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Department of Education

Trump鈥檚 Education Department Leaves Mountain of Public Records Requests Unaddressed

A review by 91涩漫 of FOIA logs shows the department has fulfilled 3% of them 鈥� some only in part.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Big Picture
Big Picture
The Big Picture

Contrary to Common Belief, The Poorest School Districts Outspend The Wealthiest

The against-the-grain result was cited by Brookings researchers who analyzed school spending by poverty level and race over the past 50 years.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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commentary

Screen Bans Can Be Education’s Dry January 鈥� Time for a Much-Needed Reset

Cohen: Transforming technology use in schools and classrooms is so hard that an intentional break may be the only way to truly adopt a better approach.

Liz Cohen
Author: Liz Cohen
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New York City
New York City

Bill Giving $10,000 Bonuses to NYC Paraprofessionals Heads to Mayor鈥檚 Desk

Since last year, the United Federation of Teachers has pushed for the extra pay to address a staffing shortage and $32,000 starting salary.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
commentary
commentary

New NAEP Report Shows Learning Progress Has Stalled. Here’s What to Do About It

Rafal-Baer: Reversing decades of stagnation takes engaging learning opportunities, evidence-based approaches, meaningful data & the will to use it.

Julia Rafal-Baer
Author: Julia Rafal-Baer
commentary
commentary

Children Are Drowning. It’s Time We Bring in the Teachers

Student鈥檚 View: There is no substitute for learning to swim. But classroom instruction can protect millions of children who never get swim lessons.

Kate Casciato
New York
New York

鈥楳ath Wars鈥�: New York Wants To Reform Math Instruction, but Experts Disagree on How

On the heels of a 鈥淏ack to Basics鈥� reading effort, New York is launching a similar initiative for math.

Melissa Manno
Bright Spots
Bright Spots
Bright Spots

The Lexington Problem: Beating the Literacy Odds Without the Science of Reading

Aldeman: As Massachusetts implements a new literacy mandate, officials must not lose sight of the ultimate goal: helping more students learn to read

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

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Declaration at 250

Declaration at 250
Declaration at 250

At 250, the Declaration of Independence Still Sparks Hard Questions in Class

Teachers say debates over citizenship and equality are reshaping how students read the declaration today.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

Spotlight Oklahoma

Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma

Tulsa Charter Network Begins to Bounce Back From Pandemic Decline

Elsie Urueta Pollock founded Tulsa Honor Academy more than decade ago and now works to encourage more Latinos to open charter schools.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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commentary
Spotlight Oklahoma

Three Schools, One Direction: Combining High School, College and CTE Work

Student鈥檚 View: I found an ocean of opportunity at my three schools 鈥� and a community of people who believed in me.

Caleb Phillips
Author: Caleb Phillips
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma

Aquatic Robots, Drones and Power Tools: STEM Spans All Grades in Oklahoma School

With computer science beginning in kindergarten and a character education curriculum, Dove Schools charter network has a 100% college acceptance rate.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma

How the 鈥楽outhern Surge鈥� Passed Oklahoma By

Tyner: Educational decline can happen slowly, almost invisibly, until it becomes impossible to ignore. Other states should take note.

Adam Tyner
Author: Adam Tyner
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commentary

Students With Disabilities Are Spending More Time in Mainstream Classrooms

Plans to shift special education services to HHS could reverse decades of progress toward including more students.

Kate Rix
Author: Kate Rix
commentary
commentary

Gutting EPA Rules on Toxic Chemicals Puts Millions of Schoolkids at Risk

Browning & Palmer: More than 1 in 3 children go to school in a chemical disaster vulnerability zone. Easing protections would put them in even greater jeopardy.

Dominique Browning & Cynthia Palmer
commentary
commentary

Screen Bans Can Be Education’s Dry January 鈥� Time for a Much-Needed Reset

Cohen: Transforming technology use in schools and classrooms is so hard that an intentional break may be the only way to truly adopt a better approach.

Liz Cohen
Author: Liz Cohen
commentary
commentary

Five Tips for Teachers on Bringing Homer to High Schoolers

Goodkin: The Odyssey and its hero, who does not behave in ways that conform with our modern understanding of heroism, is more relevant than ever.

Joe Goodkin
Author: Joe Goodkin
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Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education

As Costs Rise, Families With Young Children Are Feeling the Strain

Prices are up in America. For nearly half of families with young children, it鈥檚 becoming untenable.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
childcare
childcare

Hawaii鈥檚 Childcare Shortage Is One of the Nation鈥檚 Worst

The state has one of the nation鈥檚 biggest shortages of licensed childcare programs, according to a national study.

Megan Tagami, CalMatters
childcare
childcare

The Mismatch Between Childcare Policy and Parental Preferences

The childcare arrangements parents say they want aren鈥檛 always reflected in policy proposals 鈥� but that鈥檚 starting to change.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
Literacy
Literacy
Literacy

Nebraska Head Starts Use Vests With 鈥楾alk Pedometers鈥� to Boost Early Literacy

The Lena Grow program, which collects data on preschooler talk and trains teachers to increase conversations, has been linked to higher reading scores.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
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Dana Suskind on How To Protect Childhood in the Age of AI

The pediatric surgeon and author discusses how artificial intelligence is shaping child development 鈥� and the skills kids will need most.

Mark Swartz
Author: Mark Swartz
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Bright Spots
Bright Spots

Is Your School Beating the Odds in Reading?

Using new national data from over 40,000 schools, this interactive map identifies the schools beating the odds in teaching kids to read.

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Improving America鈥檚 Schools: Why It鈥檚 Long Past Time to Rethink Curriculum

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
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Video: With COVID Funds Ending, How Can Schools Keep Their Best Programs Going?

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Alaska Schools Could Buckle Down on Civics

Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon
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North Dakota Launches Financial Literacy Program

Mary Steurer
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Louisiana Superintendents Could Soon be Graded on Student Math, English Scores

Allison Allsop, Louisiana Illuminator
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5 Million Kids in Poverty: As Funds Expire, a Fresh Call to Confront the Crisis

Marianna McMurdock
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California鈥檚 Disabled Students Left Behind During Emergencies

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