Filipic: When Congress voted to slash the SNAP last year, it put school meals on the chopping block for students and whole districts.
Education
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.
Most Kids Bounced Back After COVID Disruptions
Six years after COVID-19 disrupted childhood around the world, new research following the same children from before and after the pandemic found that the damage was far less widespread than early warnings predicted.
Six years after COVID-19 disrupted childhood around the world, new research following the same children from before and after the pandemic found that the damage was far less widespread than early warnings predicted.
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.
Investing in Education: 5 Ways to Prepare Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow
Education can prepare students for future careers by building practical skills, confidence, adaptability, and pathways to further learning.
Education can prepare students for future careers by building practical skills, confidence, adaptability, and pathways to further learning.
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.
Are Students Harnessing AI for Genuine Learning or Just Easy Answers?
Educators are exploring how structured AI use can support learning instead of simply helping students complete academic tasks.
Educators are exploring how structured AI use can support learning instead of simply helping students complete academic tasks.
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.
Student-Loan Habits That Can Speed Up Payoff
With focused strategies and consistent habits, borrowers can shorten their payoff timeline and break free from the financial weight that debt creates.
With focused strategies and consistent habits, borrowers can shorten their payoff timeline and break free from the financial weight that debt creates.
Nearly All Elementary Students Use Devices in Classrooms, Teacher Survey Finds
A teacher survey finds that digital devices are now widely used in elementary classrooms, reflecting the growing role of technology in early education.
A teacher survey finds that digital devices are now widely used in elementary classrooms, reflecting the growing role of technology in early education.
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.
Opinion: The New Student Visa Policy Doesn’t Add Up
A recent federal rule change will soon place a strict limit on how long international students can study in the U.S.
A recent federal rule change will soon place a strict limit on how long international students can study in the U.S.
Bad Behaviour: Do Australian Students Really Miss One Third of Lesson Time Now?
A closer look at a teacher survey questions claims that Australian students lose one-third of lesson time to classroom misbehaviour.
A closer look at a teacher survey questions claims that Australian students lose one-third of lesson time to classroom misbehaviour.
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.