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Analysis about America's education system by researchers, leaders and educators

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
EDlection 2020

Analysis: For Decades, Homeschool Families Have Come Out for Republican Presidential Candidates. So Where Are ‘Homeschoolers for Trump’?

Heath Brown
EDlection 2020

Analysis: How Much NEA and AFT Are Spending on the 2020 Campaign, and Where They Are Spending It

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Robinson & Rogers: Write Less to Say More 鈥� How Schools Can Communicate More Effectively With Families

Carly Robinson & Todd Rogers
Pandemic

Aldeman: How Much Learning Time Are Students Getting? In 7 Large School Districts, Less Than Normal 鈥� and in 3, They’re Getting More

Chad Aldeman
Pandemic

Waite: Will the Positive Changes Schools Make Now Last into the Future? New Framework Helps Leaders Plan for Tomorrow

Chelsea Waite
Pandemic

Analysis: We Reviewed the School Reopening Plans for 106 Districts Around the Country. Here’s How They Square With Reality

Robin Lake & Bree Dusseault
Union Report

Analysis: American Federation of Teachers Membership Rose in 2020 鈥� or Fell, Depending on How You Look at It

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Analysis: 7 Ways American Education Could Change Forever After COVID

John M. McLaughlin
Instagram

KIPP Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Alumni Network to Help Its 30K Graduates With Careers, Mental Health and Finances

Richard Whitmire
Pandemic

Analysis: COVID Learning & Earning Losses Could Be Huge. But There Are Remedies Inside and Outside Our Schools. Here are 7 of Them

Bruno V. Manno
Union Report

Analysis: To Preserve Their Exclusive Right to Representation, NEA, AFT and Other Major Unions Will Even Buy Into Janus Ruling

Mike Antonucci
The Big Picture

In One of the Few States to Mandate Personalized Learning, Coordinators Key to Keeping Vermont Students Engaged Before 鈥� and Now During 鈥� the Pandemic

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Haspel: Yes, School Enrollment Is Down, but Students Will Be Back. To Minimize Educational Hurt, Hold School Budgets Harmless

Elliot Haspel
Pandemic

Barnard: In Many Schools, Enrollment Was Dropping Before COVID. Holding Districts Harmless Ignores Student Need and Could Make Inequities Worse

Christian Barnard
Pandemic

Analysis: How Districts Are Trading Traditional Test Scores for Real-Time Data That Can Truly Help Students Improve

Jennifer Blatz
Pandemic

Ch谩vez: The Federal Government Must Provide Financial Help for Public School Students Now, or We Face Losing an Entire Generation

Anna Maria Ch谩vez
Pandemic

Kaufman: Does Your Child’s School Use a Strong Curriculum? Why You Should Care, How to Find Out 鈥� and What to Do About It

Julia Kaufman
pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Inside Our New Series on Why We Test Students, How Testing Can Lead to More Equitable Schools Amid the Pandemic & the Push to Build Better Assessments

Anne Wicks & Alex Dowdy
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Former Dallas Superintendent Mike Miles on Why Testing Is Essential to Know Where Students Are At 鈥� and Is a Key Tool in Preparing Them for the 2030 Workforce

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Ed Tech CEO Larry Berger on Why the Pandemic Is No Excuse to Abscond Accountability and 鈥楧isruptions Are Great Opportunities to Try Something New鈥�

Holly Kuzmich, Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
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