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Pandemic

5 Years Later: My Pandemic Predictions on Learning Loss, Disengagement and More

Aldeman: What I got right and wrong about learning losses, disengagement from school and income disparities in which kids got hurt the most

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Analysis
Early Childhood

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

The national preschool landscape remains uncertain, according to new research from the National Institute for Early Education Research.

K.C. Compton
Author: K.C. Compton
Analysis
Democrats

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

Why not break with the teachers union when you're running against its president?

Matthew Yglesias
Author: Matthew Yglesias
Analysis
analysis

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

From pay to professional development to coordination with colleagues in higher grades, schools have a long way to go, study finds.

Anna Shapiro, Elizabeth D. Steiner & Jill S. Cannon
Class Disrupted
AI

Podcast: The Challenges AI Poses for Learning How to Write

Harvard College Writing Center’s Jane Rosenzweig underscores the importance of writing as a process of thinking and warns of an overreliance on AI.

Diane Tavenner
Analysis

Chronic Absenteeism & Achievement Gap: Lowest NAEP Scorers Missed the Most Class

Liz Cohen
podcast

Class Disrupted: How AI is Democratizing Access to Expertise in Education

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
Analysis

Which States Have the Fastest-Growing Achievement Gaps in 8th-Grade Math?

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

Tech Aims to Reduce Teacher Burnout – But it Can Sometimes Make it Worse

David T. Marshall, Teanna Moore & Timothy Pressley
analysis

Time, Data, Flexible Materials: Making High-Quality Math Curriculum Work

Joel Rose & David Steiner
Analysis

Across All Ages & Demographics, Test Results Show Americans Are Getting Dumber

Chad Aldeman
National School Choice Week

Educators Learn Key Entrepreneurship Lessons in Launching Their Own Microschools

Kerry McDonald
podcast

Class Disrupted Tackles AI: Exploring its Application for Teaching and Learning

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Analysis

Public Schools Added 121,000 Employees in 2024 — Even as They Served Fewer Kids

Chad Aldeman
analysis

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

Julia Freeland Fisher
Analysis

The New Social Security ‘Fairness’ Act Is Neither Fair Nor Just

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

Why Data & AI Literacy are Important Skills for K-12 Students

Hank Pellissier
Analysis

How Effective is Tutoring in The United States? 4 Essential Reads

Jusneel Mahal
podcast

Podcast: Class Disrupted Hosts Return with Job Moves & Insights for K-12 Schools

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
education research

2024 Research Roundup: 3 Must-Read Studies About Early Care and Education

Kendra Hurley
Analysis

40% of Chicago Teachers Are Chronically Absent. Those Gaps Carry Real Costs

Chad Aldeman
higher education

When It Comes to Choosing a College Major, How Much Influence Do Parents Have on Students?

Wade Zhou
school safety

Why School Police Officers May Not Be the Most Effective Way to Prevent Violence

Monic Behnken
Best of 2024

Fiscal Cliff, Learning Loss, Students to the Rescue: 15 Most-Read Essays of 2024

Bev Weintraub
Q&A

Literacy Expert on Philadelphia’s New Reading and Writing Curriculum

Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo
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