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Last School Year Was the Hottest on Record. How Do We Protect Students?

DeMio: Scorching temperatures and cuts to government funding for cooling and ventilation systems are putting children's learning and lives at risk.

Paige Shoemaker DeMio
Author: Paige Shoemaker DeMio
school choice
Indiana

Indiana Microschool Network Aims to Bring Choice to Rural Families

Started by a school district, the collaborative will start new microschools, hoping to make it easier for others to launch across the state.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
core topics
core topics

New Report: States Need to Up Their Game on Preparing Elementary Math Teachers

NCTQ finds many places lacking on how to teach core topics, leverage high-quality instructional material and rely on strong licensure tests.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
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California

The California Mom at the Center of Trump’s Crackdown on School Gender Policies

The Education Department is relying on a novel interpretation of privacy law to punish schools that hide student identity changes from parents.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
childhood health
childhood health

New Research: Childhood Vaccination Rates Drop Across 1,600 U.S. Counties

Amid deadly measles outbreak, average measles vaccine rate fell further below herd immunity mark in 33 states, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
AI
AI

AI Makes Quick Gains in Math, But Errors Still Worry Some Eyeing Reliability

Despite concerns, students say AI has already reduced their math anxiety and educators say its presence makes their work more — not less — necessary.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
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Carvalho

L.A. Schools Create ‘Perimeters of Safety’ Against ICE Agents

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said school police would block immigration agents from graduation ceremonies.

Ben Chapman
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California

How My California Middle School Uses Glyphs to Teach English Learners to Read

Principal's view: Many have few or no phonics skills, and some never went to elementary school. They lack the basics even in their home language.

Gerrett Suárez
Author: Gerrett Suárez

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child care

The First 8 Years Are Crucial For Foundational Learning and Brain Development

Introducing zero2eight, a new vertical examining issues critical to America’s youngest children.

Marisa Busch
Author: Marisa Busch

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American Federation of Teachers
Future of High School

Coalition Hopes to ‘Accelerate’ Career Training, Apprenticeships

Five states, teachers union and apprentice program want better career options for students lost ‘at sea’ in the old ‘college for all’ world.

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

What Employers Want, Project-Based Learning Can Deliver

Lenz and McCutchen: More states and districts are focusing on such skills as communication, problem-solving, critical thinking and collaboration.

Bob Lenz & Alprentice McCutchen
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exit exams
Future of High School

Many States Picked Diploma Pathways Over HS Exit Exams. Did Students Benefit?

Just six states require an exit exam now, with New York and Massachusetts dropping their tests this school year.

Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat
future of high school
cte
Future of High School

Q&A: Los Angeles High School Counselor On What Students Want After Graduation

With CTE rising and colleges adjusting, a veteran L.A. college and career counselor weighs in on the latest trends and why they’re happening.

Jacob Matthews
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We Started Grouping Students by Reading Ability vs. Grade. Here’s What Happened

Berg: Educators teach skills that every student in the room is ready for. There’s no guessing and no watering down instruction.

Jessica Berg
commentary
commentary

I Talked to Teenagers About Conspiracy Theories. Here’s What They Told Me

Covington: For students who watched the viral social media response to a classmate’s death, news literacy is key.

Hannah Covington
Author: Hannah Covington
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climate change

Last School Year Was the Hottest on Record. How Do We Protect Students?

DeMio: Scorching temperatures and cuts to government funding for cooling and ventilation systems are putting children's learning and lives at risk.

Paige Shoemaker DeMio
Author: Paige Shoemaker DeMio
STEM
STEM

4 Creative Ways to Engage Kids in STEM Over the Summer

Tips to foster curiosity and problem-solving at home.

Amber M. Simpson, The Conversation
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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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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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Artificial Intelligence
AI

As Duolingo Turns to AI, Some Users Say Language App Has Joined ‘The Dark Side’

The company behind the wildly popular phenomenon says artificial intelligence has helped it build 150 new courses in a year. But at what cost?

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

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Texas

Texas Bill Would Restrict Sexually Explicit Performances in Front of kids

William Melhado, The Texas Tribune
North Carolina

The ‘Feeling Friends’ are Helping Students Learn to Talk About Their Emotions

Katie Dukes, EducationNC
Ohio

Students, Professors Speak Against Ohio’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Centers Bill

Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
michigan

What Does Gen Z Want? Equity in Education Funding, Better Transportation & More

Lily Guiney, Michigan Advance
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Watch: How High Schools Are Innovating to Best Prepare Teens for College & Work

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Texas

School Safety Bill in Texas Would Require an Armed Person at Every Campus

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Nebraska

Nebraska Gov. Pillen Signs ‘Opportunity Scholarships’ Proposal into Law

Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
Alaska

Alaska Child Care Providers Say New Grants are Crucial to Staying Open

Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon
Rhode Island

Survey: Many Rhode Island Public School Students Don’t Feel Ready for College

Kevin G. Andrade, Rhode Island Current
The 74 Investigation

They Stood Up to NYC Schools For Their Disabled Child. Then CPS Arrived

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Analysis

Tennessee on Track to Become First in Nation to Offer Diaper Benefit to Medicaid Families

K.C. Compton
Author: K.C. Compton
Union Report

Has Teacher Pay Really Plummeted in the Last Decade? Yes — But Only Due to COVID

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Schools Must Do to Help

Simone Marean & Takai Tyler
event

Watch: Educators Talk About How High School Can Better Prepare Teens for Careers

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Opinion

What it Takes to Become a Spelling Bee Champ

Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation
School (In)Security

Controversial Gunshot Detectors on Minneapolis Schools, Cyber Attack Reveals

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Curriculum

Louisiana Grad Returns to Old Middle School: ‘I Wish I Had Been Taught This Way’

Robert Emery Godke
Texas

After Dobbs Ruling, Texas Lawmakers to Provide More Support For Pregnant Students

Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
Opinion

Superintendent’s View: Being a Mentor for the Leaders of Today — and Tomorrow

Alena Zachery-Ross
Author: Alena Zachery-Ross
The 74 Interview

Student Mental Health: From Buses to Cafeterias, How All School Workers Can Help

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
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