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Percentage of Alabama 3rd Graders Reading at Grade Level Drops Slightly

Jemma Stephenson

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

Many California Youth Justice System Students Graduate with Grade-School Reading Skills

Betty Márquez Rosales & Daniel J. Willis

New Hampshire Students May See More Civics Education Next Year

Massachusetts Moves to Bring Sex Education Out of the ‘90s

COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Brief: School Closures and Learning Loss Connected Worldwide, New Report Shows

Most Eligible Indiana Schools Hesitant to Sign Up for Federal Free Meal Program

How Rural Republicans Derailed Texas School Voucher Plan

A New Way to Innovate at Schools: Embrace a Child-Like Mind, Test Boundaries

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn

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Charting New Legal Territory, Okla. Approves First Religious Charter School

The ‘Feeling Friends’ are Helping Students Learn to Talk About Their Emotions

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

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

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

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

Robert Emery Godke

Students Learn About Space Force, Then Get Letter From VP Harris

Darrell Ehrlick

COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Brief: Pandemic to Blame for Increase in Toddler Speech Delays

Where did $8M for Cameras in Special Ed Classrooms Go? Lawmakers Want Answers

Julie O’Donoghue

New Pre-Admission Program Seeks to Get More Hoosiers into Colleges Statewide

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Signs ‘Red Flag’ Gun Safety Bills

Future of High School

Iowa Teens Spend Less Time in Classrooms, and Succeed More — Here’s How

COVID School Data: Mental Health Worse, Staffing Tight, Enrollment Frozen

N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper Declares ‘State of Emergency’ for Public Education

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E16: Is Legislation the Best Way to End the ‘Reading Wars’?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Feds: Book Removal in Ga. School District May Have Caused ‘Hostile Environment’

Survey Finds 9 in 10 N.C. Voters Want More State Investment in Child Care

Parents Tend to Choose Schools Based on Their Own Educational Experience

Anna Rhodes & Julia Szabo

Competency-Based Learning

Carnegie, ETS Team Up to Develop Competency-Based Assessments

Early Childhood

Pre-K Enrollment Nearly Bounces Back From Pandemic Amid Push for Universal Access

Kansas Early Childhood Task Force Looks to Other States for Guidance

134K Comments on Feds’ Trans Sports Policy Demonstrate Difficulty of Compromise

Louisiana House Advances Bill to Prohibit COVID Vaccine Requirement for Schools

Piper Hutchinson

The 74 Interview

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

New York Bill Seeks to Make Lockdown Drills Less Traumatic for Students

Jennifer Mascia

Kentucky District Devastated by Tornado Is a National Model for Science Teaching

Susheela Valdez & Amanda Henson

COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Brief: Parents Don’t Know How Far Behind Kids Have Fallen in School

Bus Driver Shortage in Rural Arkansas District Strands Kids, Angers Parents

A Pandemic Experiment in Universal Free School Meals Gains Traction in the U.S.

NYC Charter School Raises Teacher Starting Salary to $140,000

Marianna McMurdock

student journalism

Q&A: LAUSD Student’s Journey to 2023 California Student Journalist of the Year

The 74 Interview

Can This School Board Be Saved? Author AJ Crabill Has a 5-Point Plan

Conor P. Williams

Alabama Bill Would Require Schools to Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’

Jemma Stephenson

Exclusive: As Post-Pandemic Enrollment Lags, Schools Compete for Fewer Students

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

Teacher Appreciation Week

An Honor Roll for Teachers: Meet the Org. Celebrating Educators Year-Round

Meghan Gallagher

Local Leaders Call for $5B to Protect Pa. Kids from Lead, Asbestos

charter schools

Choice Supporters to Catholic Charter School Backers: ‘Proceed with Caution’

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E15: How Hardening Schools Could Harm Students

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Hawaii’s Plan For Dramatic Hike In Pre-K Slots for Low-Income Kids Moves Forward

North Carolina Gets ‘F’ Grade for Children’s Mental Health in New Report

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

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

Biden Administration Warns U.S. House GOP Debt Limit Bill Would Slash Education

Ariana Figueroa

$2.5M Gen Z Program Aims to Expand Career Options for High School Students

Steep Drop in Student History Scores Leaves Officials ‘Very, Very Concerned’

Exclusive: Penny Schwinn, Influential Tennessee Education Chief, to Step Down

Teachers Are on the Front Lines of Preserving Democracy. They Can’t Do It Alone

Laura S. Hamilton & Corey Savage

Kansas Teachers Ask Lawmakers to Fully Fund Special ed, Support Public Schools

Bill Expanding N.C. Private School Vouchers to All Kids Moves Forward in Senate

Hannah McClellan

COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Brief: Data Show How Pandemic Hit Student Attendance, Grades, Advancement

Indiana Nears Universal ‘School Choice’ in New Budget

Following the COVID Money

In Search of Equity, Divided Ga. District Taps COVID Funds for Reading Overhaul

Union Head Pushes Back on GOP Claims of ‘Undue Influence’ on School Closures

40 Years After ‘A Nation at Risk,’ Experts Talk About State of America’s Schools

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E14: How to Design a College Alternative

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Federal Relief Funds

District Attorney Launches Broad Criminal Probe into Stockton School Spending

Asher Lehrer-Small

family-school partnerships

Florida High School’s ‘Parent University’ Helps Navigate Learning Recovery

Passing the Paddle: Some Missouri School Districts Cling to Corporal Punishment

Can a Community Charter Go National? Arizona Autism Charter School Says Yes

Rebecca L. Rhoades

Why Being Bilingual Can Open Doors for Children With Developmental Disabilities

Rebecca Ward & Eirini Sanoudaki

The ‘Transformation is Real’ as Science of Reading Takes Hold in N.C. Schools

40 Years Ago ‘A Nation at Risk’ Flagged a ‘Rising Tide of Mediocrity’ in Schools

Morgan Polikoff

The 74 Interview

Exclusive 74 Interview: Bill Gates Calls U.S. Education a ‘Challenged Space’

Teacher of the Year

She Didn’t Think She’d Last a Year; Now She’s the Nation’s Top Teacher

Future of High School

Taking the Lead: What Happens When Students Help Run Their High Schools

Louisiana District Ravaged by Hurricane & COVID is Bouncing Back with Science

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

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

The Big Picture

Black Parents Open to New Forms of Schooling, Polling Suggests

math instruction

Parents Rate Math Crucial to Kids’ Success — But Say It Needs an Update

Nebraska Proposal to Require School Dress Code Advances After Being Amended into Separate Bill

Despite ‘Crisis,’ States and Districts Slow to Spend $1B in Mental Health Funds

Ban Prohibiting Incarcerated Students From Using Pell Grants Ends in July

COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Brief: Ad Campaign Tells Parents Kids Have Fallen Behind in School

charter schools

Oklahoma Board Sidesteps Final Decision on Religious Charter School

In California, ‘Slow and Steady’ Is Winning With a Tougher Science Curriculum

Ohio AG Yost is Trying to Stop Billions in Student Loan Debt From Being Forgiven

Class Disrupted: When Students Help Direct What They’re Taught in School

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Teacher of the Year

In and Out of Class, These Top Teachers ‘Thrive Off Connections’ With Students

Bill Would Require Ohio Colleges to Disclose Costs and Alumni Income to Students

Virginia May Expand 529 Saving Plans, Allow Funds to Go to Workforce Credentials

Nathaniel Cline

America’s Child Care Crunch: How States Are Looking to Aid the System

Elaine S. Povich

Biden Plan Would Forbid Across-the-Board School Bans on Transgender Athletes

Virginia Relying More Heavily on Provisional Licenses to Fill Teacher Shortages

Nathaniel Cline

Open Enrollment Gets Hearing in Missouri Senate

Annelise Hanshaw

KS Lawmakers Plan to Use COVID Funds to Expand Vouchers to Public School Kids

Declines in Math Readiness Underscore the Urgency of Math Awareness

National Report Finds That Children in Alaska are Struggling

Sophia Carlisle

16-Year-Old Pilot’s Smartphone App Helps Women, People of Color Get Into Flying

Innovative High Schools

Robotics-Themed NYC High School Fills Roster in Inaugural Year

refugee students

A Year into the War, A Small NYC School Has Become A Haven for Ukrainian Teens

Meghan Gallagher

COVID Policy Briefing

COVID Brief: State Lawmakers Spend Federal Cash on Mental Health

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