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Support for Phone Bans in Schools Is Growing, but Is It Enough to Help Kids?

New York will implement one of the strictest bans on school technologies, but experts are split on if it will help mental health challenges.

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay
School (In)Security
School (In)Security
School (In)Security

Ed Tech Co. That Provides Telehealth to L.A. Students Experiences Data Breach

Vendor also runs L.A. Unified’s anonymous tip line, putting both sensitive student medical records and campus safety data at risk.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
PDK Poll
PDK Poll

Exclusive: Support for Schools Falls, But Closing Education Dept. is Unpopular

Latest PDK Poll also reflects rising embrace of private school choice, support for DEI and a backlash against artificial intelligence.

Linda Jacobson
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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

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
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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

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
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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

AI Literacy: What It Is, What it Isn’t, Who Needs It and Why It’s Hard to Define

Schiff, Bewersdorff and Hornberger: AI literacy is a lot more than simply knowing how to prompt an AI chatbot.

Daniel Schiff, Arne Bewersdorff & Marie Hornberger
commentary
commentary

K-12 Education Alone Can’t Disrupt the Poverty Cycle. My School Is Fixing That

Bonilla-Santiago: Students at my New Jersey school start prepping for college in K-8, earn credits in HS & get tuition assistance toward a bachelor's.

Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
Author: Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
commentary
commentary

What California Teachers Are Trying, Building, and Learning with AI

Waite, Chu and Weiner: AI tools can be powerful when supporting a clear, consistent instructional strategy and strong teacher-student relationships.

Chelsea Waite, Lisa Chu & Steven Weiner
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commentary

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
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child care

Survey: Nearly 70% of Child Care Workers Struggle to Afford A Basic Need

More than two-thirds of child care workers reported struggling to afford a basic need.

Elly Yu, LAist
commentary
commentary

The Science of Reading and Play Go Hand-in-Hand. Schools Must Make It Happen

Roberts & McCormick: Activities like blocks, drawing and dramatic play can make learning feel like a game for young kids. But the gains are real.

Carly Roberts & Meghan McCormick
Early Childhood
Early Childhood

Orange County, California Pioneers Model to Help Cities Prioritize Kids Under 5

The ‘Early Childhood Friendly City’ initiative addresses early learning gaps by helping cities prioritize early childhood development across sectors.

Mark Swartz
Author: Mark Swartz
Tennessee
Tennessee

Porter-Leath Wins Federal Head Start Funding Over Tennessee School District

Porter-Leath won the Memphis Head Start funding. It has a week to fill 3,000 seats.

Bri Hatch, Chalkbeat
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Why the U.S. Must Revamp its Child Care System: ‘People are Hungry for More’

In a new book, Elliot Haspel says child care should be reframed as an 'American value' — and why it’s important even for those without kids.

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay
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‘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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National School Choice Week

Mothers of Invention: Frustrated With the Educational Status Quo and Conventional Parent Organizing, Two Latinas Gave Birth to a National Parents Union

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
4Fams

Altman: Three Ways to Boost Family Engagement in Schools and Bolster Student Success

Miriam Altman
Author: Miriam Altman
Los Angeles

Los Angeles Schools Regain Control of Special Education After More Than 20 Years. What That Means for Priorities, Parent Concerns in the Nation’s Second-Largest District

Taylor Swaak
Author: Taylor Swaak
Inspiring

This New York High School Student Had a NASA Internship — and on His Third Day Discovered a New Planet Revolving Around 2 Stars

Debra West
Touts

Campanella: For National School Choice Week, Celebrating a Decade of Education Options for Students and Families
National School Choice Week

New Poll: Majority of Democratic Voters Prefer Candidates Who Would Preserve Federal Charter School Spending

Brendan Lowe
National School Choice Week

Campanella: For National School Choice Week, Celebrating a Decade of Education Options for Students and Families

Andrew Campanella
Author: Andrew Campanella
News

Chief Justice Roberts, Potential Supreme Court Swing Vote in Key Religious Schools Case, Plays Cards Close

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Analysis

Wells: District Schools? Charter Schools? There’s a Third Way — Autonomous Schools That Work Like In-District Charters

Mary Wells
Union Report

Analysis: Tracking the NEA’s and AFT’s $43 Million in Donations to PACs, Advocacy Organizations, Nonprofits — and the State Engagement Fund?

Mike Antonucci
EDlection 2020

Listen Up, Candidates: Most Teachers Feel Their Voices Aren’t Being Heard, New Survey Reveals

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
EDlection 2020

Buttigieg Was ‘Under the Illusion’ That South Bend’s Schools Are Integrated. But Despite a Decades-Long Struggle (and Federal Court Order), Stark Racial Divisions Persist

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
The Big Picture

Haves and Have-Nots: The Borders Between School Districts Often Mark Extreme Economic Segregation. A New Report Outlines America’s 50 Worst Cases

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Analysis

Analysis: Students Who Are Lagging Behind Need Both Grade-Level Content and Personalized Learning. How 3 Schools Are Making It Happen

Sarah Johnson, Amber Oliver & Robert Schwartz
Analysis

Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue: How Wednesday’s Supreme Court Arguments Could Shift the Country’s School Choice Debate to Private Schools

Brooke LePage
Camden

Osborne & Pankovits: In Camden, N.J., Portfolio Schools, an Important School Board Election and a Commitment to Continued Reform

David Osborne & Tressa Pankovits
Every Student Succeeds Act

This Week’s ESSA News: A School Turnaround Success Story in Texas, New Debates Over Who Should Control Attendance Policies, a Call for Better ELL Data & More

Erika Ross
Los Angeles

Parent Engagement, Bilingual Education and Immigrant-Friendly Schools Are Crucial to Student Success in LA, Where 60% of Children Have at Least One Immigrant Parent, New Report Finds

Esmeralda Fabián Romero
Author: Esmeralda Fabián Romero
The Big Picture

Rethinking Remedial Education: New Study Shows College Students Did Better in ‘Corequisite’ Courses Built Around Extra Instruction and Support

Mikhail Zinshteyn
Touts

Shuls: With Textbooks Being Rewritten to Woo State Officials, Why We Should Empower Schools to Choose Their Own Texts — and Parents to Choose the Best School

James V. Shuls
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