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Universal Pre-K Among the Most Effective Labor Market Policies, Study Finds

Families had more money because the pre-K reduced their child care costs while also enabling them to work more hours.

Madison McVan
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Annenberg Institute
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Too Hard or Too Easy: The ‘Big, Statewide Fight’ Over MA. Graduation Requirement

Latest polling shows 58% of voters would get rid of the MCAS exam as a graduation must amid debate over learning standards vs. student well-being.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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achievement gap

In Cities With School Choice, Low-Income Kids Catching up to Wealthier Peers

New report on Camden, Newark, Kansas City, St. Louis & Indianapolis finds achievement gaps closing for students in both charter and district schools.

Lauren Camera
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The Big Picture

Study: AI-Assisted Tutoring Boosts Students’ Math Skills

First randomized controlled trial of AI system that helps human tutors offers a middle ground in what’s become a polarized debate.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Artificial Intelligence
AI

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

Grand jury subpoena seeks records related to ed tech company AllHere, which filed for bankruptcy last month after landing $6M L.A. schools contract.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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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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The 74 Interview

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

Blending autobiography and analysis in new book, Brian Rashad Fuller uncovers how schools damage Black youth and what transformation can look like.

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
students with disabilities
charter schools

Report: Almost All Disabled Students Lack Access to College Readiness Programs

New analysis of federal civil rights data finds stark disparities in advanced courses, dual enrollment classes and college-admission tests.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins

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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

School (In)Security

school (in)security
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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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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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Bullying

Being Bullied in High School Can Make Teens Less Optimistic About the Future

Teens reported being frequently bullied by peers in ninth grade subsequently reported lower expectations for their future by 11th grade.

Hannah L. Schacter
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congress

For Many Students, Homeless Means School-less — and Things Could Get Even Worse

Duffield: Targeted funding from Congress could go a long way to help. But pervasive misconceptions stand in the way.

Barbara Duffield
Author: Barbara Duffield
commentary
commentary

In Houston, a Wholesale Transformation Delivers Better Education for Students

Miles: Personalized learning, strong leadership, career-focused classes, effective teaching — districts know what to do. They just need to do it.

Mike Miles
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accountability

Virginia’s New Accountability System Looks to Raise the Bar on Schools

Aldeman: New approach emphasizes student growth and middle school math, includes English learners, avoids letter grades & shaming words like 'failing'

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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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
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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
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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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New Jersey

Officials Weigh How to Keep Cellphones Out of Students’ Hands

Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor
Washington

UW Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Laurel Demkovich, Washington State Standard
school choice

Study: Charters Hastened Catholic School Decline. Will ESAs Slow the Process?

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Bullying

1st Federal Survey of Trans Students: 72% Feel ‘Hopeless,’ 1 in 4 Tried Suicide

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
pandemic recovery

White House Plan Yields 323K Tutors, Mentors to Aid COVID Learning Recovery

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
book bans

Video: New Data Shows Book Bans Sweeping the US

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alabama

Bill Would Forbid K-12 schools to Hold Student Records Based on Non-Payment

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector
math research

Nashville Study Finds Major Disconnect Between Black Girls and Mathematics

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Hawaii

Test Scores For Hawaii Students Show Little Progress Despite Major Funding Boost

Megan Tagami, CalMatters
New York

NYC Schools Launch Anti-Hate Hotline as Antisemitism and Islamophobia Reports Rise

Amy Zimmer
school choice

Overwhelmed ESA Systems in West Virginia, Arkansas Leave Homeschoolers Hanging

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
michigan

Whitmer Signs Bill Reforming Teacher Retirement System Contributions

Jon King, Michigan Advance
st. louis

St. Louis Schools Head into Uncertainty Following Superintendent’s Ouster

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Supreme Court

Oklahoma’s Catholic Charter School Asks U.S. Supreme Court for Review

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Illinois

All Chicago Board of Education Members to Resign

Reema Amin
school discipline

Push to Remedy Grossly Unequal Suspensions of Black Girls After Sweeping Report

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
hurricane helene

North Carolina Board of Ed Outlines Legislative Needs for Hurricane Recovery

Clayton Henkel, NC Newsline
EDlection 2024

LA School Board Race Could Change the Nation’s Second-Largest District

Ben Chapman
Maryland

Banned Books Find Shelter in Maryland ‘Sanctuary Library’

Sofia Appolonio, Capital News Service, Capital News Service
New York

New York Child Care Providers are Bleeding Workers

Julia Rock
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