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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
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parents

Parents Are Beginning to Grasp the Reality of Grade Inflation, New Data Shows

Grades can give the false impression that students are on track. A Learning Heroes survey suggests parents are beginning to question what schools tell them.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
zero2eight
zero2eight

Head Start Preschools Serve Parents, Too. Under Trump, Advocates Fear that Will Change

Helping vulnerable children thrive by helping their parents navigate their own challenges could become optional under proposed federal rule change.

Moriah Balingit, The Associated Press
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investigation

Private Equity Is Cashing in on Autism Therapy. Children Are Paying the Price

Analysis of Medicaid data finds applied behavior analysis 鈥� an unproven, even dangerous therapy 鈥� turns huge profits for providers at kids' expense

Beth Hawkins & Nicholas Perez
commentary
commentary

Parents Should Not Feel Guilty About Choosing a Good School

Aldeman: Nikole Hannah-Jones鈥� new essay about her daughter's school offers lessons about education, standards and parent choice.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
commentary
commentary

Families Don鈥檛 Want School Choice, They Want Their Child to Read

Gaffney: The conversation about ESAs is missing the mark. This is not a school choice conversation. This is a literacy crisis conversation.

Kristen Gaffney
Author: Kristen Gaffney
Oklahoma
Oklahoma

Evicted Students Miss Class and Fall Behind. Tulsa Schools Want to Change That

Tulsa is one of several cities trying to combat the chronic absenteeism and poor grades of students facing eviction.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Bright Spots
Bright Spots
Bright Spots

This Superintendent Couldn’t Read as a Kid. Now He Wants to Ensure Every Kid Can

Providence Public Schools鈥� Javier Monta帽ez taps into his personal experience to help his district beat the odds when it comes to third grade literacy.

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay

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Decades of Harm
Decades of Harm
Decades of Harm

New York Schools Named in Nearly 2,000 Child Sex Abuse Claims

74 Investigation: A law that opened a window for survivors to seek justice for past abuse also exposed how deeply schools enabled alleged predators.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld

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
commentary
commentary
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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My Absenteeism Study Failed. The Reasons Are More Interesting Than Any Data

Rapaport: Asked to upload their kids' school attendance record from last year, most parents said they didn't have one or couldn't find it online.

Amie Rapaport
Author: Amie Rapaport
commentary
commentary

New Study Shows Women Still Face a Higher Bar for the Superintendent鈥檚 Job

Rafal-Baer: Female candidates who've worked as interim supes still face a search process when men don't. I call it the Audition Tax. And it's not new.

Julia Rafal-Baer
Author: Julia Rafal-Baer
4Fams
4Fams
4Fams

Present Concerns & Future Worries: Parents Weigh In on NYC School Technology Ban

Adams: A majority of families expressed enthusiasm about limits on screen time and AI 鈥� but even many who agreed in principle had concerns.

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
commentary
commentary

So Many Credentials, So Little Value 鈥� What States Can Learn From Ohio’s Reboot

Manno: The key lesson 鈥� don't let workforce credential systems grow out of control before building the infrastructure needed to govern them.

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
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Head Start Preschools Serve Parents, Too. Under Trump, Advocates Fear that Will Change

Helping vulnerable children thrive by helping their parents navigate their own challenges could become optional under proposed federal rule change.

Moriah Balingit, The Associated Press
early educators
early educators

SEED Act Gives Early Educators the Same Tax Break Long Available in K-12

Starting in the 2026 tax season, early childhood educators can claim a tax deduction for out-of-pocket classroom expenses.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
educator's view
educator's view

Changing Head Start Rules Would Rob Kids of Skills They Need for School and Life

Posamentier & Adams: The result could be more chaotic kindergarten classes and diminished social readiness that will extend to HS and beyond.

Jordan Posamentier & David Adams
caregiving
caregiving

You鈥檒l Do Anything for Your Baby. The Algorithm Knows How to Exploit That.

In the mega-consumption era of parenthood, the internet tells new moms that products can solve the hardest parts of having a newborn. All they have to do is add to cart.

Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th
Recess
Recess

School Is Back in Session, and Recess Is Having a Moment

Several states are considering requiring more time for recess, and some have already expanded the role of unstructured play in a child鈥檚 school day.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
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Bright Spots
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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How Tracking Portrait of a Graduate Leads to Learning That Matters

Terra Greenwell
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Major Virtual Tutoring Provider Shuts Down; Experts Cite Lack of Evidence

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Miami鈥檚 Decision to End Universal School Lunch Harms More Than Just Hungry Kids

Anindya Kundu
Chronic Absenteeism

Absenteeism Is a Major Problem. So Why Can鈥檛 Schools Agree on How to Measure It?

Wayne D鈥橭rio
Massachusetts

Nearly 15 Years After Student Discipline Reform, School Suspensions in Mass. Are Falling. Are Emergency Removals Taking Their Place?

Hallie Claflin, CommonWealth Beacon
California

California Expands Lunch Program That Pairs Schools With Farms

Carolyn Jones
California

LAUSD’s Youngest Students Will Start a Screen-Free School Year. Here’s What Parents Need to Know

Mariana Dale & Elly Yu
New York City

When Sex Education Funding Is Taken Away, Young People Lose a Safe Space

Ebony JJ Curry, The 19th
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Students Are Anxious 鈥� and It鈥檚 No Surprise, Since We Teach Them to Be That聽Way

Erin Clabough
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New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay $567M for Youth Harm Abatement Fund

Source NM Staff , Source New Mexico
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