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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
Pandemic

Analysis: Districts Are Calling the Shots During COVID Shutdowns. So Why Hold Schools Alone Accountable for Student Learning?

Chad Aldeman & Anne Hyslop
Pandemic

Analysis: Week-by-Week Survey Finds Parents Worried About Sending Kids Back to School 鈥� Three-Quarters Think September Is Too Soon

Bruno V. Manno
Pandemic

Schwartz & Kerr: To Help Guide Decisions About COVID, Schools and Students, Researchers Are Compiling Decades of Data in Easy-to-Read Briefs. Here’s Some of What They’ve Found

Nate Schwartz & Sara Kerr
Analysis

Leading by Example on Race to Mitigate Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of Children

K.C. Compton
EDlection 2020

The Veepstakes Is Taking Over, But the Education World Wants to Know: Who Will Replace DeVos?

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Wells: The Pandemic Will Decide When Schools Can Reopen. Educators Must Start Building Robust Online Learning Systems for Next Year

Mary Wells
Pandemic

LISTEN 鈥� Class Disrupted Episode 8: The Faulty Promise of Tests

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Pandemic

LISTEN 鈥� Class Disrupted Episode 7: Straight A鈥檚 for All? What鈥檚 the Purpose of a Grade?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Union Report

Analysis: NEA鈥檚 Membership May Drop, but Its Budget Continues to Grow. So Do Affiliates’ Dues

Mike Antonucci
The Big Picture

Analysis: New Study of the Principal Pipeline Shows Women, African Americans Wait Longer, Are Promoted Less Often Than White Men

Lauren P. Bailes & Sarah Guthery
Pandemic

Analysis: Education and Litigation Have a Long History. The Challenges of Teaching & Reopening School in a Pandemic Make Lawsuits Even More Likely

Maria Ferguson
Pandemic

LISTEN 鈥� Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 6: Help! My Child and I Are Overwhelmed!

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Union Report

Analysis: NEA Lost Almost 33,000 Working Members in 2019. Here’s the State-by-State Breakdown

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Analysis: Plans to Catch Students Up After School Shutdowns Risk Creating New Forms of Academic Tracking. This Will Do Them Even More Harm

Halley Potter & Joshua P. Starr
Pandemic

Analysis: Week-by-Week Survey Shows Public School Parents Are More Worried That School Closures Are Harming Their Children

Bruno V. Manno
Pandemic

Analysis: Just 1 in 3 Districts Required Teachers to Deliver Instruction This Spring. They Mustn’t Be Left on Their Own Again in the Fall

Robin Lake, Betheny Gross & Alice Opalka
Pandemic

LISTEN 鈥� Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 5: My Kid鈥檚 Able to Finish Schoolwork in 3 Hours. So What Is He Doing for the 6 in School?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Pandemic

An Educator鈥檚 View: Teaching Is Hard. Teaching Teens Remotely From Home Is Harder. 5 Things We鈥檝e Learned to Help Make It Easier

Paul Bambrick-Santoyo
Union Report

Analysis: Police Unions Stonewall All Attempts at Reform. So Do Teachers Unions. Is That Why They鈥檝e Been So Silent?

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

Winters: Does Expansion of Charter Schools Harm Nearby District Schools? My New Study Finds That No, It Doesn鈥檛

Marcus A. Winters
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