The Big Picture
In Focus: The newest research, data & surveys about America’s students & schools
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Report: Few Black and Latino Children Are Served by High-Quality State Preschool Programs
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New Research Shows Some 1 Million College Dropouts Returned to School in the Past Five Years and Earned Degrees
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A ‘Disturbing’ Assessment: Sagging Reading Scores, Particularly for Eighth-Graders, Headline 2019’s Disappointing NAEP Results
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New Data Illustrate the Depth of America’s College Completion Crisis
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California Schools Expel and Suspend Native American Students at Alarming Rates. Districts Can’t Dismiss the Data Just Because Their Populations Are Small, Advocates Say
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Colombia Pre-K Study Finds That Funding the Wrong Priorities Can Be Worse Than Doing Nothing at All
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As California Law Looks to End Remedial Education, New Studies Show State’s Community Colleges Showing Uneven Progress in Adopting Math & English Reforms
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As Chicago Teachers Threaten to Walk Out, New Report Suggests a ‘Hidden Driver’ Behind Rash of Strikes: Skyrocketing Pension and Health Costs
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Even as New Polls Show Both Teachers and Parents Demanding Better Data About Their Students, Only 17% of Educators Say They’ve Received Data Training in Prep Programs
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New Study of Boston Charter Schools Shows Huge Learning Gains for City’s Special Education Students & English Language Learners
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Challenging Charter Critics, New Study Finds that as Sector Enrollment Grows, So Do Test Scores for Black and Hispanic Students
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As Schools Diversify, Principals Remain Mostly White — and 5 Other Things We Learned This Summer About America’s School Leaders
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Elite Schools, Prized by Parents and Politicians Alike, May Actually Hurt Disadvantaged Students More Than They Help, New Research Shows
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Secessions Have Heightened the Racial Divide Between Southern School Districts, New Research Shows
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States With End-of-Course Exams See Gains in Student Graduation Rates, Fordham Report Finds
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America Divided: Public Support for Charter Schools Is Growing — but So Is Opposition, New Poll Finds
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Burgoyne-Allen: 5 Things to Know About America’s School Bus Driver Shortage — & What States Can Do About It
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Study: Students Who Attend Charter High School More Likely to Vote, Less Likely to Commit Crime