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A ‘Texas-Sized Solution’ to a ‘Texas-Sized Problem’: Ed Bill Signed into Law

School leaders and experts applaud passage of $8.5 billion education bill, with targeted spending for teacher raises and preparation programs.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
Analysis
Analysis

Public School Enrollment Is Declining — But Not Everywhere, or for All Students

Moon: A new analysis shows these trends vary widely by race, grade level, geography, even schools. What that could mean for the future.

Tara Moon
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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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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
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

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
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
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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
commentary
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
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
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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
Massachusetts
Massachusetts

70 Percent of Massachusetts Infants Live in Child Care Deserts, According to State Data

New data effort illustrates child care access gaps across the state.

Jennifer Smith, CommonWealth
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
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
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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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Hawaii

Test Scores For Hawaii Students Show Little Progress Despite Major Funding Boost

Megan Tagami, CalMatters
EDlection 2024

Too Hard or Too Easy: The ‘Big, Statewide Fight’ Over MA. Graduation Requirement

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
New York

NYC Schools Launch Anti-Hate Hotline as Antisemitism and Islamophobia Reports Rise

Amy Zimmer
opinion

For Many Students, Homeless Means School-less — and Things Could Get Even Worse

Barbara Duffield
Author: Barbara Duffield
child care

Coaching as Mutual Learning: How First Up Supports Philadelphia’s Child Care Workforce

Mark Swartz
Author: Mark Swartz
school choice

Overwhelmed ESA Systems in West Virginia, Arkansas Leave Homeschoolers Hanging

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
commentary

In Houston, a Wholesale Transformation Delivers Better Education for Students

Mike Miles
michigan

Whitmer Signs Bill Reforming Teacher Retirement System Contributions

Jon King, Michigan Advance
st. louis

St. Louis Schools Head into Uncertainty Following Superintendent’s Ouster

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
commentary

Virginia’s New Accountability System Looks to Raise the Bar on Schools

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
students with disabilities

Report: Almost All Disabled Students Lack Access to College Readiness Programs

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Supreme Court

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Oklahoma Christian Charter Case

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
school discipline

Push to Remedy Grossly Unequal Suspensions of Black Girls After Sweeping Report

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
Illinois

All Chicago Board of Education Members to Resign

Reema Amin
hurricane helene

North Carolina Board of Ed Outlines Legislative Needs for Hurricane Recovery

Clayton Henkel, NC Newsline
EDlection 2024

LA School Board Race Could Change the Nation’s Second-Largest District

Ben Chapman
The Big Picture

Study: AI-Assisted Tutoring Boosts Students’ Math Skills

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Maryland

Banned Books Find Shelter in Maryland ‘Sanctuary Library’

Sofia Appolonio, Capital News Service, Capital News Service
New York

New York Child Care Providers are Bleeding Workers

Julia Rock
classroom supplies

Protein Bars, Paper, a Rabbit: What Teachers Buy for their Classrooms with Their Own Cash

Wellington Soares & Caroline Bauman
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