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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
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: 鈥楰ids in a Class That Is Tested Are Going to Learn a Lot More Than One That鈥檚 Not,鈥� Says Leading Texas Teacher

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Back-to-School 2020 Should Start With Assessments to Determine How COVID-19 Shutdown Impacted Student Achievement, Says Former Massachusetts Ed Leader

Holly Kuzmich, Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: How a STAAR Is Born 鈥� In Texas, Those Closest to Daily Instruction Play a Major Role in Developing the State Exam

William McKenzie
Pandemic

Analysis: For Kids to Learn and Parents to Keep Their Jobs, We Need to Bring Child Care to the Remote-Learning Table

Gina Adams
Pandemic

Deane: To Help Parents Better Understand Their Children’s Schools, Student Growth Is Now Key in Our GreatSchools Ratings

Jon Deane
Union Report

Exclusive: Salary Cuts, Pension Debt and Charges of Racism 鈥� Teachers Unions Clash With Their Own Employees

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Former Louisiana School Chief John White 鈥� The Next Monumental Task in Education Is to Create Tests That Build Knowledge

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Special Education Expert Sheryl Lazarus on How Fair, High-Quality Tests Have Led to Improved Instruction for Students With Disabilities and English Learners

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Two Parent Leaders on How to Make State Tests and Results Understandable for Parents

Holly Kuzmich, Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Lake & Cowen: What a Diverse Group of 20 School Districts Are Doing Right in Their COVID-19 Reopening Plans

Robin Lake & Jim Cowen
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: National Parents Union Chief on What Tests Reveal About the Quality of an Education 鈥� and Why Student Advocates Must Take More Than a Book Report to a Knife Fight Over Higher Standards

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Analysis

Deploying the Power of Talk for Toddlers Reaps Academic and Social Rewards As They Become Adolescents

K.C. Compton
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: A Primer on Testing 鈥� Researcher Mark Dynarski Translates Assessment Jargon for the Rest of Us

Anne Wicks
Pandemic

Analysis: How to Equip Educators to Shift From Traditional to Student-Centered Teaching? With Microcredentials That Build on Each Other

Heather Staker
Pandemic

Analysis: From Virtual Picket Lines to Remote-Only Walkouts, What Would a COVID-19 Teacher Strike Look Like? Would It Make Any Difference?

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Reville: In This Uncertain Time, Every Student Needs an Education Navigator and a Success Plan to Weather This Crisis and Fix Long-standing Inequities

Paul Reville
pandemic

Analysis: It鈥檚 Tempting to Scrap Testing, but We Need Data to Measure Student Progress. It’s Time for a Fresh Approach

Derrell Bradford & Marc Porter Magee
Pandemic

Analysis: Safely Reopening Schools Is a National Crisis. 5 Ideas for Helping to Keep Students’ Learning & Social-Emotional Health on Track

Catherine Brown & Joy Silvern
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Brightbeam CEO Chris Stewart on How the Pandemic Will Widen Achievement Gaps 鈥� and How a 鈥楧ata Vacation鈥� Could Leave Us Clueless About the Crisis

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Harvard Expert Andrew Ho on the 3 W鈥檚 of Testing and How to Figure Out What Students Have Lost Academically to COVID-19

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
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