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Russian Bombs Can’t Keep Husband-Wife Team From College Access Mission

Brendan Lowe

July 19, 2022

Pandemic

Nearly a Year Into Remote Learning ‘Digital Divide’ Persists as Key Educational Threat, as Census Data Show 1 in 3 Households Still Struggling With Limited Tech Access

Brendan Lowe

January 12, 2021

New Orleans

New Effort Pairs Educators and Housing Advocates to Tackle School Segregation

Brendan Lowe

December 2, 2020

Missouri

The National Math and Science Initiative Has Poured $52M Into Expanding AP Courses for Students Whose Families Serve in the Military. Here’s Why

Brendan Lowe

August 5, 2020

News

10,000 Miles Away: For Students in Springdale, Arkansas, Home to America’s Largest Population of Marshall Islanders, School Can Be Something of a Culture Shock

Brendan Lowe

August 3, 2020

New York

Gov. Cuomo and the Gates Foundation: For Now, Reopening Education Has Trumped Reimagining It

Brendan Lowe

July 29, 2020

Pandemic

Startup Computer Science High School in the Hard-Hit Bronx Made Quick Leap to Remote Learning

Brendan Lowe

July 13, 2020

Massachusetts

New Poll: Two-Thirds of Parents Support Keeping Schools Closed ‘Until They Are Certain There Is No Health Risk’

Brendan Lowe

May 11, 2020

National School Choice Week

New Poll: Majority of Democratic Voters Prefer Candidates Who Would Preserve Federal Charter School Spending

Brendan Lowe

January 24, 2020

News

As Teacher Evaluation Reforms Come Undone, 2 States React Very Differently to Using Test Scores to Rate Educators

Brendan Lowe

October 28, 2019

Rhode Island

After One City Experiments With Toddlers Wearing Recorders and Sees the Number of Words They Hear Grow 50%, 5 More Mayors Will Pilot Innovative ‘Word Gap’ Program

Brendan Lowe

October 23, 2019

News

A Decade After It Promised to Reinvent Teacher Prep, Relay Is Producing a Much-Needed, More Diverse Teaching Corps

Brendan Lowe

October 6, 2019

Portland Maine

Schools in Portland, Maine, Open Their Arms to Refugees, but Academic Progress Remains Elusive. Now, an Immigrant Superintendent Is Pushing for Change

Brendan Lowe

September 24, 2019

News

Textbook Adoption Was Once About ‘Going to the Right Dinner’ With Publishers. Now EdReports Is Disrupting the $8 Billion Industry by Putting Teachers in Charge

Brendan Lowe

September 8, 2019

The Big Picture

Study: Students Who Attend Charter High School More Likely to Vote, Less Likely to Commit Crime

Brendan Lowe

August 13, 2019

News

Helping Small Districts Tackle Big Changes, Instruction Partners Focuses on the ‘Unglamorous’ Basics of Teaching and Learning

Brendan Lowe

July 14, 2019

News

5 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Comprehensive Universities’ — the Schools Educating Over 70% of 4-Year Undergrads That Have Become a Vital Pipeline Into the Middle Class

Brendan Lowe

April 22, 2019

Opinion

Why They Leave: New Book Explores the Reasons Teachers Give for Quitting the Profession. (Hint: It’s Not Students)

Brendan Lowe

March 20, 2019

News

Teaching Teachers to Learn From Each Other: Leading Educators Hopes to Turn the Multi-Billion-Dollar Professional Development Industry on Its Head

Brendan Lowe

March 13, 2019

The Big Picture

Is Homework Too Easy? With Half of Parents Expressing Concerns, New Study Says Students’ Assignments Lack Rigor, Favor Lower-Level Skills

Brendan Lowe

February 13, 2019

Keeping it 100

40% of America’s Public Schools Don’t Have a Single Educator of Color. How the New Nonprofit BranchED Is Looking to Rethink That Minority Teacher Pipeline

Brendan Lowe

November 26, 2018

News

Primed for Amazon-Style Question Shopping, New Meridian Opens Fresh Chapter for Maligned Common Core Test

Brendan Lowe

November 19, 2018

News

Emerging From Michelle Rhee’s Shadow, Jason Kamras Focuses on Building Trust in Racially Charged Richmond Schools

Brendan Lowe

October 30, 2018

Future of Work

In Silicon Prairie, Kenzie Academy’s Apprenticeship Program Trains Students for High-Paid Tech Jobs of Tomorrow — Without College or Debt

Brendan Lowe

October 29, 2018

New York City

12 Surprising Quotes From New York City Schools Chief Richard Carranza, From Gifted & Talented to His Union Boss Best Buddy

Brendan Lowe

October 16, 2018

News

‘I Feel Happy to Enter Classes Again’: One Migrant Teen’s Perilous Journey From El Salvador to High School in the U.S.

