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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
podcast
podcast

Stamping the Moment in Time: The Evolving Challenges and Opportunities in Education

鈥業 think AI is forcing action in a way that even COVID didn鈥檛.鈥� Season 8 will explore tech making high school transformation more urgent than ever.

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
Bright Spots
Bright Spots
Bright Spots

For Kids With Challenges, These Missouri Schools Are Bright Spots for Reading

Aldeman: At 15 schools statewide, literacy scores for low-income students, English learners & children with disabilities are much higher than expected.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
analysis
analysis
Spotlight Missouri

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
education

Walsh: New Study of 1,200 Teacher Preparation Programs Shows Academic Selectivity and Diversity Can Go Hand in Hand

Kate Walsh
education

Analysis: New Data Show Newark鈥檚 Educators Are Driving Learning Gains That Outpace New Jersey鈥檚 Best-in-the-Nation Schools

Laura Waters
education

A Sweet Sixteen 鈥� for Social Mobility: If March Madness Celebrated Schools for Helping Students Move Up the Income Ladder, Here鈥檚 Who Would Win the Tournament

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New Jersey

Analysis: In Denying Expansion For Newark鈥檚 Top Charter Schools, New Jersey Officials Are Ignoring the Data on Student Performance 鈥� and Family Support

Brandon McCoy
Pandemic

Analysis: New Research on Student Funding & Performance Shows New Orleans Charter Schools Get More Bang for the Buck 鈥� and Boost Kids’ Earning Potential

Corey A. DeAngelis & Patrick J. Wolf
Union Report

Analysis: A Split Between Biden and Teachers Unions on Reopening Schools? There Are 122 Billion Reasons Why It Doesn鈥檛 Matter

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Petrilli: We’re Crowdsourcing the Wisdom of Dozens of Experts on How Schools Can Best Address Unfinished Learning. Some of What They Have to Say

Michael J. Petrilli
pandemic

Rabbitt: Teaching Students in Person and Online at the Same Time Is a Huge Challenge. 4 Ways to Bridge the Home-Classroom Gap

Beth Rabbitt
Pandemic

Bailey: What’s the Difference Between 3 and 6 Feet When it Comes to COVID-19 Spread? Not So Much, New Summary of 130 Studies Shows

John Bailey
Pandemic

Redrawing NCAA Brackets for Income Mobility: If March Madness Were About Moving Students Up the Economic Ladder, Research Says We鈥檇 All Be Celebrating Georgetown

Jorge Klor de Alva
Pandemic

New Numbers: The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers Now Represent 1 in 4 U.S. Union Members

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Analysis: Learning Loss Update 鈥� Districts Quiet on How They Plan to Help Students Recover From a Year of Continued Disruption

Sarah McCann & Bree Dusseault
Analysis

Osborne: Test Scores Give Only a Partial Picture of How a School Is Doing. School Quality Reviews Can Help Fill the Gap

David Osborne
Pandemic

Analysis: 10 Lessons from Past Educational Disruptions, and How They Can Help Students Make Up Lost Learning After COVID-19

Chad Aldeman
Pandemic

Analysis: Mentors, Team Teaching, 7-Week Class Cycles 12 Months a Year 鈥� Some School Innovations in Staffing and Scheduling During COVID-19

Lynn Olson
Pandemic

Analysis: Remote or in Person? Underspending or Running Deficits? What School Reopening Decisions Mean for District Budgets

Chad Aldeman
pandemic

Analysis: How Do You Measure a Year? How States Should Assess Student Learning in a Pandemic

Laura Slover & Michael Cohen
Pandemic

Analysis: 2 Strategies for States’ COVID Relief Funds 鈥� Make Early Childhood Programs Better, and Make Sure Low-Income Parents Know About Them

Meghan McCormick & Sharon Huang
Pandemic

Analysis: Community Health, Vaccination Policies & Local Preference 鈥� How 100 Districts Are Reopening After COVID-19 Shutdowns

Bree Dusseault & Roohi Sharma
Union Report

Analysis: What Will School Staffing Look Like Over the Next 10 Years? Federal Stats Predict 1 Additional Teacher for Every 2 Additional Students

Mike Antonucci
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