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Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Ed Dept. Axes $1B Mental Health Program Designed to Thwart School Shootings

The grant program, which helped train school counselors, is the latest target in Trump’s war on DEI.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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charter schools

States Should Support Religious Education — But Not Through Charter Schools

Petrilli: Supreme Court has a way to mandate some state backing of religious schools and avoid disruption of a 30-year-old charter school sector.

Michael J. Petrilli
Author: Michael J. Petrilli
math
education research

Math Study Shows Difficulty in Motivating Teachers to Change Behaviors

Nudging educators to use an online math platform did surprisingly little to increase usage or student success. Even Judy Blume couldn’t help.

Lauren Camera
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literacy

Why Steubenville, Ohio, Might Be the Best School District in America

Aldeman: High-poverty Rust Belt district is exceptional at teaching kids to read — and has been for more than a decade

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
4Fams
4Fams
4Fams

Lessons Learned from 44 Years of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Adams: Even after 3 kids & 4 decades of conversations, it's still important to go. Strategies for when to talk to teachers & kids, and when to listen.

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
Class Disrupted
AI

Podcast: How AI Is Changing How Young People Connect

Ed Researcher Julia Freeland Fisher joins Class Disrupted to discuss new tech risks, from affecting human-connection to reliance on chatbots.

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Artificial Intelligence
AI

AI Skeptic Creates Chatbot to Help Teachers Design Courses

The open-source tool could help open the prohibitive world of instructional design to everyday educators.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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DOGE
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Mark Schneider: Blowing Up Ed Research is Easy. Rebuilding it is ‘What Matters’

The former IES and NCES leader speaks candidly about radical cuts to the Education Department, government ‘stasis’ and the uncertain future of NAEP.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

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Future of Work
apprenticeship
Future of High School

From Apprenticeships to Microcredentials, Why Alternatives to College Are Gaining Popularity

While college enrollment has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, surveys show more high schoolers valuing on-the-job training over traditional degrees.

Kerry McDonald

Pandemic

Pandemic
education
Pandemic

Five Years Later: How COVID Triggered a School Choice Renaissance

Dissatisfaction with schools, and a supercharged conservative movement, allowed ESAs to take a leap since the pandemic.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
school (in)security
Chronic Absenteeism
Pandemic

Student Absences Have Surged Since COVID. Some Say Parents Should be Jailed

Dozens of bills nationwide seek to address chronic absenteeism. While some focus on supports and incentives, others look to leverage punishments.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Child Nutrition
child hunger
Pandemic

New Food Security Threats 5 Years After COVID-Era Effort to Feed All Kids

Pandemic emergency aid drove food insecurity to an all-time low, but many say a string of federal cuts will now leave millions more kids hungry.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Pandemic
pandemic
Pandemic

Remote Learning Was Supposed to Make Snow Days Obsolete. But Did It Really?

Five years after classes went virtual during COVID, some districts shift online when weather strikes. But others still can't quite make it work.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
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charter schools

States Should Support Religious Education — But Not Through Charter Schools

Petrilli: Supreme Court has a way to mandate some state backing of religious schools and avoid disruption of a 30-year-old charter school sector.

Michael J. Petrilli
Author: Michael J. Petrilli
commentary
commentary

Evidence — and Its Limits — in the School Choice Debate

Paul: The true value of school choice is not measured in data but in the freedom parents have to pick schools that reflect their values.

James Paul
Author: James Paul
commentary
commentary

Early Success in Reading & Math Is Great. It’s What Happens Later That Really Counts

Reyna: High K-12 achievement in districts like Steubenville, Ohio, is only part of the story if students aren't making it after graduation.

Ryan Reyna
Author: Ryan Reyna
commentary
commentary

Whatever the Feds Do, States Must Continue Giving Standardized Tests

Marion: These exams are essential for monitoring student achievement, evaluating programs, reporting data and signaling standards statewide.

Scott Marion
Author: Scott Marion
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Altadena Girls
Altadena Girls

Teens Provide Sense of Normalcy in the Face of the L.A. Fires

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STEM
education

How To Teach STEM? Make It Explosive

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
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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education reform

education reform
commentary

12 Truths and No Lies: Guiding Principles for the Future of American Education

Aldeman: Knowledge is good; education is better. Teachers & tests are important. Parents deserve honest info. School choice doesn't guarantee results

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

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child care

Flipping the Script on Universal Child Care

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
immigration

As Immigrant Students Flee in Fear of ICE Raids, Teachers Offer Heartfelt Gifts

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
literacy

Reading Tests Are Out of Step with Reality. There’s a Better Way.

Susan Pimentel & David Liben
Analysis

There Really Was a ‘Mississippi Miracle’ in Reading. States Should Learn From It

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
STEM

How ‘Black Girls Dive’ Empowers Young Women in STEM

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
unions

Judge Backs Unions, Issues Temporary Restraining Order in Ed Dept. Privacy Suit

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Los Angeles

After LAUSD Enrollment Falls by 11,000, Board President Says Schools May Close

Ben Chapman
immigration

Fewer CA Students Are Completing FAFSA. Some Blame Trump’s Deportation Plan

Mikhail Zinshteyn
Opinion

High Levels of Chronic Absence Affect All Kids, Not Just Those Missing School

Hedy N. Chang & Robert Balfanz
school (in)security

Kept in the Dark: Inside the St. Landry Parish Schools Ransomware Attack

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
school choice

Trump Order Boosts School Choice, But There’s Little Evidence Vouchers Lead to Smarter Students, Better Educational Outcomes

Charles J. Russo & Suzanne Eckes
Illinois

Chicago Black Student Success Plan Amid Backlash Against Race-Based Initiatives

Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago
commentary

How Denver’s School Reforms Raised Grad Rate, Got Kids Years of Extra Learning

Parker Baxter
Author: Parker Baxter
detroit

Detroit District Offered Gift Cards For Perfect Attendance. 4,936 Kids Earned It

Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat
school (in)security

Trump Moves to Kill DEI

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
childhood health

Education Groups Push Back Against Feared Cuts to School-Based Medicaid

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
LGBTQ Students

Rising Need, Falling Finances: Layoffs Hit LGBTQ Student Support Groups Hard

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Analysis

Mend, Don’t End, the Institute of Education Sciences

Dan Goldhaber, Ashley Jochim, Robin Lake & Andrew J. Rotherham
Kennedy center

LGBTQ+ Children’s Musical Cancelled

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Class Disrupted

Class Disrupted Podcast: Ben Riley on Why AI Doesn’t Think Like Us

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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