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School (In)Security

Trump’s Massive Deportation Database Puts Students at Risk, Advocates Warn

An executive order could compel schools to hand over sensitive information that ICE could weaponize against immigrant students and their families.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
commentary
commentary

The Power of ‘Precovery’: Building Safer, More Resilient Schools

Wong: With violent episodes increasing and natural disasters intensifying, schools need more proactive safety measures in place.

Marleen Wong
Author: Marleen Wong
commentary
charter schools

A Way Out of SCOTUS Charter School Ruling Mess: Focus on Mission, Not Religion

Kahlenberg: Changing laws to require charters to teach American democratic values would weed out parochial schools — and some secular ones as well.

Richard D. Kahlenberg
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charter schools

In Case the Choice World ‘Dreaded,’ Justices Appear Open to Religious Charters

Chief Justice John Roberts asked tough questions of both sides in a matter with important ramifications for the future of public schools.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
special education
Americans with Disabilities Act

SCOTUS to Rule in Case That Could Upend Enforcement of Disabled Students’ Rights

During contentious oral arguments, school district argues that families should have to prove school systems intended to deny children accommodations.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
analysis
analysis

Beyond Test Scores: 186 Innovative Educators on How to Know a School Is Good

Waite: Respondents to Canopy project point to student presentations & portfolios, school culture and attendance among indicators of real quality

Chelsea Waite
Author: Chelsea Waite
special education
ABA

Arizona Autism Charter School Founder Tapped as Ed Dept. Special Education Chief

Diana Diaz-Harrison’s schools use a controversial intervention. She wants to use her new position to help others launch more like them.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
school (in)security
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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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

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

The Power of ‘Precovery’: Building Safer, More Resilient Schools

Wong: With violent episodes increasing and natural disasters intensifying, schools need more proactive safety measures in place.

Marleen Wong
Author: Marleen Wong
commentary
charter schools

A Way Out of SCOTUS Charter School Ruling Mess: Focus on Mission, Not Religion

Kahlenberg: Changing laws to require charters to teach American democratic values would weed out parochial schools — and some secular ones as well.

Richard D. Kahlenberg
commentary
Career and Technical Education
Future of High School

Amid Chaos, There’s Still Plenty of Good News on the Path to Higher Education

Litow: Career pathways represent a bipartisan approach to supporting students through high school to college and the workforce.

Stanley Litow
Author: Stanley Litow
commentary
child care
Early Learning Nation

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Is Long Overdue for Reform

With a budget debate looming, here are some of the proposed solutions on the table.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
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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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School Finance Data ‘Sucks.’ Rebecca Sibilia’s New Org is Offering $ to Fix It

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
women in stem

#DressForSTEM This Thursday: Wearing Purple on Pi Day to Celebrate Women in STEM

Trinity Alicia
The Big Picture

On-The-Job Training Prevails as Students’ Disinterest in College Grows

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
The Big Picture

Interactive Map: Inside U.S. School Segregation by Race & Class

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
commentary

Want to Keep Teachers Happy? Build a Culture of Collaboration at School

Dan Effland
Author: Dan Effland
federal budget

Biden Budget Plan Includes $8B to Put Learning Recovery on a ‘Faster Track’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
STEM superstars

WATCH: Maryland Teen’s AI-Enabled App Could Save Rural Cancer Patients

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Ohio

Seven Ohio Universities Review Race-Based Scholarships Post Supreme Court Ruling

Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
Future of High School

Exclusive Preview: How Twister, Holograms Play Into a Futuristic High School

Beth Fertig, XQ INstitute
parent polling

Parent Poll: It’s the Economy — Not Culture Wars — Worrying Them & Cellphones OK

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
Class Disrupted

Podcast — Changing the Equation: How to Make Math Class More Meaningful

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Opinion

Americans Have Yet to Accept COVID’s Tragedy — And Are Taking It Out On Schools

Conor P. Williams
Author: Conor P. Williams
74 interview

Four Years After COVID, Former Superintendent Looks Back with Pride — and Regret

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Texas

Texas Places State Largest Charter School Network Under Conservatorship

Ikram Mohamed
Indiana

With Help, Indy Families Bring Home Books Kids Want to Read

Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy
STEM Superstars

WATCH: Philly Teen Gave Fruit Flies Anxiety to Understand What Makes Us Anxious

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
opinion

Keeping Learning Recovery Going When Federal Pandemic Funds Dry Up

Denise Forte
Arizona

GOP Bill Would Let AZ College Students to Appeal Grades Based on Political Bias

Caitlin Sievers , Arizona Mirror
commentary

An Appreciation: How Don Shalvey Shaped the Charter School Movement

Louis Freedberg
Author: Louis Freedberg
pandemic

‘We Are in a Different Place’: CDC Lifts 5-Day Isolation Guidelines for COVID

Helena Oliviero & Stephanie Lamm
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