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New Research: Done Right, Virtual Tutoring Nearly Rivals In-Person Version

Two new Johns Hopkins University studies explore how high-quality virtual tutoring can help struggling students.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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College applications

Fixing the FAFSA With Data, Testing and Transparency

Singer: After a difficult rollout, the U.S. Education Department has produced a better tool to help students secure financial aid for college.

Jeremy Singer
Author: Jeremy Singer
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Shrinking Indianapolis Schools Could Be Dissolved, Turned Into Charters

Threat comes as state officials debate additional funding for charters as students abandon schools in five districts.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
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For Students Who Struggle, Boston High School Offers ‘Space to Grow Emotionally’

Boston Day and Evening Academy gives non-traditional students a nearly obsessive level of attention, from small classes to free city bus passes.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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The New Social Security ‘Fairness’ Act Is Neither Fair Nor Just

Aldeman: Giving some retirees extra funds will undermine the program's progressive nature, cost taxpayers billions, force painful cuts down the road.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Indiana
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Shrinking Indianapolis Schools Could Be Dissolved, Turned Into Charters

Threat comes as state officials debate additional funding for charters as students abandon schools in five districts.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Los Angeles
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LA Schools Struggle To Reopen As Fires Still Rage

At least seven LAUSD schools that were destroyed, damaged or threatened by flames will remain closed, along with campuses in other districts.

Balin Schneider & Ben Chapman
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4Fams
4Fams

How Keeping 8th Graders from Taking Algebra Can Derail Their Futures in STEM

Adams: My math-and-physics-teacher husband knew that if our daughter didn't take geometry in 9th grade, she'd never get to calculus. He was right.

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams

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The Year in Education: Our Top 24 Stories About Schools, Students and Learning

Learning recovery. Christianity in public schools. The impact of AI. The 74 takes a look back at some of our biggest education stories of the year.

Nicole Ridgway
Author: Nicole Ridgway

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School (In)Security

7 School Security Storylines That Topped 2024 — and Will Evolve in 2025

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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School (In)Security

Trump’s School Improvement Plan: Deport American Students

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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School (In)Security

FTC: AI ‘Weapons Detection’ Co. Evolv Misled Schools About its Safety Abilities

Evolv Technology claimed its school security scanners harnessed artificial intelligence to detect “all the guns, all the bombs’ at unrivaled speed.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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School (In)Security

Trump’s School (in)Security Agenda: How the Next President Could Roll Back Students’ Rights

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

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Private Schools Can Give Students With Disabilities the Flexibility They Need

Peshek: School choice programs provide students and families with new opportunities while taking no existing options away.

Adam Peshek
Author: Adam Peshek
Opinion
AI

The Great Connector: Why Data Literacy is Vital to Students’ Future Success

Deane: Being literate allows you to live and navigate the world. Being literate in data lets you thrive in it.

Jon Deane
Author: Jon Deane
Opinion
College applications

Fixing the FAFSA With Data, Testing and Transparency

Singer: After a difficult rollout, the U.S. Education Department has produced a better tool to help students secure financial aid for college.

Jeremy Singer
Author: Jeremy Singer
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3 Myths About Rural Education That are Holding Students Back

Researchers: Students in rural areas achieve just as much as their peers elsewhere.

Sheneka Williams, Darren Dubose & Kimberly Clarida
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How To Teach STEM? Make It Explosive

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
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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
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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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Which School Districts Do the Best Job of Teaching Math?

Aldeman: In some 600 districts, 8th graders significantly outperform expectations. See which school systems in your state get exceptional results.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

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RFK Jr. Could Pull Many Levers to Hinder Childhood Immunization as HHS Head

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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NEA Membership Continued to Drop in 2024 as Revenue from Dues Hit $381 Million

Lauren Wagner
North Carolina

North Carolina Review Board Renews Several Charter Schools Despite Concerns About Academic Performance

Ahmed Elgammal
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With Looming TikTok Ban Teens Move to Red Note

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Funding Public Schools Based on Last Year’s Enrollment Could Help Stabilize Budgets

Angie Nga Le & Phuong Nguyen-Hoang
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School Closings in LA: LAUSD’s Plan to Reopen

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Students Need Human Relationships to Thrive. Why Bots May Stand in the Way

Julia Freeland Fisher
Molly Shabica

STEM Teacher Inspires Through Self-Discovery, No Smart Board Required

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Title IX

West Virginia AG Leads Coalition to Victory Against Federal Title IX Overhaul

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Indiana

Indianapolis Public Schools Enrollment Drops over 3% in District-Run Schools

Amelia Pak-Harvey & Kae Petrin
Ohio

Ohio Governor Mandated Religious Release Time Policy Bill Into Law

Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
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Why Data & AI Literacy are Important Skills for K-12 Students

Hank Pellissier
New York City

Manhattan School Communities Worry Over Long-Term Impact of Congestion Pricing

Julian Shen-Berro, Chalkbeat
Title IX

Federal Judge Vacates Biden Title IX Rule, Scrapping LGBTQ+ Student Protections

Piper Hutchinson, Louisiana Illuminator
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How Effective is Tutoring in The United States? 4 Essential Reads

Jusneel Mahal, The Conversation
New Jersey

New Jersey Officials Defend Law Dropping Test Requirement for Would-Be Teachers

Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor
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Wildfires in LA Cause School Closures

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LA Schools to Remain Closed As Fires Rage

Balin Schneider & Ben Chapman
Los Angeles

California DOE Raising Funds for Students, Educators Impacted by Wildfires

Diana Lambert, EdSource
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Philanthropic Partnership Aims to Expand Access to High-Quality Child Care

Mark Swartz, Early Learning Nation
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