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In 鈥楾oy Story 5,鈥� Tech 鈥業nvades鈥� Playtime. It Also Threatens Human Connection.

Disney's latest animated favorite depicts technology as displacing real peer-to-peer interactions. Experts weigh in on how much that mirrors reality.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
Texas
Texas

Texas Quietly Began Work on Divisive History Curriculum a Year Ago

As the Texas Board of Education prepares to vote on social studies standards Friday, members are just learning of a $67 million curriculum contract.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Class Disrupted
Class Disrupted

Reed Hastings on What It Will Take for AI to Be Different From Other Ed Tech

Former Netflix CEO on the 鈥榰rgency for harnessing AI for accelerated, mastery-based learning.鈥�

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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college and career

What Today鈥檚 College Students Need That Previous Generations Didn鈥檛

College degrees don鈥檛 guarantee good jobs anymore, so students must build resumes and AI skills in high school and college, experts say.

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
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commentary

New NAEP Report Shows Learning Progress Has Stalled. Here’s What to Do About It

Rafal-Baer: Reversing decades of stagnation takes engaging learning opportunities, evidence-based approaches, meaningful data & the will to use it.

Julia Rafal-Baer
Author: Julia Rafal-Baer
commentary
commentary

Children Are Drowning. It’s Time We Bring in the Teachers

Student鈥檚 View: There is no substitute for learning to swim. But classroom instruction can protect millions of children who never get swim lessons.

Kate Casciato
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Survey: Young People Turn to AI to Be 鈥楾heir Real, Unfiltered Selves鈥�

New research shows 1 in 3 young people use AI for personal, relational support or engaging intimately with characters and personas.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Analysis
Analysis

There Are 2 Types of Grade Inflation. Students’ Learning & Earnings Are at Risk

Aldeman: New research finds giving a D rather than an F can help. But pumping up averages lowers graduation rates, college attainment & future income.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

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Declaration at 250
Declaration at 250

At 250, the Declaration of Independence Still Sparks Hard Questions in Class

Teachers say debates over citizenship and equality are reshaping how students read the declaration today.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

Spotlight Oklahoma

Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma

Tulsa Charter Network Begins to Bounce Back From Pandemic Decline

Elsie Urueta Pollock founded Tulsa Honor Academy more than decade ago and now works to encourage more Latinos to open charter schools.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Spotlight Oklahoma

Three Schools, One Direction: Combining High School, College and CTE Work

Student鈥檚 View: I found an ocean of opportunity at my three schools 鈥� and a community of people who believed in me.

Caleb Phillips
Author: Caleb Phillips
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma

Aquatic Robots, Drones and Power Tools: STEM Spans All Grades in Oklahoma School

With computer science beginning in kindergarten and a character education curriculum, Dove Schools charter network has a 100% college acceptance rate.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma

How the 鈥楽outhern Surge鈥� Passed Oklahoma By

Tyner: Educational decline can happen slowly, almost invisibly, until it becomes impossible to ignore. Other states should take note.

Adam Tyner
Author: Adam Tyner
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Student鈥檚 View

Harnessing the Power of Music for Students With Disabilities

Student鈥檚 View: Music is an unusually powerful tool for regulating emotions, rewiring neural pathways and opening channels of communication.

Saira Shah
Author: Saira Shah
commentary
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Connecticut Charters Break Through in Historic Legislative Session

Greenberg-Ellis and Pimentel: With approval of four new schools, plus added funding and benefits, lawmakers showed increased support for charters.

Rebecca Greenberg-Ellis & Lucas Pimentel
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commentary

Lessons from Charters Where Every Student Graduates, Most of Them With a Plan

Cobb: Charter school students have racked up more than a billion in scholarships and nearly 100% acceptance to college or postsecondary programs.

Darryl Cobb, Charter School Growth Fund
Author: Darryl Cobb
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Race, Income and Why Some Democrats Have the Luxury of Opposing School Choice

Kisida: Many critics resist choice politically while exercising it for their own kids through private schools or expensive homes in 'good' districts.

Brian Kisida
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In 鈥楾oy Story 5,鈥� Tech 鈥業nvades鈥� Playtime. It Also Threatens Human Connection.

Disney's latest animated favorite depicts technology as displacing real peer-to-peer interactions. Experts weigh in on how much that mirrors reality.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
childcare
childcare

Wisconsin鈥檚 Childcare Providers Face Uncertainty As Funding Comes to an End

A temporary program extending pandemic-era childcare stabilization payments ends June 30, leaving many providers grappling with how to make ends meet.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
commentary
commentary

1.2M Kids Under 6 Have No Insurance. That’s Harmful to Their Health and Futures

Burak: New research shows 220,000 children lost coverage from 2022-24, with dire consequences for childhood literacy and chronic absenteeism.

Elisabeth Wright Burak, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
Author: Elisabeth Wright Burak
childcare
childcare
EDlection 2026

Americans Agree That Childcare Is Expensive. Democrats Are Running on It

In a report shared first with The 19th, three top Senate Democrats say Trump and Republicans have 鈥榯aken a wrecking ball鈥� to childcare.

Grace Panetta, The 19th
Author: Grace Panetta
early childhood education
early childhood education

Teacher Turnover in the Early Years Is High. More Credentialing May Help

An eight-state analysis from the Buffett Early Childhood Institute found a 44% turnover rate among the early childhood workforce.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
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Bright Spots

Is Your School Beating the Odds in Reading?

Using new national data from over 40,000 schools, this interactive map identifies the schools beating the odds in teaching kids to read.

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America’s Schools Are Terrible at Catching Kids Up. How AI Can Help

Daniel Weisberg
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childcare

With 400K Children on Childcare Assistance Waitlists, Families Are Left Scrambling

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
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Decoding Is Not Enough: Connecting Word Reading to Meaning in Early Literacy

Anna Jennerjohn, Sara Rutherford-Quach & Lauren Cassidy
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America鈥檚 Civics Crisis Starts Inside Our Schools

David Brown
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Florida

Florida School Choice Advocates Push Back Against Union鈥檚 鈥楩rivolous鈥� Voucher Suit

Jay Waagmeester, Iowa Capital Dispatch
science of reading

Report: Nearly One-Third of Teachers Still Use 鈥楧iscredited鈥� Reading Methods

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay
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Students Are Digital Natives. Let Them Lead the AI Revolution in Education

David R. Schuler & Jeffrey Riley
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4-Year Scholarships, Mental Health Supports Are the Way to Help Students Succeed

Eric Delli Bovi
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To Help Young Kids Handle Big Emotions, Adults Must Look Inward

Mark Swartz
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Indiana鈥檚 New A-F School Accountability System Clears Last Hurdles

Mackenzi Klemann
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