91涩漫

Explore

school finance
school finance

America’s Trillion-Dollar School System: 5 Trends Explain Where the Money Goes

Aldeman: Enrollment is down, spending has risen substantially and staffing has expanded, yet pay has stagnated and student outcomes remain uneven.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
President Trump
President Trump

In First School Visit, President Urges Atlanta Crowd to Support 鈥楾rump Accounts鈥�

Several cabinet members joined the president Wednesday in suburban Atlanta to urge families to participate in the child saving account program.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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
Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox.

Sign up for 91涩漫 newsletter.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google and apply.

The Latest

Load More Latest
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

Video Shorts

View All

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
commentary
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
View All

Opinion

opinion
opinion

School Accountability Is Back: Here鈥檚 Why It鈥檚 Key to Restoring Public Trust

Public education is central to 'the most elemental promises of our 250-year-old creed,鈥� and making it answer for student outcomes would go a long way.

Conor P. Williams
Author: Conor P. Williams
commentary
commentary

Unjust Child Welfare System Targeted Buttegieg’s Family 鈥� Like Too Many Others

Bonilla L贸pez: False reporting, family separation policies & lack of access to lawyers victimize low-income parents who cannot defend themselves.

Viviana Bonilla-L贸pez
Author: Viviana Bonilla-L贸pez
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
View All

zero2eight

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
91涩漫 Interview
91涩漫 Interview
91涩漫 Interview

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
View All

Bright Spots

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.

Special Series

91涩漫 Interview

Class Disrupted Podcast

Future of High School

91涩漫 Interview

91涩漫 interviews the top thinkers, policymakers and leaders in American education

Class Disrupted Podcast

Hosts Michael Horn & Diane Tavenner present a podcast about the future of education

Future of High School

College, Career, Learning Recovery: How America's high schools are evolving for the next generation of teenagers.
More Series

More Stories

Give the Gift of Truth

Support Fact-Based Journalism. Help us report on the education stories that matter most.
News

Why $2B in New School Funding Is Leaving Minnesota Districts Scrambling for Cash

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Analysis

Why the Rush toward Generative AI Literacy in K-12 Schools May Be Premature

Andrew Buher
Author: Andrew Buher
Analysis

Key to Improving America鈥檚 Schools: Rethinking School Staffing & Teacher Quality

Thomas S. Dee
Author: Thomas S. Dee
commentary

Colleges Must Extend Enrollment Deadlines after FAFSA Delays

Mark Stulberg
Author: Mark Stulberg
Indiana

Indiana Officials Want More Info About What Fees Schools Are Charging Families

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle
Analysis

Under Pilot Program in Texas & Florida, Tutoring Fees Depend on Student Progress

Liz Cohen
Author: Liz Cohen
74 interview

Ohio鈥檚 Dept of Education & Workforce: New Name Signals New Student Priorities

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Opinion

4 Barriers to Student Success that Educators Need to Be Talking About

Bridget Hamre
Author: Bridget Hamre
Texas

What One Teen鈥檚 Story Tells Us About Homelessness in Rural Texas

Jess Huff
Rhode Island

Can Baby Bonds Deliver on Promise to Close Rhode Island鈥檚 Wealth Gap?

Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island Current
Load More