support and classes that let me explore my passions, I built the foundation to launch my business.

Jake Christianson
Author: Jake Christianson
Opinion
Hispanic Heritage Month

This Hispanic Heritage Month, Encouraging Latino Students to Pursue STEM Careers

Romero: Many Hispanic children don't have the educational support I got from my Mexican family. Some ways to fix that.

Carlos Romero
Author: Carlos Romero
Opinion
AI

Beyond Lesson Plans: AI Can Boost Teacher Creativity, Provide Classroom Advice

Keppler & Snyder: New research finds educators feel most productive in class when they use artificial intelligence for teaching strategies.

Samantha Keppler & Clare Snyder
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education
Future of High School

Hip Hop Is Saving Teen Lives in Minnesota

By connecting with at-risk youth through music that is embedded in Twin Cities culture, one high school is getting students to learn — off the streets

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
Arts education
Arts education

The Student-Led Music Group that Led Zeppelin Loves

The Louisville Leopard Percussionists performed for Ozzy Osbourne, and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin promoted their YouTube cover of ‘Kashmir.’

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Video
Bronx

WATCH: When Noma Makes School Lunch for New York City Students

Denmark’s Noma Projects, by the World’s Best Restaurant, made lunch for nearly 600 K-8 students. Here’s what happened.

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
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New Orleans
architecture

18 Years, $2 Billion: Inside New Orleans’s Biggest School Recovery Effort in History

Hurricane Katrina destroyed 110 New Orleans school buildings. How to upgrade them while honoring their architectural importance and historic heritage?

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins

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Wyoming

Lawmakers Recommend 8.5% Funding Bump for Teachers, School Staff

Katie Klingsporn
vermont

Family Shelters are Scarce as Hundreds of Children and Caregivers Exit Motels

Carly Berlin & Lola Duffort
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New Book Reveals ‘Gatekeeping’ System Icing Out Community College Transfers

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
FAFSA

U.S. Department of Education Begins Testing of New FAFSA Form

Shauneen Miranda
hurricane helene

In North Carolina, Education Leaders Team Up in the Wake of Hurricane Helene

Emily Thomas, EdNC.org
Nebraska

First-of-Its-Kind Report on Dyslexia, Reading Unveiled at Nebraska Department of Education

Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
EDlection 2024

Indiana Governor’s Race: School Choice and Parents’ Rights vs. Academic Freedom

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
California

Vomiting, Cramps, Lethargy: As Heat Rises, California Kids Swelter in Schools

Alejandra Reyes-Velarde
Connecticut

This Hartford Public High School Grad Can’t Read. Here’s How it Happened

Jessika Harkay
Innovative High Schools

Competency-Based Parker Essential School Succeeds by Doing More With Less

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
history

James Baldwin at 100: “A Talk To Teachers”

Trinity Alicia
Artificial Intelligence

Feds Zero in on Maker of LAUSD's Failed AI Chatbot, Hint at Criminal Charges

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
New York

As NY District Implements Science of Reading, Parents Push for New Focus on Math

Lauren Wagner
Indiana

State Agencies Announce Effort to Support Children with High Acuity Needs

Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle
new report

Exclusive: As Pandemic Funding Ends, Parents Face Host of Child Care Challenges

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
Analysis

Equity, Impact, Transparency: Rethinking Ed Vendor Contracts After ESSER

Patricia Burch
Author: Patricia Burch
New York

To Curb Chronic Absenteeism, NYC Schools Embrace Data and Peer Connections

Mia Hollie
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Q&A: What it Will Take to Make Schools Safe for Black Children 

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
The Big Picture

Tutoring Reality Check: Exclusive Research Shows Gains Shrink as Programs Expand

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
election 2024

Education Policies of the Candidates Can’t Be More at Odds

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