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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
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analysis

Even With Extra Funding, Missouri Charters Lag Behind Local District Schools

Griffith: It's time to recognize charter schools for the excellent education and options they provide and fund them accordingly.

David Griffith
Author: David Griffith
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Analysis

The Academic Year Is Getting Longer, But Students Aren鈥檛 Getting More School

Aldeman: With vacation breaks, long weekends and religious holidays, 180 days of instruction in Fairfax County, Virginia, stretch out over 297 days.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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Analysis

As NJ Lowers Math Standards, Fewer Students Can Handle College-Level Work

Aldeman: New report finds that since 2019, more and more Rutgers freshmen have to retake lower-level math classes they already took in HS.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Bright Spots
Bright Spots
Bright Spots

International Literacy Day: 8 Things That Top Schools for Reading Have in Common

Aldeman: Strong leadership, foundational skills, high expectations 鈥� lessons from our Bright Spots schools that beat the odds in teaching kids to read

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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When Public Schools Keep Certain Students Out 鈥� or Make Them Pay to Attend

Jude Schwalbach
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How Well Do Schools, Families Communicate? Study Sees Parent-District Disconnect

Jon Deane
A Way Forward for Schools After COVID

What the End of 鈥楥ollege for All鈥� Means for the Future of America鈥檚 High Schools

Chelsea Waite
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Gaps Widening Between Indiana’s Highest- and Lowest-Performing Students

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

Rural Students鈥� Access to Wi-Fi is in Jeopardy as Pandemic-Era Resources Recede

Gabriel E. Hales & Keith N. Hampton
A Nation At Risk +40

40 Years After 鈥楢 Nation At Risk,鈥� Fixing Our Classrooms Through School Funding

Eric A. Hanushek
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Study: Lengthy School Closures Were Especially Hard on High-Achieving Students

Brandon L. Wright
Analysis

4 Things Districts Should Do Right Now 鈥� Before the Fiscal Cliff

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

Finding a Home for Family Child Care in Publicly Funded Preschool

K.C. Compton
Class Disrupted

Reimagining College 鈥� Big Ideas for the Future of Higher Education

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Analysis

189 Innovative School Leaders: Teacher Staffing, AI, Mental Health Top Ed Issues

Chelsea Waite
A Nation At Risk +40

Improving America鈥檚 Schools: Why It鈥檚 Long Past Time to Rethink Curriculum

Robert Pondiscio
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Game-Changing Automatic Enrollment Policies Win Our March Math-ness Bracket

Jim Cowen
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5 Lessons From Civics in How to Achieve Agreement Across the Political Divide

Lor茅n Cox & Karen Nussle
Analysis

Leadership Is Key, Autonomy Matters: Lessons in Why Tutoring Programs Work

Liz Cohen
free meals

Free School Meals May Reduce Child Obesity, Easing Financial, Logistical Strain

Anna Localio & Jessica Jones-Smith
Analysis

If March Madness Women’s Tourney Colleges Won for Boosting Students’ Social Mobility, UC-Irvine Would Be Champion

Jorge Klor de Alva
Class Disrupted

Is College Really Worth It? What Andreessen & Horowitz Get Right (and Wrong)

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Analysis

Another Year of School Staffing Gains in 9,500 Districts as Fiscal Cliff Looms

Chad Aldeman
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Schools' New Normal Post-COVID Must Emphasize Attendance, Tutoring, Summer Class

Lindsay Dworkin
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