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Gen Z Increasingly Skeptical of 鈥斅燗nd Angry About 鈥斅燗rtificial Intelligence

New Gallup survey of 14- to 29-year-olds shows growing misgivings from a generation poised to enter higher education and a workforce changed by AI.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Opinion
Opinion

When Work Isn鈥檛 9-to-5, Child Care Can鈥檛 Be Either

Demand is growing for flexible child care around the clock, but supply lags. Public investment is needed to help bridge the gap.

Katie Hamm & Juliet Bromer
commentary
commentary

Why Is Education so Fad-Prone? 4 Reasons Schools Can’t Resist the Shiny New Thing

Pondiscio: Stability is easily mistaken for complacency or indifference. So schools reward the appearance of change over the reality of improvement.

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
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Which NCAA Women’s Basketball Powerhouse Is Best at Setting Grads Up for Success?

Our interactive Social Mobility Bracket ranks March Madness colleges by affordability, earnings and economic opportunity for students

Jorge Klor de Alva
Author: Jorge Klor de Alva
Early Childhood
Early Childhood

Kids Who Were Babies During COVID Are Now Struggling With Reading and Math

NWEA data shows that while kindergarten achievement is steady, first and second graders' math and reading skills remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
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commentary

California鈥檚 Kitchen Nightmare: Union Demands Rise as Enrollment Falls

Hartney: Teachers are pressing districts to commit to more expensive labor contracts even as funding remains tied to the number of students.

Michael Hartney
Author: Michael Hartney
early childhood education
early childhood education

Why Are State Departments of Early Childhood Education So Trendy Right Now?

More states are establishing standalone early care and education departments, creating changes that policy experts say are both symbolic and actual.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
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The Big Picture
The Big Picture

The 90/10 Gap: Research Shows Struggling Students Falling Behind Since 2005

Inequalities in learning between high-achieving students and their lower-performing classmates have grown dramatically, a new study finds.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken

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AI 鈥楽lop鈥� Is Flooding Children鈥檚 Media. Parents Should Be Very Alarmed.

Low-quality, mass-produced video content is a 鈥渕onster problem鈥� for child development, with few guardrails in place to stop it.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan

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Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Inside 5 Rural Texas Districts That Together Set Students on Path to the Future

High schoolers travel to districts up to an hour away to attend academies in welding, teaching, nursing, robotics 鈥� and earn college credit.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
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Future of High School

How D.C. Public Schools Elevate Student Voice to Drive Change

Ferebee: To scale school-level innovation, D.C. is codifying promising practices and shifting policies to follow the lead of its innovative schools.

Lewis D. Ferebee
Author: Lewis D. Ferebee
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Building a Mindset: Amp Lab Makes Entrepreneurship, Work Skills Its Mission

Students at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, high school do projects for companies 鈥� and start their own businesses 鈥� to teach them the skills they need to thrive.

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
future of high school
future of high school
Future of High School

Groups Seek Funding Fix to Help Michigan Grow Dual Enrollment Even More

To get even more high school students to participate, groups are asking the state to explore funding sources and take financial burden off districts.

Martin Slagter
Author: Martin Slagter
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Why Some Students Don鈥檛 Raise Their Hands. How Early Education Can Change That

Liusik: What begins as a participation gap becomes an opportunity gap, and over time the system names what it helped create.

Iryna Liusik
Author: Iryna Liusik
opinion
opinion

What a Hallway Sprint Taught Me About Chronic Absenteeism

Principal鈥檚 View: Every month, I let my students run in the hallways. Here's why it's one of the best things I do for my school.

Kristina Curran
Author: Kristina Curran
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commentary

In America鈥檚 First Solar-powered Town, Education Options Abound

McDonald: The innovative Florida community offers an assortment of public education, homeschooling and micro-schooling opportunities.

Kerry McDonald
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Superintendent's View

How Child Care & Coffee Helped My Small Rural District Improve Staff Retention

Superintendent's View: Small districts can't compete with larger ones on salary. But they can create a warmer, more welcoming school culture.

Michael Hayden
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Missouri

Missouri Child Care Subsidy Cuts Could Hit Foster Kids, Low-Income Families Hardest

The Missouri House Budget Committee chairman is proposing a $51.5 million reduction in funding for child care subsidies.

Annelise Hanshaw & Steph Quinn
Massachusetts
Massachusetts

Pilot Program Provides Early Childhood Educators with Rent-Free Business Spaces

Worcester's family child care incubator provides two classrooms for two educators to operate child care businesses while they prepare their personal homes for services.

Hallie Claflin, CommonWealth Beacon
Opinion
Opinion

When Work Isn鈥檛 9-to-5, Child Care Can鈥檛 Be Either

Demand is growing for flexible child care around the clock, but supply lags. Public investment is needed to help bridge the gap.

Katie Hamm & Juliet Bromer
Texas
Texas

Is Fracking in Texas Endangering a Day Care’s Children?

As new gas wells are built, Arlington residents grapple with the consequences

Lauren Nutall, The 19th
Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education

As NAEYC Turns 100, Early Education Leaders Reflect on Progress and Gaps

The national nonprofit鈥檚 centennial offers a chance for longtime early education leaders to reflect on what has 鈥� and hasn鈥檛 鈥� changed in the field.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
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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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Illinois

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The Impact Science of Reading Has in Ohio Classrooms, College Campuses

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White Families Make up Bulk of Texas Voucher Applicants

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Beyond Race: What Really Drives Wisconsin鈥檚 Achievement Gaps

Will Flanders
Author: Will Flanders
enrollment

The Detroit School District鈥檚 Latest Tactic to Boost Enrollment: Student Influencers

Hannah Dellinger, Chalkbeat
ed tech

Schools Are Paying for Ed Tech That Students Never Use 鈥� Could A New Contract Model Change That?

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Kansas

Kansas Programs That Reduce Recidivism For Kids Could Lose Funding

Blaise Mesa, The Beacon
Oregon

Pencil Running for Oregon Governor Hopes to Make Its Mark on Education Issues

Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle
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Good Riddance to Regents Exams? Or Will Ending Them Leave a Void for N.Y. Grads?

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
future of high school

How This Indiana Teacher Makes Her AP Personal Finance Class Click for Students

Aleksandra Appleton
California

Inside Los Angeles Unified鈥檚 Hidden World of Art, Archives and Artifacts

Mallika Seshadri, EdSource
Connecticut

Funds for Signature Pre-K Endowment in Peril as Surplus Dwindles

Keith M. Phaneuf & Laura Tillman
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