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90% of Kids in This City Are Behind in Math. Can a New Tutoring Initiative Help?

Laura Waters

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Financial Numbers Show How Top Union Was Affected By Janus Verdict, #RedforEd

Mike Antonucci

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City Fund Founder Reflects on Lessons From Year One — and Points to Priorities for the Work Ahead

Neerav Kingsland

February 14, 2020

Union Report

Analysis: Virginia Education Association Wants Collective Bargaining for Teachers — but Talks With Its Own Employees Led to Lawsuits, Sanctions

Mike Antonucci

February 12, 2020

EDlection 2020

Toch: School Choice Is Here to Stay. But How to Make It Fair and Equitable for All Families? High-Tech Common-Enrollment System Can Help

Thomas Toch

February 12, 2020

Analysis

HS Diploma, 2-Year College, Apprenticeship — Which Is the Best Path? New ‘Right to Know’ Bills in 6 States Would Give Students More Data About Options (and Outcomes)

Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger

February 12, 2020

4Fams

Wehrly: What’s the Secret to Closing the Achievement Gap? Aligning Curriculum, Teacher and Student Expectations, and Whole-Child Support

Kari Wehrly

February 10, 2020

Analysis

Schneider & Garg: Medical Researchers Find Cures by Conducting Many Studies and Failing Fast. We Need to Do the Same for Education

Mark Schneider & Kumar Garg

February 10, 2020

Union Report

Union Report: Will NEA and AFT Ever Merge? They Last Tried in 1998. Things Are Much Different Now

Mike Antonucci

February 5, 2020

EDlection 2020

Spurrier: On the Grandest Policy Stage — the State of the Union Address — Trump Signals Shift to Scaled-Down Education Ambitions

Alex Spurrier

February 5, 2020

Analysis

DeAngelis & Barnard: Does Competition From Charter Schools Change District Schools’ Budgeting Decisions? New Texas Study Shows It Does

Corey A. DeAngelis & Christian Barnard

February 2, 2020

EDlection 2020

Aldeman: The Iowa Caucuses Steer Our National Priorities. But Iowa’s Education Policies Are Bad for the Nation — and for Iowa

Chad Aldeman

February 2, 2020

EDlection 2020

Districts, Charters and ‘Public School Vouchers’: Unraveling Elizabeth Warren’s Complicated Evolution on School Choice

Kevin Mahnken

January 29, 2020

Union Report

Union Report: New Year, Same Old Decline in Union Membership. But the Teachers Unions Are Still Big Fish in a Shrinking Pond

Mike Antonucci

January 28, 2020

4Fams

Pasnik: Can Screen Time Help Kids Learn STEM? Study of 454 Young Children & Digital Media Says Yes. Here Are 4 Takeaways

Shelley Pasnik

January 27, 2020

4Fams

Altman: Three Ways to Boost Family Engagement in Schools and Bolster Student Success

Miriam Altman

January 26, 2020

Analysis

Wells: District Schools? Charter Schools? There’s a Third Way — Autonomous Schools That Work Like In-District Charters

Mary Wells

January 22, 2020

Union Report

Analysis: Tracking the NEA’s and AFT’s $43 Million in Donations to PACs, Advocacy Organizations, Nonprofits — and the State Engagement Fund?

Mike Antonucci

January 22, 2020

Analysis

Analysis: Students Who Are Lagging Behind Need Both Grade-Level Content and Personalized Learning. How 3 Schools Are Making It Happen

Sarah Johnson, Amber Oliver & Robert Schwartz

January 21, 2020

Analysis

Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue: How Wednesday’s Supreme Court Arguments Could Shift the Country’s School Choice Debate to Private Schools

Brooke LePage

January 21, 2020

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Osborne & Pankovits: In Camden, N.J., Portfolio Schools, an Important School Board Election and a Commitment to Continued Reform

David Osborne & