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special education

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

Beth Hawkins
blog post

Tutoring Groups in 20 States Receive Grants to Expand & Help More Kids Catch Up

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New Jersey

Former NJ Schools Chief: Lower Passing Scores a Parlor Trick That Hurts Students

Chris Cerf
School (In)Security

Minneapolis Data Breach a ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ after Ransomware Attack

Mark Keierleber
Colorado

Douglas County Schools Pays $832K to Fired Chief Who Claimed Retaliation

Jo Napolitano
a nation at risk

A Nation At Risk: Amid COVID Learning Loss, Concerns About Students Left Behind

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a nation at risk

Book Excerpt: When Schools Flush With Cash Are Also Flushing Cash Down the Drain

Connor Boyack & Corey A. DeAngelis
Video

Teacher’s New Graphic Novel Captures COVID’s Impact on His Students

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commentary

How Standards-Based Grading Is Empowering Students to Own Their Education

Jillian Kuhlmann & Shelby Taylor
innovation

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

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
COVID Slide

COVID Learning Loss: Missouri Scores Show Dramatic Drop in Student Performance

Joshua Parrish
Analysis

Religious Public Schools? A Looming Legal Showdown Over Faith-Based Charters

Andy Smarick
mental health

Teen Mental Health Crisis Pushes More School Districts to Sue Social Media Giants

Marianna McMurdock
COVID Slide

Less Classroom Time For Students? New Washington Bill Would Trim 4 Hours a Week

Joshua Parrish
COVID Slide

Iowa Schools Cutting Budgets, Bracing for 2024 Financial Pain as COVID Aid Ends

Joshua Parrish
competency-based-learning

Mastery Learning Backers Launch New HS Transcript to Help Grads Apply to College

Patrick O’Donnell
oscars

What the Oscar Nominees Have to Say About Kids, Parents & the Pain of Growing Up

Martin Tsai
COVID Slide

COVID’s Missing Kids: How Connecticut Is Successfully Reengaging Absent Students

Joshua Parrish
student data

Book Review — Are Education Leaders Mismeasuring Schools’ Vital Signs?

David Osborne
California

16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen Harnesses His Anxiety for the Greater Good

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2022 midterms

Parents’ ‘Profound Dissatisfaction’ With Schools Amid COVID Reshapes Ed Politics

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teacher shortages

Missing an Opportunity: Ed Dept. Criticized by GAO for Teacher Shortage Strategy

Marianna McMurdock
EDlection 2022

2022 Midterms: 16 Key Education Races That Could Impact Schools & Students

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EDlection 2022

Watch: 4 Midterm Votes to Watch If You Care About Schools & Education Politics

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education recovery scorecard

New Learning Loss Scorecard Shows Parents How Pandemic Impacted Their Schools

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NAEP

Nation’s Declining Report Card Mirrors Drops in State Standardized Test Scores

Bella DiMarco
K-12 education

Youth Sports Teach Valuable Skills But Robotics Helps Every Kid Go Pro

Chris Moore
COVID Slide

Can Afterschool Programs Help Students With Learning Recovery, Mental Health?

Joshua Parrish
K-12 education

WATCH — Experts Warn ‘Swatting’ Hoaxes at U.S. Schools Appear Coordinated

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death penalty

WATCH — Jurors Recommend Life Sentence for Parkland Gunman Who Killed 17

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K-12 education

Amid Regional Shortages, US Schools Employing 160,000 ‘Underqualified’ Teachers

Marianna McMurdock
COVID Slide

COVID & School Recovery: Washington Hopes New Science Curriculum Will Boost Student Engagement

Joshua Parrish
COVID Policy Briefing

Pandemic Brief: Some Scientists Now See COVID as Less Risky Than the Flu

John Bailey
covid learning loss

Outside UN Building, UNICEF’s ‘Learning Crisis Classroom’ Sounds School Warning

Steve Snyder
gameschooling

Inside GameCon: New Convention Celebrates ‘Gameschooling’ & Making Learning Fun

Tim Newcomb
diversity

16 Under 16 in STEM: NJ Teen Employs Tech for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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K-12 education

1 in 10 Teachers Say They’ve Been Attacked by Students

Charles Bell
health care

16 Under 16 in STEM: A New York Teen Advocates for New-Age Farming Through Film

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immigrant students

New Book Spotlights 4 Families Who Established Rights for Undocumented Students

Jessica Lander
health education

16 Under 16 in STEM: A Teen Inventor Aims to Get More Girls Into STEM Careers

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health education

16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen’s Medical Focus Inspires Care For Neighbors

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Summer 2022

STEM Takes a Village: A Tulsa Group’s Free Curriculum & Aid Is Expanding Access

Kristi Eaton
EDlection 2022

A Wave of New Political Polls Is Raising Red Flags for Democrats on Education

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education department

Education Dept’s R&D Arm Faces a Dire Budget Shortfall — Just as We Need It Most

Kumar Garg
COVID Slide

COVID & College: Indiana Enrollment Declines, as Only 53% of HS Grads Continue

Joshua Parrish
COVID Slide

COVID & Schools: Michigan Aims to Invest $280 Million in Large-Scale Tutoring Plan

Joshua Parrish
Weaving a Stronger Society — Starting in Our Schools

WATCH: An Inner City Teacher Helps His Community Capture Hope & Promise in Art

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
COVID Slide

Idaho to Offer Learning Loss Grants Directly to Parents to Help Kids Rebound

Joshua Parrish
abbott

‘One Education Under Desks’: Amanda Gorman Tweets New Poem in Wake of Texas School Shooting

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COVID Slide

4-Day School Week? Rural Districts Adjusting to Teacher Burnout, Low Attendance

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

Q&A: David Brooks on Schools, Society’s Divides & How ‘Weavers’ Can Heal America

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COVID Slide

Why Schools in One State Are Asking Students For Ideas on Best Way to Use Funds

Joshua Parrish
COVID Slide

Panic in Pennsylvania Schools Amid Declining Teaching Candidates & Applications

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

One Key Tool For Schools in Confronting COVID Learning Loss: Peer Tutors

Meg McIntyre
covid

Analysis: For America’s Future, Key STEM Skills Won’t Be Learned in Classrooms

Stephanie J. Hull, Jim Clark, Jennifer Sirangelo, Suzanne McCormick & Ron Ottinger
Pandemic

One Year After States Received $122B for K-12, Districts Struggle to Spend It

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Biden: Parents Should Insist Schools Use Relief Funds to Confront Learning Loss

Steve Snyder
COVID Slide

New Education Law Would Require Measuring of Student Learning Loss Due to COVID

Joshua Parrish
Best of the Month

Removing Masks From School? One By One, States Unveil Plans to Return to Normal

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COVID Slide

COVID’s Missing Students: Plummeting Enrollment at New York City Public Schools

Joshua Parrish
bezos

MacKenzie Scott’s Big Education Bet: $133 Million to Prevent Student Dropouts

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Pandemic

Watch: A New Civil Rights Battle, Demanding ‘Quality Education’ For Every Child

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Pandemic

Congress Gave Schools $125 Billion in COVID Aid. But Will It Help All Students?

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Best of the Month

A Radical Proposal to Help Students Recover the Learning They Lost Amid COVID

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achievement gaps

Across the US Advocates Aim to Create Constitutional Right for Quality Education

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Pandemic

Watch—Parent Movement Aims to Pass Constitutional Right for 'Quality' Education

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COVID Slide

How ‘Saturday Accelerators’ Are Helping Students Repair COVID Learning Loss

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

Video—Chicago Mayor, School Chief Implore Teachers Union to Keep Classrooms Open

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Future of High School

Challenging 5 Big Assumptions About Education: How 232 Schools Are Innovating

Chelsea Waite
Pandemic

Dr. Jha: Cities That Close Schools Before Bars ‘Don’t Care About Kids’

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Pandemic

Amid COVID, Many Families Left Their Schools. Hear These Parents Explain Why

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Pandemic

Watch: Education Experts on How the Pandemic Changed Parent Attitudes on Schools

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Pandemic

One State Is Using ‘Saturday Academies’ to Address Students’ COVID Learning Loss

Joshua Parrish
charter schools

Watch: NYC’s New Schools Chief on His ‘North Star’ for America’s Top District

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COVID Slide

Facing a Substitute Teacher ‘Crisis,’ Utah Schools Approve Incentive Pay

Joshua Parrish
covid

Want to Improve Teacher Diversity in Classrooms? First Transform School Culture

Laura Waters
Best of the Month

From School Board Recalls to Ballot Upsets, a New Era for Education Politics?

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book bans

How a YA Oral-Sex Scene Touched Off Texas' Latest Culture War

Brian Lopez & Cassandra Pollock
Pandemic

Reviving Student Learning Post-COVID: One School’s Strategy for Reading Recovery

Rebecca Griesbach
Pandemic

COVID Shutdown: How College Students Cope With Halted Study Abroad Programs

Jewél Jackson
Pandemic

Analysis: How Schools Can Close Troubling Racial Gaps in Advanced Courses

Roby Chatterji
Pandemic

Learning Pod Teachers Say They Don’t Want to Return to Traditional Classrooms

Steven Weiner
Pandemic

Reversing Students’ COVID Slide: Experts Eyeing Math Skills & Learning Recovery

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covid learning loss

Post-COVID Focus on STEM: Preparing America’s Students to Succeed After Pandemic

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COVID Slide

Teacher Bonuses to Double as Tutors: One State’s Plan to Help Students Catch Up

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

Blended Learning: Build More Resilient Schools — By Using Every Tool in Our Kit

Julie Young
K-12 education

New Hearing in Epic 27-Year Court Fight Over Funding of North Carolina Schools

Alex Granados
elections

Why The Sudden Surge in School Board Recalls? (And Why Are So Few Successful?)

Kevin Mahnken
2021 election

Election Day & Schools: 5 Big Education Storylines to Watch in Off-Year Races

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Best of the Month

‘Chronically’ Absent: Why Are So Many Students Missing Class Amid the Pandemic?

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critical race theory

Texas Legislature Demands Schools Confirm Use of Books on Race and Sexuality

Brian Lopez
COVID Slide

Why One State Is Investing Millions Into ‘Academic Coaches’ for Students

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

What Schools Can Learn from Learning Pods About Teacher-Student Relationships

Lisa Chu
Pandemic

Major Texas District Ends School Mask Requirements Amid Legal Fights

Molly Smith
critical race theory

‘Opposing’ Holocaust Views? Inside the Texas Law Sparking Confusion at Schools

Brian Lopez
The Big Picture

Surprise Study: Remedial Classes for Middle-Schoolers Led More to Finish College

Kevin Mahnken
K-12 education

New Texas Law to Restrict Transgender Student Athletes’ Sports Participation

Allyson Waller
Pandemic

A ‘Whole-Person’ Approach to Education and Healthcare: What Does It Look Like?

Emily Thomas & Alli Lindenberg
coronavirus

Texas Supreme Court Halts School Vaccine Mandate Hours Before It Was to Begin

Joshua Fechter
Pandemic

The Science of Catching Students Up After COVID Learning Loss

Jill Barshay
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