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Analysis about America's education system by researchers, leaders and educators

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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
brain development

Parents and Caregivers Are Vital to Children’s Early Learning and Development

K.C. Compton
Analysis

Don’t Want to Close Underenrolled Schools? Here’s How to Make the Math Work

Marguerite Roza
Analysis

Are Students Gaining Ground in Math and Reading? Not Very Much …

Chad Aldeman
interactive

Which School Districts Do the Best Job of Teaching Math?

Chad Aldeman
analysis

School Closures Are Way Down, but Delaying These Hard Choices Makes Things Worse

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

Teacher Diversity Is Key to California’s Expanding Public Early Education System

Conor P. Williams
Analysis

US Math Teachers View Student Performance Differently Based on Race and Gender

Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Ian Thacker & Joseph Cimpian
math equity

Three Reasons Why So Few Eighth Graders in the Poorest Schools Take Algebra

Jill Barshay
Analysis

Why Teachers Don’t Use the High-Quality Instructional Materials They’re Given

David Steiner
Analysis

What Happens When Large Numbers of Teachers Quit a School? And What Can Be Done?

Huriya Jabbar & Jennifer Holme
Analysis

Big-City Districts Are Beset by Financial Dysfunction — and Kids Pay the Price

Marguerite Roza & Maggie Cicco
Analysis

Chicago Is Running Out of Money. Its Teachers Union Wants 9% Raises Anyway

Chad Aldeman
analysis

Why Congress Should Extend Social Security to All Teachers

Chad Aldeman
commentary

Honoring Bilingual Students’ Linguistic Diversity & Cultural Heritage Year Round

Crystal Gonzales
Analysis

Chicago Mayor’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Debt Plan for the District

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

Church-Based Homeschool Learning Centers Gaining Popularity in Massachusetts

Kerry McDonald
Analysis

Chicago School Closures Offer a Cautionary Tale for Dealing With Fiscal Cliff

Thomas Toch & Maureen Kelleher
Analysis

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

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

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

Patricia Burch
Analysis

ESSER Post-Mortem: How Did Districts Spend $190B in Federal Funds? Did It Work?

Chad Aldeman
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