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Early Learning Roundups

Absent Federal Support, States Become Innovators in Early Care and Education

Some states are attracting national attention for their early learning policy and funding solutions.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
Analysis
Analysis

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
commentary
commentary

NAEP Data Is Critical for Students With Disabilities. It Must Not Disappear

Fuller & Stelitano: The government continues to underfund special ed and broader efforts to give all students the resources they need to succeed.

Laura Stelitano & Nicole Fuller
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literacy

We Started Grouping Students by Reading Ability vs. Grade. Here’s What Happened

Berg: Educators teach skills that every student in the room is ready for. There’s no guessing and no watering down instruction.

Jessica Berg
childhood health
childhood health

New Research: Childhood Vaccination Rates Drop Across 1,600 U.S. Counties

Amid deadly measles outbreak, average measles vaccine rate fell further below herd immunity mark in 33 states, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
AI
AI

AI Makes Quick Gains in Math, But Errors Still Worry Some Eyeing Reliability

Despite concerns, students say AI has already reduced their math anxiety and educators say its presence makes their work more — not less — necessary.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
The Big Picture

Most Students Say They’re Not ‘Math People,’ RAND Survey Finds

A newly released poll shows huge numbers of middle and high schoolers zoning out during math class.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
commentary
commentary

How My California Middle School Uses Glyphs to Teach English Learners to Read

Principal's view: Many have few or no phonics skills, and some never went to elementary school. They lack the basics even in their home language.

Gerrett Suárez
Author: Gerrett Suárez

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Suspensions for Students with Disabilities Are Far More Frequent in These States

Exclusive analysis by The 74 of 2022-23 IDEA data reveals stark disparities among students already subject to disproportionate punishment in school.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld

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Watch Live: National Service, AmeriCorps and the Future of Education

Join The 74 and the Progressive Policy Institute at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday for a conversation about national service organizations’ budget cuts.

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Coalition Hopes to ‘Accelerate’ Career Training, Apprenticeships

Five states, teachers union and apprentice program want better career options for students lost ‘at sea’ in the old ‘college for all’ world.

Patrick O’Donnell
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What Employers Want, Project-Based Learning Can Deliver

Lenz and McCutchen: More states and districts are focusing on such skills as communication, problem-solving, critical thinking and collaboration.

Bob Lenz & Alprentice McCutchen
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Many States Picked Diploma Pathways Over HS Exit Exams. Did Students Benefit?

Just six states require an exit exam now, with New York and Massachusetts dropping their tests this school year.

Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat
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When Students Don’t Show Up, It’s Not the Kids Failing. What Schools Should Do

Educator's view: Chronic absenteeism is one of the most urgent signals that students are struggling. It can't be solved with lectures or punishments.

Khari Shabazz
Author: Khari Shabazz
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NAEP Data Is Critical for Students With Disabilities. It Must Not Disappear

Fuller & Stelitano: The government continues to underfund special ed and broader efforts to give all students the resources they need to succeed.

Laura Stelitano & Nicole Fuller
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When Civic Education Starts with Paper, Paint and a Pair of Scissors

Teacher's view: In my Oklahoma school, student art projects that wrap in math & science lessons are a pathway to civic engagement.

Carrie Snyder-Renfro
Author: Carrie Snyder-Renfro
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We’re Not Protecting Children. We’re Recycling Their Trauma

Swaminathan: Before reporting families to the child welfare system, educators should ask how to support their needs better.

Mathangi Swaminathan
Author: Mathangi Swaminathan
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Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education
Early Learning Roundups

Absent Federal Support, States Become Innovators in Early Care and Education

Some states are attracting national attention for their early learning policy and funding solutions.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
California
California

Transitional Kindergarten Participation Declines Despite Expansion, Report Finds

Despite expanding eligibility requirements, California’s transitional kindergarten program showed declining rates of participation.

Vani Sanganeria, EdSource
commentary
commentary

Across Party Lines, Stakeholders Are Calling for Regulatory Reform in Child Care

Streamlining licensing requirements is one key part of a healthy child care system, but it’s critical to leave health and safety regulations in place.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
commentary
commentary

Employers Are Filling the Child Care Void, But Is That the Right Solution?

Prior: Rather than expecting businesses and corporations to pay for child care, we could expect them to pay taxes to support access for everyone.

Megan Prior
Author: Megan Prior
Head Start
Head Start

For Some Tribal Communities, Head Start Programs Provide a Cultural Lifeline

The Walatowa Head Start program is protecting and preserving tribal language and culture on the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico.

Rebecca Gale
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How Some Texas Teachers Are Earning Six Figures — Without Leaving the Classroom

Kebschull Barrett: In Midland, team teacher-leaders get a stipend plus a bonus from the state, resulting in increased pay, job satisfaction, retention

Sharon Kebschull Barrett
Author: Sharon Kebschull Barrett

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California

Pandemic Grads Had No Prom, No Pomp and Circumstance, & Started College on Zoom

Deborah Brennan, CalMatters
school (in)security

These States Suspend Disabled Kids the Most

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
immigration

SCOTUS: Lower Courts Overstepped in Nationwide Injunction on Birthright Order

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
education

Supreme Court Requires Schools to Allow Students to Opt Out of LGBTQ Lessons

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
immigration

Texas Directs Public Universities to Identify Undocumented Students

Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune
Indiana

Proposed Indianapolis Public Schools Policy Offers Guidelines on AI Use

Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat
Arkansas

4,200 Arkansas Teachers Will Get Up to $10K for High Performance, Student Scores

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
U.S. Department of Education

Ed Committee Advances Schwinn, Richey Nominations to Full Senate

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
child care

Paying More for Child Care Than Your Mortgage? You’re Not Alone.

Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th
God's Influencer

Pope Leo Will Canonize Carlo Acutis, the First Millennial Saint

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Indiana

Tiny Indiana District With Online School Worth Millions Ordered To Close

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
black students

Looming California Budget Changes Threaten Black Students, Study Says

Ben Chapman
Religion in Schools

Most Americans Support Teacher-Led Prayer in Public Schools, Pew Survey Finds

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
commentary

Belonging Is the Missing Link in AI-integrated Classrooms

Lea M. Crusey
Analysis

How Districts in Georgia, Maryland and D.C. Are Raising Reading Proficiency

David Wakelyn
Author: David Wakelyn
school choice

More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
detroit

Detroit Teen Detained by ICE Has Been Deported to Colombia, Attorney Says

Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat
civics education

Teach Them to Disagree: Why Civility Belongs in Every Classroom

Frederick J. Ryan Jr.
Author: Frederick J. Ryan Jr.
commentary

It’s Time to Reject Chronic Absenteeism as the New Normal in Student Attendance

Liz Cohen
Author: Liz Cohen
Trump Administration

Trump Administration Cuts LGBTQ+ Support from Youth Suicide Hotline

Emma Gallegos, EdSource
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