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Autism

Advocates Still Alarmed Even as HHS Walks Back Autism Registry Announcement

100s of researchers, advocates call on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to abandon discredited beliefs about ‘cures,’ adhere to scientific standards.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Teacher Well-being
ed tech

Ed Tech Startup Boosts Teacher Well-Being With Feelings Check-ins and Care Packs

Districts in 25 states use Alpaca products to help teachers feel better about their jobs, their schools and themselves.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
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
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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
The 74 Interview

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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commentary
commentary

Ten Things I’m Doing After Listening to Sold a Story

Venters: Schools and educators need to rethink the way they teach reading and emphasize decoding, professional development and support for parents.

Ashton Venters
Author: Ashton Venters
commentary
commentary

Protecting Children Online Takes Technology, Human Oversight and Accountability

Carter: Governments, legislators, companies and parents must work together to prevent abuse and exploitation on gaming platforms & social media.

Cindi Carter
Author: Cindi Carter
commentary
commentary

Improving Math Proficiency Starts With Us, the Educators

Barasch: Teachers and school leaders need to stop resisting new approaches to math that can help students master the subject.

Lance Barasch
Author: Lance Barasch
commentary
career pathways
Future of High School

Career Pathways Programs Have Huge Bipartisan Support. D.C. Should Get on Board

Lee: Colorado, Indiana and Delaware show what’s possible by listening to local leaders, thinking creatively and using data to guide improvement.

Nick Lee
Author: Nick Lee
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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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The 74 Interview

Ending ‘Child Poverty Surveillance’: NYU Professor On Schools & Child Welfare

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

Many Americans Know Little About Updated COVID Boosters

John Bailey
Author: John Bailey
California

Oakland Parents Want a Seat at the Table in Negotiations with Teachers Union

Julia McEvoy, KQED
Alberto Carvalho

LA Parents Sound Off After Cyberattack Leaves Students Vulnerable

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
City Fund

City Fund Founder Exits K-12 Nonprofit; Political Leader Marlon Marshall New CEO

Steve Snyder
Author: Steve Snyder
Cleveland

Pandemic Widened Ohio Achievement Gaps, Leaving ‘Vulnerable’ Students Further Behind

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
ACS

Exclusive Data: Educators’ ‘Careless’ Child Abuse Reports Devastate Thousands of NYC Families

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pennsylvania

Education is Key in Pa. Governor’s Race — But Not Always in the Usual Ways

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Union Report

Union’s Survey About Why Teachers Leave Has Flaws, But Hints at Why They Stay

Mike Antonucci
assessments

Closing the Data Gap for Indiana’s Littlest Learners, & a Model for Other States

Claire Fiddian-Green & Pat Creech
K-12 education

Amid Regional Shortages, US Schools Employing 160,000 ‘Underqualified’ Teachers

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Alberto Carvalho

In Wake of LA Cyberattack, 3 Ways Families Can Better Protect Student Data

Sara Balanta
AI Bill of Rights

White House Cautions Schools Against ‘Continuous Surveillance’ of Students

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
disabilities

‘Wait to Fail’: How Dyslexia Screening Misses Many Struggling Readers

Kalman R. Hettleman
Author: Kalman R. Hettleman
Future of High School

Los Angeles Skilled Trades Program Mixes Summer Jobs and Training All in One

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
archives

Surviving Genocide: Native Boarding School Archives Reveal Defiance, Loss & Love

Marianna McMurdock & Meghan Gallagher
Indiana

Indy Schools Eye Classroom Flex Time, Master Teachers, Revamped School Calendar

Wayne D’Orio
covid

Tests Show Oregon Students’ Proficiency in Core Subjects Declined During COVID

Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle
4Fams

Screening Is Back in at NYC Middle & High Schools — But Will It Help or Hurt?

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
EDlection 2022

Heading into Midterms, GOP Finds All School Politics is Local

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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