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school finance
school finance

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
analysis
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
Analysis
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
Analysis
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
Social Mobility Tournament

March Madness 鈥� Not for Hoops But for Helping Grads: Saint Peter's Wins It All

Jorge Klor de Alva
grades

Why is a Grading System Touted as More Accurate, Equitable So Hard to Implement?

Amanda Geduld
Analysis

Slowdown in Health Care Expenses Is Saving School Districts Billions

Chad Aldeman
Future of High School

6 Tips for Spotting a High School That Best Prepares Teens for Their Futures

Beth Fertig
A Nation At Risk +40

Improving Our Schools: How Have Standards-Based Reforms Succeeded (and Failed)?

Michael J. Petrilli
Analysis

In Tennessee, the Microschooling Movement Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

Kerry McDonald
Future of High School

Exclusive Preview: How Twister, Holograms Play Into a Futuristic High School

Beth Fertig
Analysis

Research Study: Perception of Neighborhood Safety Can Shape Infant and Maternal Outcomes

K.C. Compton
Analysis

Introducing the March Mathness Tournament

Jim Cowen
Curriculum

Texas Schools Rethink Teacher Training to Embrace the 鈥楽cience of Reading鈥�

Edna Cruz & Alaura Mack
Analysis

Study: Health Insurance Differences Can Cost a Baby鈥檚 Life

K.C. Compton
podcast

Class Disrupted S5 E8: Providing a Human-Centered, Self-Actualizing Education to Every Student

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
analysis

School Boards Face Their Most Difficult Budget Season Ever. Many Are Unprepared

Marguerite Roza & Laura Anderson
A Nation At Risk +40

Reforming Schools and Helping Students: Key Lessons From Newark, New Jersey

Cami Anderson
Analysis

Interactive: See How Student Achievement Gaps Are Growing in Your State

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

The Key to a More Civilized Society? It Might Start with Grandparents

K.C. Compton
Philadelphia

A Surge of Parents Seeking Child-Centered Schooling Alternatives in Philadelphia

Kerry McDonald
Analysis

High-Impact Tutoring: Inside the Efforts to Combat COVID Learning Loss

Kevin Huffman
Analysis

New Studies Illuminate Why We Should Invest in New Parents

Kendra Hurley
Analysis

How ‘Bright Spot’ Schools in D.C., Delaware Are Getting Their Students Reading

David Wakelyn
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