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admissions

A Ruling Against Harvard Might Not End Diversity-Based Admissions, Experts Say

But rejecting long-standing entrance policies could upend a host of education mainstays, from scholarships to the centrality of standardized tests.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Florida
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Former Parkland Principal Calls For Wellness Centers in Every School

Five years after the Fla. high school massacre, Ty Thompson says the trauma persists and more federal funding is needed for long-term recovery.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
school meals
Allie Pearce

Rhode Island Unlikely To Provide Universal School Meals For Public School Kids

Despite overwhelming majority of Senate support, the Rhode Island House will likely not approve budget for free lunch and breakfast

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
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school choice
education

How Rural Republicans Derailed Texas School Voucher Plan

With many rural legislators remaining skeptical of private school choice, the GOP’s bid to bring vouchers to the Lone Star State fails — for now.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
mental health
anxiety

For Chicago Girls Confronting Violence, A School Solution for Reducing PTSD

How a school-based group counseling program made gains for Black & Latino girls, and why the model is gaining steam across the country

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
charter schools
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New Study: Charter Students Outperforming Peers at Traditional Public Schools

Gains amount to 16 additional days of English and 6 of math a year. But CREDO finds that sector lags in special education and virtual instruction

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
mental health
mental health

Surgeon General Wants Warning Label on Social Media for Youth Mental Health

 In a Thursday Senate hearing, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls youth mental health crisis the 'defining public health issue of our time'

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
special education
IDEA

Due Process, Undue Delays: NYC’s Decades-Long Special Ed Bottleneck

Disabled children had their day in court 20 years ago and won. Now, families still wait for NYC schools to comply with impartial hearing orders

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins

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Following the COVID Money
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Following the COVID Money

This Rural Illinois District Curbed Learning Loss With Help From a Burmese Church

Monmouth-Roseville, a small district in west Illinois, has taken a no-holds-barred approach to tackling gaps in students’ learning.

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small

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IES Director Mark Schneider on Education Research and the Future of Schools

After a half-decade leading federal education research, the IES head wants to spur breakthrough technologies

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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edtech
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Student Mental Health: From Buses to Cafeterias, How All School Workers Can Help

In a new 74 Interview, Robin CEO talks student mental health & how everyone from bus drivers to cafeteria workers can play a part in helping kids

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Expert: 69 years after Brown v Board, Enduring Inequalities at America’s Schools

Dr. Juontel White delves into how racial inequities continue to impact K-12 school funding, high-stakes testing and curriculum instruction post-Brown

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
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Interview: Researcher Anthony Bryk on Chicago Schools’ ‘Radical’ New Direction

The author of a new chronicle of the Windy City’s reform era reflects on the challenges ahead for the nation’s fourth-largest school district

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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ESSER funding

Schools Must Know If Their Learning-Loss Programs Work — Before ESSER Funds End

Malipatil: 3 years after COVID began, it's time to assess whether dollars spent have made a difference, and what they should be used for going forward

Anu Malipatil
Author: Anu Malipatil
Opinion
AASA

Helping Schools and Districts Address Mental Health Crisis among their Students

Brown: New 40-member mental health cohort and free resources assist school leaders in supporting one another, their teachers and the kids

Anne Brown
Author: Anne Brown
Opinion
opinion

Peer-to-Peer Counseling Can Help Schools Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Malmon: By giving students opportunities to advocate for themselves and their peers, schools can build stronger and healthier communities.

Alison Malmon
Author: Alison Malmon
Opinion
achievement gap

‘Achievement Gap’ vs. ‘Education Debt’: Why the Language of Testing Matters

Phrases implying that exams are the best sources of student data focus on deficits, not justice. But tests can be a tool for positive social change.

Jennifer Randall
Author: Jennifer Randall
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education

How One Florida Mom Built a School, Just for Her Son

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
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Career Technical Education

Watch: How High Schools Are Innovating to Best Prepare Teens for College & Work

‘Career and technical education is not vo-tech,’ one educator said. It provides meaningful opportunities and prepares students for college and career.

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STEM
California

California Teen, a ‘16 Under 16 in STEM’, Gets a Big Surprise on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Sydney Vaughn, a member of The 74’s 2022 class of 16 Under 16 in STEM, was invited to be a guest on the daytime talk show.

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California

16 Under 16: Where Are The 74’s 2022 Class of STEM Achievers Now?

What last year’s most impressive teen thinkers and doers in science, technology, engineering and math are up to 9 months later

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao

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Texas

School Safety Bill in Texas Would Require an Armed Person at Every Campus

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Nebraska

Nebraska Gov. Pillen Signs ‘Opportunity Scholarships’ Proposal into Law

Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
Alaska

Alaska Child Care Providers Say New Grants are Crucial to Staying Open

Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon
Rhode Island

Survey: Many Rhode Island Public School Students Don’t Feel Ready for College

Kevin G. Andrade, Rhode Island Current
Union Report

Has Teacher Pay Really Plummeted in the Last Decade? Yes — But Only Due to COVID

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Schools Must Do to Help

Simone Marean & Takai Tyler
event

Watch: Educators Talk About How High School Can Better Prepare Teens for Careers

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Opinion

What it Takes to Become a Spelling Bee Champ

Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation
School (In)Security

Controversial Gunshot Detectors on Minneapolis Schools, Cyber Attack Reveals

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Curriculum

Louisiana Grad Returns to Old Middle School: ‘I Wish I Had Been Taught This Way’

Robert Emery Godke
Texas

After Dobbs Ruling, Texas Lawmakers to Provide More Support For Pregnant Students

Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
Opinion

Superintendent’s View: Being a Mentor for the Leaders of Today — and Tomorrow

Alena Zachery-Ross
Author: Alena Zachery-Ross
school attendance

Missouri Supreme Court to Decide Whether School Districts Can Jail Parents For Absent Students

Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
commentary

AI Will Not Transform K-12 Education Without Changes to 'the Grammar of School'

Joel Rose
Career Readiness

Indiana Looks to Make High School Curriculum More Focused on Career Paths

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle
teacher certification

Alabama Considers New Law to Loosen Alternative Teacher Certification Requirements

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector
Analysis

Girls & Math: Teachers Who Claim Gender Equality Still Show Bias Against Girls

Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Ian Thacker & Joseph Cimpian
michigan

Why Michigan Legislators Want to Make it Easier to Become a Substitute Teacher

Lily Guiney, Michigan Advance
learning loss

New Research Underscores Widespread, Pandemic-Fueled Learning Loss in Indiana

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle
Virginia

Virginia Lawmaker Hopes Posthumous Diploma Proposal Would Help Grieving Families

Darlene Johnson, Virginia Mercury
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