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ChatGPT

ChatGPT: Learning Tool — or Threat? How a Texas College Is Eyeing New AI Program

Daniel Perez
teacher pay

Teachers Would Make $60K Minimum Under Bill in Congress Making Grants to States

Adam Goldstein
commentary

Educator’s View: Restorative Justice Can’t Work If There Aren’t Enough Teachers

Meredith Coffey
Kentucky

No Charter School Applications in Louisville Despite Legislature’s ‘Urban Academy’ Mandate

Lantern Staff
school choice

After Years of Debate, Iowa Passes Statewide Education Savings Account Program

Robin Opsahl
preschool

As Outdoor Preschools Gain Traction, States Work to Unlock Funding

Leigh Giangreco
national school choice week

Nebraska Gov. Leans Into ‘Opportunity Scholarships’ Debate

Aaron Sanderford
Ukraine

Russia’s War in Ukraine Threatens Students Daily and Forces Teachers to Improvise

Kristina Hook
Career Readiness

Incremental Change Didn’t Save Blockbuster. It Won’t Save Education, Either

Mike Miles
National School Choice Week

Scores Show ‘Personalized Learning’ Schools in CA Kept Kids on Track Amid COVID

Paul Keefer
child care

Experts Make the Urgent Case: ‘Child Care is a Public Good’

Liz Bell & Katie Dukes
Department of Education

Cardona Calls for Better Teacher Pay, More Multilingualism in Speech

Kevin Mahnken
National School Choice Week

Study Finds School Vouchers Decrease Racial Segregation in Ohio Classrooms

Kevin Mahnken
Analysis

Helping Those Who Help Young People Play, Learn and Grow Outside of School

Stephanie McGencey & Manu Onteeru
Curriculum

New Curriculum Adoption Helps Tennessee District Achieve Joy in Classrooms

Jennifer Whalen
learning loss

Cardona’s Tutoring Charge, 1 Year Later: Some Progress, but Obstacles Remain

Linda Jacobson
National School Choice Week

Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Govs Push for ‘Education Savings Accounts’

Linda Jacobson
Career Readiness

New Student Skills for a New Economy: Education Experts on Reimagining HS

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sex education

For These Teens, Accessing Sex Education & Contraceptions Is Nearly Impossible

Pooja Salhotra & Sneha Dey
child vaccinations

Child Vaccination Rates, Already Down Because of COVID, Fall Again

Christine Vestal
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Brief: Few Students Use Online Tutoring Programs

John Bailey
Career Readiness

Watch — New Skills for a New Economy: The Future of Youth Career Development

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Senate

Cassidy, New GOP Education Leader, Will Focus on Reading Disabilities

Linda Jacobson
special education

SCOTUS Could Change the Rights of Students with Disabilities to Sue for Damages

Linda Jacobson
st. louis

District-University Partnership Shakes Up St. Louis School Leadership

Marianna McMurdock
Opinion

Focusing on the Right Fit Makes the College Search Easier — and More Fun

Adam Weinberg
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E7: Beneath the AI Hype

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Supreme Court

SCOTUS Considers When Students With Disabilities Can Sue for Damages

Linda Jacobson
The Big Picture

Irked by Skyrocketing Costs, Fewer Americans See K-12 as Route to Higher Ed

Greg Toppo
charter schools

After Charter School Battles, Top Ed Official Offers an Olive Branch

Greg Toppo
Opinion

Why 2023 Might Be the Year for Universal School Choice in Indiana

Andrea Neal
North Carolina

North Carolina Set to Revise ‘Operation Polaris’ Education Recovery Plan

Alex Granados
The Big Picture

New Data: Post-COVID, School Leaders Frustrated in Efforts to Curb Misbehavior

Kevin Mahnken
Union Report

No Matter How You Do the Math, Numbers Don’t Add Up to a School Staffing Crisis

Mike Antonucci
tutoring

A New Playbook to Recruit Tutors: Tap Teachers in Training

Asher Lehrer-Small
The Big Picture

Arts Education Program Increases School Engagement, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken
school shootings

6-Year-Old Who Shot Virginia Teacher Among Youngest School Shooters in History

David Riedman
Curriculum

Students in This Tennessee District Are More Literacy-Proficient Post-Pandemic

Kathy Daugherty & Cathy Pressnell
Church and State

OK’s Endorsement of Religious Charter Schools Could Alter Landscape for Choice

Linda Jacobson
ChatGPT

From COVID Recovery to AI Chatbots, Moving Quickly to Reinvent Education in 2023

Robin Lake
Opinion

School Board Openings Are an Opportunity for Equity

Justin McCorkle
Alaska

Legislative Leader Touts Consensus Approach and Outlines Likely Priorities For Alaska Senate

Yereth Rosen
Teacher Pipeline

Inside the Incubator Using Apprenticeships to Redesign Teacher Preparation

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Brief: New Data Reveals Rapid Rise of XBB.1.5 Variant

John Bailey
education research

A DARPA for K–12? Omnibus Bill Includes Substantial New Funds for Education R&D

Kevin Mahnken
Analysis

Disparities in Advanced Math and Science Skills Begin by Kindergarten

Paul Morgan
Senate

‘No Room for Error’: Senate’s 50-50 Political Split Was Bittersweet for Schools

Linda Jacobson
grief education

NJ Lawmakers Launch Push For Grief Education in Schools

Nikita Biryukov
college enrollment

New Data: Female College Enrollment Drops at Twice the Rate of Male Students

Joshua Bay
student sleep

How Schools Can Help Overloaded Teens

Lisa L. Lewis
Analysis

Math Teachers in Virtual Classes View Girls & Black Students as 'Less Capable'

Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Ian Thacker & Joseph Cimpian
school attendance

School Attendance Problems Are Complex, and Our Solutions Need to be as Well

Jess Whitley & Beth Saggers
Shelter

Key Lessons in Helping Homeless High School Students Graduate

Greg Kim
Georgia

Better Broadband for Schools, Families: Georgia to Use COVID Aid to Boost Access

Jill Nolin
school meals

Big Ideas to Help Students Access School Meals: Inside NC's Experimental Grants

Analisa Sorrells
Indiana

Helping More HS Students ‘Cross the Finish Line’ & Earn College Credit

Casey Smith
Texas

Overdose: High Schoolers’ Deaths Force Town to Confront Opioid Crisis

Colleen DeGuzman
Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift 101: This College Links Her Music to Works By Shakespeare & Plath

Elizabeth Scala
play club

At This School, Every Day Is Play Day

Sara Gregory
New Jersey

New Jersey Test Scores Plunged as Students Struggled With COVID Disruptions

Dana DiFilippo
COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Brief: More Parents Opposed to School Vaccine Mandates

John Bailey
Teacher Retention

Another Symptom of Missouri Teacher Shortage: Growing Number of 4-Day School Weeks

Annelise Hanshaw
best of 2022

Best of 2022: The Year’s Top Stories About Education & America’s Schools

Steve Snyder
student retention

Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law Could Pit Republicans Against Each Other

Sam Stockard
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E6: How Do You Staff Innovation?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Artificial Intelligence

The Essay’s Future: We Talk to 4 Teachers, 2 Experts and 1 AI Chatbot

Greg Toppo
Kentucky

Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Tax Credits to Pay Private School Tuition

Kentucky Lantern Staff
uvalde

Uvalde Hero: Amid the Chaos at Robb Elementary, the Bus Driver Who Saved Lives

Bekah McNeel
Analysis

How 14 States Are Making Sure Teachers Have High-Quality Materials Students Need

Jocelyn Pickford
Cybersecurity

Three Ways Schools Can Fend Off Ransomware Attacks

Barb Dawson & Rocco Grillo
student enrollment

New Hampshire School Enrollment Drops Again, Continuing a 20-Year Decline

Ethan DeWitt
lausd

Taking Care of Her ‘Babies’: How One LAUSD Principal Provides Pandemic Recovery to Vulnerable Kids

Nicholas Dinh
Texas

West Texas Parents Suing Schools Over Racism, Demand Action Over Antisemitism

Jayme Lozano
special education

‘You Don’t Get That Time Back’: Parents Seek Special Ed Services Lost to COVID

Linda Jacobson
districts

‘Late-in-the-Game’ COVID Relief Fund Guidance Leaves Some Scratching Their Heads

Linda Jacobson
Los Angeles

‘Heroes to Zeroes’: L.A. School Staff Plans Strike Vote

Linda Jacobson
North Carolina

Teacher Licensure and Pay Reform Pilots Could Be Coming to North Carolina Soon

Alex Granados
Big Picture

14 Charts This Year That Helped Explain COVID’s Impact on America’s Schools

Kevin Mahnken
apprenticeships

Maryland to Scale Youth Apprenticeship Opportunities with $12M Investment

Asher Lehrer-Small
Opinion

Principal’s View: To Fix Learning Losses, Expand Loan Forgiveness for Educators

Albert Sackey
high school

Inside Rhode Island’s Historic New Equity-Based Graduation Standards

Angélica Infante-Green
leadership

Report: Half of Largest School Districts Changed Leaders Since Pandemic

Linda Jacobson
testing

Should Kids Be Allowed to Retake Tests? A Parent’s — and a Teacher’s — View

Alina Adams
The 74 Interview

Former Dallas Supe Hinojosa Speaks Out on COVID Fights & His Political Future

Linda Jacobson
cats

Las Vegas Schools Hire Trappers for 2 Dozen Cats — But Won’t Say Where They Went

Dana Gentry
influenza

More Schools Have Closed in Kentucky This Year Than Rest of U.S. Combined. Why?

Asher Lehrer-Small
LGBTQ Students

‘Political Speech’ in the Classroom: Pride Flags & ‘Safe Space’ Stickers?

Aaron Sanderford
audience survey

Audience Survey: What’s Your School’s New Normal?

Marianna McMurdock
school safety

‘Not Where We’d Like To Be:’ Idaho’s School Safety Assessments Slowed During Pandemic

Kevin Richert
COVID Policy Briefing

Teen Brains Changed During COVID, Scans Show

John Bailey
pathway programs

How One High School Turns Career Dreams into Practical Pathways

S. Michele Fry
high school

Measure Would Require State to Study High School Dropout Rate

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
Career Readiness

The Texas Story: How Mid-Sized Cities Can Prepare Students for Jobs of the Future

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Opinion

We’re About to Find Out If the Pandemic is Really Over. Are Schools Ready?

Conor P. Williams
mental health

A ‘New Normal’—National Student Survey Finds Mental Health Top Learning Obstacle

Marianna McMurdock
gun violence

Final Gift: Slain Brooklyn Teacher’s Aide Ethan Holder Saves Six Lives

Joshua Bay
Union Report

Teachers Union Membership Drops by 59,000 Across the Nation

Mike Antonucci
Our 2022 Jealousy List

16 Important Stories About Education We’re Jealous We Didn’t Publish in 2022

The 74 Staff
learning loss

Is Your CA District Ready to Fix Learning Loss? New Database Has Some Answers

Arun K. Ramanathan
homeschool

Oregon’s Home-Schooling Surge During Pandemic Starting to Cool

Alex Baumhardt
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