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Will New AI Academy Help Teachers or Just Improve Tech’s Bottom Line?

AFT says its AI training initiative will modernize teaching, while critics say it’s ‘a gigantic public experiment that no one has asked for.’

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Inspiring
Inspiring

How a Rhode Island Teen’s $1M Changed the State’s 6th Largest City

Mariam Kaba was awarded for her community-focused plan that has transformed local schools and public spaces throughout Woonsocket, RI.

Trinity Alicia
Author: Trinity Alicia
Texas
Texas

Texas Passed a Bible-Themed Curriculum. But Many Districts Aren’t Using It

Districts in Texas are taking a selective approach toward Bluebonnet Learning — the state-developed materials that feature the Bible and Christianity.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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School (In)Security
School (In)Security

28 Bills, Ten Commandments and 1 Source: A Christian Right ‘Bill Mill’

More than a dozen state bills — and three new laws mandating the Ten Commandments in public schools — are virtually identical to model legislation.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Washington
Washington

Child Care Worker Detained by ICE Leaves a Community Reeling

After caring for U.S. kids with disabilities, Nicolle Orozco Forero and her sick son are now detained by ICE.

Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th
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video

Supreme Court Backs Department of Education Cuts

A ruling by SCOTUS on Monday would allow Trump administration to resume the dismantling of the Department of Education by gutting its workforce.

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early education

Parents, Head Start Providers Challenge New Rule Barring Undocumented Families

ACLU argues Trump administration can’t unilaterally change Head Start’s definition from an early education to a federal public benefit program.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education

In Ruling’s Aftermath, Some See Beginning of the End for Department of Education

The day after the Supreme Court allowed the department to fire half its staff, Secretary Linda McMahon went ahead with plans to move key programs.

Linda Jacobson & Greg Toppo

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Analysis
Analysis

How Do Kids in Top-Spending States Perform on NAEP? Not as Well as You’d Think

Aldeman: New York spends the most, but its results are middling. Mississippi, Texas, Florida get the most bang for their buck.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

Future of High School

Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

With Welding Tools and a Time Clock, Giving New Mexico Kids Leg Up on the Future

Engineering the Future, Valley High School’s magnet program, has 6 career tracks that are a model for the district — and maybe for the entire state

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Reflections From a Formerly Disengaged Teen

Student’s view: I used to sit in the back of class, trying my best to avoid eye contact with my teacher, but now I sit in the front row every day.

Hannah Askew
Author: Hannah Askew
Internships
Internships
Future of High School

‘This Isn’t School’: Teaching Work Etiquette to Summer Interns

Kansas City teens learn 'soft skills' — communication, punctuality, teamwork — along with how to do jobs as ProX summer interns.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
commentary
commentary
Future of High School

We Are High Achievers, But We Were Almost a Statistic

Briauna and Tiauna Black: When tragedy struck, a hybrid school provided the flexibility and support needed to move from high school to career.

Briauna Black and Tiauna Black
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commentary

Why the Traditional College Major May Be Holding Students Back in a Rapidly Changing Job Market

Rethinking the college major could help colleges better understand what employers and students need.

John Weigand
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commentary

How Well Do Middle Schools Prepare Students for HS? Here’s a New Way to Find Out

Griffith & Coffey: Using already available data, a HS Readiness Score can provide key information to parents searching for a school for their kids

David Griffith & Meredith Coffey
commentary
commentary

The Most Overlooked Classroom In Every District

Carone: Youth sports are considered just a physical outlet for kids. What we’re overlooking is the depth of learning and development happening there.

Jonathan Carone
Author: Jonathan Carone
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commentary

State Voucher Programs Signal Pitfalls for Trump’s New Education Tax Credits

Toch & DiMarco: Without significant guardrails, the expensive new federal initiative is likely to deliver a scant return on investment for students.

Thomas Toch & Bella DiMarco
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Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education

States Create Trust Funds to Bolster Child Care and Early Childhood Education

With federal funds from the American Rescue Plan gone, some states have established trust funds dedicated to early care and education.

Bryce Covert
Author: Bryce Covert
Opinion
Opinion

Why Cut a Federal Program That Helps Student Parents Access Child Care?

Student parents need affordable child care, but the Trump administration proposed eliminating CCAMPIS, a federal program that helps them access it.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
Analysis
Analysis

Math Fellowship Rooted in Racial Justice Supports Early Educators

The Racial Justice in Early Math Teaching Fellowship is helping early educators make math accessible and engaging for young children.

Mark Swartz
Author: Mark Swartz
commentary
commentary

Parents Want to Support Their Kids. Behavioral Science Can Help Them Follow Through

Kalil and Mayer: Parents’ best intentions do not always align with their actions. Text-message prompts and goal-setting reminders can help.

Ariel Kalil & Susan E. Mayer
Head Start
Head Start

Trump Illegally Withheld Head Start Payments, Government Watchdog Says

Federal payments for Head Start this year were significantly behind schedule compared to last year, violating the Impoundment Control Act.

Jacob Fischler, Michigan Advance
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Teaching
Teaching

‘Cognitive Science,’ All the Rage in British Schools, Fails to Register in U.S.

Educators blame this ‘reverse Beatles effect’ on America’s decentralized system and grad schools that are often hostile to research.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

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alabama

Alabama Library to Require More Parental Supervision of Kids; Limit Book Access

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector
California

A Degree Without Classes & Lectures? California Community Colleges Try New Approach

Adam Echelman, CalMatters
COVID Policy Briefing

Schools Brace for COVID Surge: What New Variants & Vaccines Mean for Students

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
Maryland

Maryland Officials Want to Boost Schools’ Behavioral Health Services With $120M

Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix
college students

‘Success Coaches’ to Hit Indiana Colleges After Budget Approval

Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle
school choice

North Carolina to Launch Education Savings Accounts, With Up to $7,500 Per Child

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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How Ed Tech Tools Track Kids Online — and Why Parents Should Care

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Arkansas

Biden Administration Urges States to Rectify Underfunding of Land-Grant HBCUs

Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch
charter schools

Texas Districts Mull School Closures Amid Declining Enrollment, Competition from Charters

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
school choice

Not-Back-To-School Time For Homeschoolers

Kerry McDonald
Future of High School

How D.C. Successfully Modernized a School By Embracing Its Legacy

Tanya Paperny
school choice

‘Growing Pains’: Microschools Face Regulatory Maze as Approach Takes Hold

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Union Report

FBI and IRS Raid Local Teachers Union Headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Getting High-Quality Math Curriculum to the Students Who Need It Most

Jeff Livingston
Author: Jeff Livingston
Arizona

No Rules for Arizona School Vans? That’s Because the Council for Them Has No Members

Caitlin Sievers , Arizona Mirror
Maine

Families of Young Children Say Maine is Failing to Provide Special Education Support

Nick Shroeder
Innovative High Schools

Reinventing High School: 8 Common Trends at America’s Most Innovative Campuses

Greg Toppo & Emmeline Zhao
School (In)Security

ChatGPT Is Landing Kids in the Principal’s Office, Survey Finds

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Opinion

Involving Young People on School Boards Is Good for Students — and for Democracy

Logan Endres
Author: Logan Endres
Nevada

Clark County Teacher ‘Sickouts’ Ruled an Illegal Strike, Union to Appeal Decision

April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current
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