Philogene: The fresh energy and innovative approaches of these young teachers make them just the type of talent education needs right now.
Want to Boost Your College Admission Odds? Apply Early — Here’s Why It Works
Kessler: Many college applicants make a major mistake — failing to apply early or wasting their early application on a school too far out of reach.
Kessler: Many college applicants make a major mistake — failing to apply early or wasting their early application on a school too far out of reach.
How We Ensure AI Delivers for Students and Educators
Wang and Almquist: Generative AI promises to unlock new opportunities in education. We need to build systems that ensure it delivers on its promise.
Wang and Almquist: Generative AI promises to unlock new opportunities in education. We need to build systems that ensure it delivers on its promise.
Raising Children During a Polycrisis: What Parents Can Do to Bring Up Resilient Kids
Ariella Cook-Shonkoff reflects on how parents can process their own emotions to foster hope and resilience in their children.
Ariella Cook-Shonkoff reflects on how parents can process their own emotions to foster hope and resilience in their children.
Engaging Kids in Math Through Teamwork and Competition
Sicuranza: Treating math as a team sport with a focus on consistent practice and collaboration can reshape how students learn.
Sicuranza: Treating math as a team sport with a focus on consistent practice and collaboration can reshape how students learn.
Polls Show Parents Are Voting for Their Kids’ Education, Not Political Parties
Veney & Artis-Wright: Families are frustrated with schools and ready to act. Politicians who follow their lead will find support at the ballot box.
Veney & Artis-Wright: Families are frustrated with schools and ready to act. Politicians who follow their lead will find support at the ballot box.
As Education System Reaches ‘Crisis,’ Book Urges New Model for School Leadership
Lindsay Whorton: Replacing principal/assistant principal/teachers with four-tiered leadership plan can improve schools while decreasing staff turnover.
Lindsay Whorton: Replacing principal/assistant principal/teachers with four-tiered leadership plan can improve schools while decreasing staff turnover.
Shut Out: Inequitable Access to After School Programs Grows
More than 22 million children — mostly from low-income and families of color — face barriers to care after 3 p.m., according to a new report.
More than 22 million children — mostly from low-income and families of color — face barriers to care after 3 p.m., according to a new report.
Survey: Nearly Half of Families With Young Kids Struggling to Meet Basic Needs
New Stanford data shows a record-high percentage of families facing economic hardships that could worsen with the ongoing government shutdown.
New Stanford data shows a record-high percentage of families facing economic hardships that could worsen with the ongoing government shutdown.
The Future of School Accountability Isn’t More Testing
Nitkin: Only 29% of school leaders say accountability data helps them improve student outcomes, and half say testing makes it harder to innovate.
Nitkin: Only 29% of school leaders say accountability data helps them improve student outcomes, and half say testing makes it harder to innovate.
The Remarkable Educational Attainment Gains of the School Reform Era
Petrilli: The declines in student performance since 2013 are real, and distressing. But they came on the heels of 2 decades of remarkable progress.
Petrilli: The declines in student performance since 2013 are real, and distressing. But they came on the heels of 2 decades of remarkable progress.
Lawmakers Demand Info on Students Detained by ICE, Including on Their Schooling
Congressional Democrats press DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Ed Secretary Linda McMahon for details on young detainees’ well-being and education.
Congressional Democrats press DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Ed Secretary Linda McMahon for details on young detainees’ well-being and education.
When the Outside World Feeds Fear, Student Peer Support Becomes a Lifeline
Jones-McKinney: This moment demands we listen to students, not just because they are the most affected, but because they are already leading the way.
Jones-McKinney: This moment demands we listen to students, not just because they are the most affected, but because they are already leading the way.
Is Calculus Overrated? Some Reasons to Rethink How Schools Offer Advanced Math
Tyner: Statistics classes are much more common in college — and more relevant in many high-paying fields. High schools should take note
Tyner: Statistics classes are much more common in college — and more relevant in many high-paying fields. High schools should take note
Many Young Adults Barely Literate, Yet Earned a High School Diploma
Functionally illiterate high school graduates may have been passed through the school system without gaining needed skills.
Functionally illiterate high school graduates may have been passed through the school system without gaining needed skills.
Report: 6 Ways States Can Improve Special Education, English Learner Workforce
From mentorship to preparation and pay, new analysis highlights policy areas states should consider for addressing shortages of these teachers.
From mentorship to preparation and pay, new analysis highlights policy areas states should consider for addressing shortages of these teachers.