Meek: Content that once festered in dark corners of social media — where masculinity means controlling and overpowering women — is now mainstream.
My One-Student School: Why Educators Need Serious Hobbies
Gupta: If you haven’t been truly bad at something lately and climbed your way to proficiency or mastery, then you are out of touch as an educator.
Gupta: If you haven’t been truly bad at something lately and climbed your way to proficiency or mastery, then you are out of touch as an educator.
The School Meals Crisis Congress Hid in Plain Sight
Filipic: When Congress voted to slash the SNAP last year, it put school meals on the chopping block for students and whole districts.
Filipic: When Congress voted to slash the SNAP last year, it put school meals on the chopping block for students and whole districts.
The Academic Year Is Getting Longer, but Students Aren’t 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.
Aldeman: With vacation breaks, long weekends and religious holidays, 180 days of instruction in Fairfax County, Virginia, stretch out over 297 days.
Why Access to Special Education Depends Too Much on Parents
Richards: The biggest predictor of whether children receive special education services shouldn't be how effectively their parents can advocate.
Richards: The biggest predictor of whether children receive special education services shouldn’t be how effectively their parents can advocate.
Who Cares for Kids When Parents Work Nights and Weekends?
About 40% of children under 6 are in care during nontraditional hours. A patchwork system, primarily of home-based providers, meets families’ needs.
About 40% of children under 6 are in care during nontraditional hours. A patchwork system, primarily of home-based providers, meets families’ needs.
As NJ Lowers Math Standards, Fewer Students Can Handle College-Level Work
Aldeman: New report finds that since 2019, more and more Rutgers freshmen have to retake lower-level math classes they already took in HS.
Aldeman: New report finds that since 2019, more and more Rutgers freshmen have to retake lower-level math classes they already took in HS.
Student Newspapers Impart Critical Skills. The Nation Needs More of Them
Fertig: Portrait of a Graduate wants kids to think critically, communicate clearly and engage as citizens — the same skills journalism classes can teach.
Fertig: Portrait of a Graduate wants kids to think critically, communicate clearly and engage as citizens — the same skills journalism classes can teach.
Trump Administration’s English-Only Head Start Edict Is Bad for Young Learners
About a third of Head Start’s 800,000 kids are dual language learners. Banning bilingual instruction would hurt their ability to master English.
About a third of Head Start’s 800,000 kids are dual language learners. Banning bilingual instruction would hurt their ability to master English.
Schools Should Help Students Navigate AI, Not Ban It
Students’ View: Our generation is the first to grow up with artificial intelligence as part of everyday life. We need help navigating it.
Students’ View: Our generation is the first to grow up with artificial intelligence as part of everyday life. We need help navigating it.
Heat, Fires, Hurricanes, Floods: How Climate Change Is Keeping Kids From School
From California to Maine, extreme weather is disrupting student attendance and, ultimately, their achievement.
From California to Maine, extreme weather is disrupting student attendance and, ultimately, their achievement.
‘Responsive Teaching’ Has Never Been More Important, or Harder
Wooden: A good teacher can read a room in minutes and adjust support for each student, but they’re facing challenges that make it harder to sustain.
Wooden: A good teacher can read a room in minutes and adjust support for each student, but they’re facing challenges that make it harder to sustain.
Amid Shortage of Counselors, Students Need Stronger Networks, Not More Chatbots
Freeland Fisher: Pilot program examined how AI tools can make it easier for young people to find, reach and rely on their broader human connections.
Freeland Fisher: Pilot program examined how AI tools can make it easier for young people to find, reach and rely on their broader human connections.
Report: How Gen Z Views School and What a Sense of Belonging Means to Them
Gen Z students who felt more connected at school were 5x more likely to look forward to class and feel prepared for the future.
Gen Z students who felt more connected at school were 5x more likely to look forward to class and feel prepared for the future.
What Dolly Parton Taught Us About Early Literacy
St. George: Parton gave millions of children a place to begin the journey of becoming a reader. Our responsibility is to follow through on that.
St. George: Parton gave millions of children a place to begin the journey of becoming a reader. Our responsibility is to follow through on that.
Global Test Scores Hit New Lows — Just as AI Takes Hold in Schools
PISA results show learning continuing to slide across much of the world, while supermajorities of students report using AI chatbots for schoolwork.
PISA results show learning continuing to slide across much of the world, while supermajorities of students report using AI chatbots for schoolwork.