Brendan Lowe

August 7, 2018

News

‘I Live in the Same Space as You’: As Districts Nationwide Struggle With Diversity, How One L.A. School Network Is Recruiting Teachers Who Look Like the Classrooms They Lead

Brendan Lowe

June 18, 2018

#EDlection2018

As Economy Hums, South Carolina Governor’s Race Focuses on Underwhelming Education System

Brendan Lowe

June 11, 2018

News

Starbucks Shuts Down Tuesday for Racial Bias Training. Schools and Teachers Have Been Doing the Same Training for Years — With Mixed Results

Brendan Lowe

May 28, 2018

#EDlection2018

In State Where Academic Performance and School Funding Rank Near the Bottom, Education Is Top of Mind in Race for Nevada Governor

Brendan Lowe

May 16, 2018

News

Charter Schools Are Public Schools, Should Be State-Funded, Louisiana Supreme Court Rules in Case That Threatened 18,000 Students

Brendan Lowe

March 18, 2018

News

With an Eye Toward Consent, Students Seize the Moment to Overhaul Sex Ed

Brendan Lowe

January 17, 2018

News

Mississippi Governor to Decide Soon on State Takeover of Jackson Schools

Brendan Lowe

October 17, 2017

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Russian Bombs Can’t Keep Husband-Wife Team From College Access Mission

Nearly a Year Into Remote Learning ‘Digital Divide’ Persists as Key Educational Threat, as Census Data Show 1 in 3 Households Still Struggling With Limited Tech Access

New Effort Pairs Educators and Housing Advocates to Tackle School Segregation

The National Math and Science Initiative Has Poured $52M Into Expanding AP Courses for Students Whose Families Serve in the Military. Here’s Why

10,000 Miles Away: For Students in Springdale, Arkansas, Home to America’s Largest Population of Marshall Islanders, School Can Be Something of a Culture Shock

Gov. Cuomo and the Gates Foundation: For Now, Reopening Education Has Trumped Reimagining It

Startup Computer Science High School in the Hard-Hit Bronx Made Quick Leap to Remote Learning

New Poll: Two-Thirds of Parents Support Keeping Schools Closed ‘Until They Are Certain There Is No Health Risk’

New Poll: Majority of Democratic Voters Prefer Candidates Who Would Preserve Federal Charter School Spending

As Teacher Evaluation Reforms Come Undone, 2 States React Very Differently to Using Test Scores to Rate Educators

After One City Experiments With Toddlers Wearing Recorders and Sees the Number of Words They Hear Grow 50%, 5 More Mayors Will Pilot Innovative ‘Word Gap’ Program

A Decade After It Promised to Reinvent Teacher Prep, Relay Is Producing a Much-Needed, More Diverse Teaching Corps

Schools in Portland, Maine, Open Their Arms to Refugees, but Academic Progress Remains Elusive. Now, an Immigrant Superintendent Is Pushing for Change

Textbook Adoption Was Once About ‘Going to the Right Dinner’ With Publishers. Now EdReports Is Disrupting the $8 Billion Industry by Putting Teachers in Charge

Study: Students Who Attend Charter High School More Likely to Vote, Less Likely to Commit Crime

Helping Small Districts Tackle Big Changes, Instruction Partners Focuses on the ‘Unglamorous’ Basics of Teaching and Learning

5 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Comprehensive Universities’ — the Schools Educating Over 70% of 4-Year Undergrads That Have Become a Vital Pipeline Into the Middle Class

Why They Leave: New Book Explores the Reasons Teachers Give for Quitting the Profession. (Hint: It’s Not Students)

Teaching Teachers to Learn From Each Other: Leading Educators Hopes to Turn the Multi-Billion-Dollar Professional Development Industry on Its Head

Is Homework Too Easy? With Half of Parents Expressing Concerns, New Study Says Students’ Assignments Lack Rigor, Favor Lower-Level Skills

40% of America’s Public Schools Don’t Have a Single Educator of Color. How the New Nonprofit BranchED Is Looking to Rethink That Minority Teacher Pipeline

Primed for Amazon-Style Question Shopping, New Meridian Opens Fresh Chapter for Maligned Common Core Test

Emerging From Michelle Rhee’s Shadow, Jason Kamras Focuses on Building Trust in Racially Charged Richmond Schools

In Silicon Prairie, Kenzie Academy’s Apprenticeship Program Trains Students for High-Paid Tech Jobs of Tomorrow — Without College or Debt

12 Surprising Quotes From New York City Schools Chief Richard Carranza, From Gifted & Talented to His Union Boss Best Buddy

‘I Feel Happy to Enter Classes Again’: One Migrant Teen’s Perilous Journey From El Salvador to High School in the U.S.

‘I Live in the Same Space as You’: As Districts Nationwide Struggle With Diversity, How One L.A. School Network Is Recruiting Teachers Who Look Like the Classrooms They Lead

As Economy Hums, South Carolina Governor’s Race Focuses on Underwhelming Education System

Starbucks Shuts Down Tuesday for Racial Bias Training. Schools and Teachers Have Been Doing the Same Training for Years — With Mixed Results

In State Where Academic Performance and School Funding Rank Near the Bottom, Education Is Top of Mind in Race for Nevada Governor

Charter Schools Are Public Schools, Should Be State-Funded, Louisiana Supreme Court Rules in Case That Threatened 18,000 Students

With an Eye Toward Consent, Students Seize the Moment to Overhaul Sex Ed

Mississippi Governor to Decide Soon on State Takeover of Jackson Schools