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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

LISTEN 鈥� Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 4: Why Are We Doing School?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Pandemic

Richmond: 6 Things Schools Should Be Doing Now to Ease the Chaos and Stress When Students Go Back to Class in the Fall

Greg Richmond
Pandemic

We鈥檝e Surveyed 82 School Districts That Launched Remote Learning Amid the Pandemic. Here鈥檚 What Did (and Didn鈥檛) Work This Spring 鈥� and What It Means for Next Year

Robin Lake & Bree Dusseault
Pandemic

Polikoff: Study of Midwestern District Finds Online Learning Is Harder for Middle and High School Students Than for Younger Kids

Morgan Polikoff
Pandemic

Walsh: With COVID-19, Student Teachers Can鈥檛 Get All the Training They Need. So What If We Stopped Giving Them the Hardest Jobs?

Kate Walsh
Pandemic

Solari: To Stem the Nation鈥檚 Reading Crisis, Made Worse by COVID-19, Teachers, Districts & States Must Push Multiple Levers

Emily Solari
Pandemic

Analysis: How Are Families Navigating COVID-19? This Week-by-Week Survey of 500 Parents Has Some Answers

John Bailey & Olivia Shaw
Pandemic

LISTEN 鈥� Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 3: Why Can’t Sal Khan Just Teach Everyone?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Analysis

Analysis: What Is the Value of a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree? The Answer Depends on Where You Live and What You Do

Jeff Strohl
Analysis

Analysis: In Defense of the SAT 鈥� Eliminating College Admissions Exams Only Worsens Entrenched Inequities

Dr. Prateek Dutta
Pandemic

Jordan: New Program Gives Low-Income HS Students College Credit and a Pathway to Higher Ed. It Could Be a Post-Pandemic Model

Phyllis W. Jordan
Pandemic

Analysis: Is Summer Canceled? From Virtual Camp to Family Mental Health Supports to Outdoor Adventures (Really!), 5 Ways to Reinvent School Vacation

Julia Freeland Fisher & Amy Anderson
Pandemic

Analysis: COVID-19 Presents a Chance for Bold Reform of Schools That Have Long Failed High-Needs Students. Louisiana Can Lead the Way

Cami Anderson & Raymond A. Jetson
Pandemic

Analysis: What Lasting Academic (and Economic) Effects Could Coronavirus Shutdowns Have on This Generation of Students? Some Alarming Data Points From Research on Previous Disasters

Chad Aldeman
Pandemic

Analysis: School Districts Are Slow to Communicate What Will Happen After the School Year Ends. Here Are 4 Areas to Watch

Sean Gill & Lisa Chu
Pandemic

LISTEN 鈥� Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 2: Why Is My Child Doing So Many Worksheets Right Now?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
New Jersey

Waters: Newark Voters Just Elected Their First Full School Board Since State Control Ended. And It鈥檚 One Ed Reformers & Foes Agree On

Laura Waters
Pandemic

Analysis: Time, Compensation, Bureaucracy 鈥� Some Starting Points for Improving Our Schools, Beginning This Fall

Karen Hawley Miles
Pandemic

Magee & Steiner: Students Worldwide Have Gone Back to School After COVID-19. 4 Lessons for Reopening America鈥檚 Classrooms

Mike Magee & David Steiner
Pandemic

Analysis: Reimagining Schools 鈥� or Reverting to Pre-COVID Classes? As States & Teachers Unions Draft Plans for an Unknown Future, Will They Even Work?

Mike Antonucci
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