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Is Paying Parents to Stay Home With Their Infants a Policy Worth Reviving?
The Niskanen Center dusts off a forgotten childcare policy experiment, and finds it still holds up.
The Niskanen Center dusts off a forgotten childcare policy experiment, and finds it still holds up.
Are Our Kids Quiet Quitting?
Starr: Perhaps chronic absenteeism is a canary in the coal mine portending a much deeper issue, especially at the middle and high school levels.
Starr: Perhaps chronic absenteeism is a canary in the coal mine portending a much deeper issue, especially at the middle and high school levels.
For Children in Foster Care, School Should Be a Source of Stability, Not a Loss
Cooper: A foster child's address may change overnight. Our commitment to that child's education should not.
Cooper: A foster child’s address may change overnight. Our commitment to that child’s education should not.
My Generation Is Inheriting a Divided Society. It’s up to Us to Restore Civility
It was a Wednesday evening at my town’s library, and retirees, parents, middle and high schoolers and a handful of college students had come for a nonpartisan civics event: who our representatives are, how a ballot is laid out, why voting matters.
It was a Wednesday evening at my town’s library, and retirees, parents, middle and high schoolers and a handful of college students had come for a nonpartisan civics event: who our representatives are, how a ballot is laid out, why voting matters.
5 Key Steps to Make Sure Every Kid Actually Learns Something
What 25 years of building learning systems taught me about how students really learn.
What 25 years of building learning systems taught me about how students really learn.
It’s Time to Teach Students to Be Drivers of AI, Not Passengers
In our Newark class, we think of artificial intelligence as analogous to cars: empowering, ubiquitous and potentially dangerous.
In our Newark class, we think of artificial intelligence as analogous to cars: empowering, ubiquitous and potentially dangerous.
Five Things You Should Know About New AI Tutor Study
10-week UK trial finds AI holds its own against expert humans in the moment, but questions remain.
10-week UK trial finds AI holds its own against expert humans in the moment, but questions remain.
NYC Schools Are Protected From ICE. Its Sidewalks Aren’t
Rodriguez: Children do not need to be the target of immigration enforcement to be harmed by it. Witnessing it, or fearing it, is enough.
Rodriguez: Children do not need to be the target of immigration enforcement to be harmed by it. Witnessing it, or fearing it, is enough.
Every Family Has Different Childcare Needs. Our System Should Reflect That
Dalton: Instead of fighting over which families deserve help, let’s build and fund a childcare system flexible enough to support them all.
Dalton: Instead of fighting over which families deserve help, let’s build and fund a childcare system flexible enough to support them all.
In D.C. Schools, How the Science of Reading Offers a Blueprint for Math
Kline: $20M Capital Math Collective will give advanced training to 1,000 teachers, expand coaching, engage families & provide tutoring to 6,000 kids.
Kline: $20M Capital Math Collective will give advanced training to 1,000 teachers, expand coaching, engage families & provide tutoring to 6,000 kids.
Career and Technical Ed Is Booming. Now Comes the Hard Part
Manno: New research suggests CTE program design will decide whether students benefit.
Manno: New research suggests CTE program design will decide whether students benefit.
Only 1 in 10 Students Attends a District That Has Bounced Back From the Pandemic
CRPE’s annual State of the American Student report finds recovery efforts faltering, with both red and blue states falling short of what’s needed.
CRPE’s annual State of the American Student report finds recovery efforts faltering, with both red and blue states falling short of what’s needed.
Racial Disparities in School Discipline Still Exist. Illinois Is an Example
Love and Morton: Despite a recent U.S. Education Department letter, students of color are disproportionately suspended and pushed out of school.
Love and Morton: Despite a recent U.S. Education Department letter, students of color are disproportionately suspended and pushed out of school.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: Why Rising Graduation Rates May Not Be Good News
Arnold: If a high school diploma is to mean anything, it must differentiate between those who have mastered the skills to earn it and those who have not.
Arnold: If a high school diploma is to mean anything, it must differentiate between those who have mastered the skills to earn it and those who have not.
If Teachers Are the Most Important Thing, Why Don’t States Act Like it?
Aldeman: Fewer states are giving incentives for educators to work in hard-to-staff subjects and schools. But bonus pay can really help end shortages.
Aldeman: Fewer states are giving incentives for educators to work in hard-to-staff subjects and schools. But bonus pay can really help end shortages.