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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
The 74 Interview
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

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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Touts

Sometimes the Outcome Is the Equity: Why It’s Critical to Prepare Students of Color to Do Well on Standardized Tests — Even If You’re Not a Fan

Colin Seale
Touts

Holmes: What Is School Quality, and Who Decides? We’re Bringing Together Educators, Families and Students for This Vital Discussion

Rebecca Holmes
EDlection 2020

EDlection2019: Democrats Enjoy Big Wins in Kentucky and Virginia, and Reform Foes ‘Flip the Board’ in Denver

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Every Student Succeeds Act

This Week’s ESSA News: Idaho Scores Show Latino Students Falling Behind, New York Failing to Report Foster Youth Data, the Tricky Process Behind ‘Innovative’ Assessments & More

Erika Ross
Colorado

Holmes: What Is School Quality, and Who Decides? We’re Bringing Together Educators, Families and Students for This Vital Discussion

Rebecca Holmes
Analysis

The Great STEM Debate: States Can’t Agree on What Those Four Letters Mean, and That’s a Problem

Noble Ingram
Author: Noble Ingram
Keeping it 100

Sometimes the Outcome Is the Equity: Why It’s Critical to Prepare Students of Color to Do Well on Standardized Tests — Even If You’re Not a Fan

Colin Seale
News

Are Minorities Over-identified for Special Ed? Or Under-identified? As DeVos Implements Obama-Era Regulation, Research Suggests a Third Answer: ‘It’s Complicated’

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Union Report

Union Report: In Pushing Members to Back Sanders, L.A. Union President Dismisses Biden, Warren — Says Clinton, Obama Weren’t So Great Either

Mike Antonucci
The Big Picture

Report: Few Black and Latino Children Are Served by High-Quality State Preschool Programs

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Touts

Epstein: Tidying Up Education Technology — 6 Things School and District Leaders Can Learn From Marie Kondo

Bart Epstein
Inspiring

Florida Teacher’s Kindness Squad Spreads Joy, Prevents Bullying & Teaches Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom, in School and Beyond

Debra West
Opinion

Epstein: Tidying Up Education Technology — 6 Things School and District Leaders Can Learn From Marie Kondo

Bart Epstein
California

Teacher Residency and Federal Dollars: One Approach to Solving the Rural Teacher Shortage

Mikhail Zinshteyn
Analysis

Manno: In New Survey, U.S. Adults Say Education Is Key to Achieving the American Dream. 3 HS Programs That Help Make That Happen

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
New York

A Manhattan High School Reframes How Slavery Is Taught Using The New York Times’s 1619 Project

Taylor Swaak
Author: Taylor Swaak
Virginia

A Program That Successfully Propels Low-Income Students to (and Through) College Starts Its Work Years Before High School

Richard Whitmire
Author: Richard Whitmire
Cleveland

One Under-the-Radar Factor That School Systems Showing Progress on NAEP Have in Common: Leaders From Chiefs for Change

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Analysis

Evans: Middle School Teachers and Administrators Are Paving the Way for Innovation in the Classroom. 3 Case Studies Show How

Julie Evans
Analysis

Malkus: U.S. Department of Education Wants Some Major Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection. They’d Be a Huge Mistake

Nat Malkus
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