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Trump Medicaid Cuts Could Cost Kids Coverage That Aids Learning

Advocates worry confusion over shifting rules will make children miss out on tablets, glasses, hearing aids and therapy that help in the classroom.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
commentary
commentary

The Future of Children’s Programming After Federal Cuts to Public Media

The nation needs a strategy for children’s media that draws from the trusted legacy of public media and leverages today’s most promising tech tools.

Michael H. Levine
Author: Michael H. Levine
special education
special education

Exclusive: Decade After Damning Report, Minneapolis Still Fails Special Ed Kids

25% of students with disabilities were proficient in reading in 2014. The district vowed to fix it. Now, it's 21% — and 18% are at grade level in math

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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Future of High School
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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

From Classroom Drudgery to Joyful Enrichment: The Evolution of Summer School

The pandemic supercharged summer school’s transformation from remedial academics to learning plus fun — and now there’s no going back, experts say.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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
education
education

Penny Schwinn Drops Out of the Running for Ed Department’s Deputy Role

Some viewed the former Tennessee education commissioner as a bipartisan pick for the post, but past controversies followed her.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
special education
special education

For Decades, the Feds Were the Last, Best Hope for Special Ed Kids. What Happens Now?

State-level complaints over disputes with districts have never been as easy as intended. Now, they're all desperate families have left.

Lauren Wagner & Beth Hawkins

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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

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

Watch Live: National Service, AmeriCorps and the Future of Education

Join The 74 and the Progressive Policy Institute at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday for a conversation about national service organizations’ budget cuts.

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Parents Who Oppose Sex Education in Schools Often Don’t Discuss it at Home

Lawmakers and school boards across the country have established policies limiting what schools can teach about gender, sexuality & reproductive health

Robin Pickering, Gonzaga University
commentary
commentary

Don’t Destroy Institute of Education Sciences, Rebuild It With Students in Mind

Voight: Federal data is essential for understanding what’s working and what isn’t in education. The administration's cuts carry real consequences.

Mamie Voight
Author: Mamie Voight
commentary
commentary

We Were Born on Social Platforms. Now We Want a Healthier Internet

Jain: Young people should take the lead in ensuring health information online is trusted, clear, and built for everyone, not just the loudest voices.

Tanushree Jain
Author: Tanushree Jain
commentary
commentary

Truly Shifting to Science of Reading Sometimes Takes ‘Balanced Literacy Rehab’

McQuillan: Even with new curricula and good intentions, old teaching habits die hard. How to break the cycle and improve literacy outcomes.

Kristen McQuillan
Author: Kristen McQuillan
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commentary

The Future of Children’s Programming After Federal Cuts to Public Media

The nation needs a strategy for children’s media that draws from the trusted legacy of public media and leverages today’s most promising tech tools.

Michael H. Levine
Author: Michael H. Levine
child care
child care

Even in a Nation With Robust Family Policies, Stay-at-Home Parents Struggle

Finland and the U.S. take different approaches to family policy, but both limit support for stay-at-home parents.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
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
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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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Cleveland

District of Columbia: 3rd Grader Fears Worst. Summer. Ever.
Cleveland

Cleveland: Masks, Distancing & Other Reopening Land Mines
Cleveland

San Antonio: Reconnecting Black Kids to Great Outdoors
Cleveland

Survey: Schools Say to Expect More Blended Learning in Fall
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New York City: COVID Kills City’s District-Charter Collaboration
Pandemic

Cleveland Schools Seek Tax Hike Even as COVID-19 Hammers Families

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Opinion

We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About COVID Cases in Child Care

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
The Big Picture

Which Schools Beat the Odds? In National Study, Researchers Find Top Results for Newark, Boston and Pittsburgh

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

NYC Mayor Unveils Partial School Reopening Plan, but Questions Loom About Logistics, Safety and Learning

Zoë Kirsch
Author: Zoë Kirsch
Pandemic

Commentary: As COVID Changes the Workforce, Students Need to Know How a Degree or Credential Will Shape Their Future. New Partnership Can Help

Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger & Scott Cheney
Featured

Police-Free Schools? This Suburban Minneapolis District Expelled Its Cops Years Ago

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

Analysis: Week-by-Week Survey Finds Parents Worried About Sending Kids Back to School — Three-Quarters Think September Is Too Soon

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
News

As School Board Members Across the Country Share Racist Social Media Posts, Current Students and Recent Grads Push Back

Laura Fay
Author: Laura Fay
Pandemic

A Mom’s View: Changing Schools Is Hard for Military Kids in Normal Times. In a Pandemic, It’s Even Harder. How Schools Can Help

Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman
Touts

Analysis: What Apps Are Kids Using Most? Here Are 9 of the Newest and Most Popular This Summer — and What Parents Should Watch Out For

Titania Jordan
Touts

An Educator’s View: A Curriculum That Builds Deep Knowledge Is a Critical Tool for Equity, Both for Learning in School and Online

Nadine Moulta-Ali
pandemic

Making It Work: A Day in the Life of Families Living Through a Summer Like No Other

JoAnne Wasserman
Author: JoAnne Wasserman
News

WATCH: President Trump and First Lady Lead Tuesday’s ‘National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America’s Schools’

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Pandemic

Schwartz & Kerr: To Help Guide Decisions About COVID, Schools and Students, Researchers Are Compiling Decades of Data in Easy-to-Read Briefs. Here’s Some of What They’ve Found

Nate Schwartz & Sara Kerr
District of Columbia

An Educator’s View: A Curriculum That Builds Deep Knowledge Is a Critical Tool for Equity, Both for Learning in School and Online

Nadine Moulta-Ali
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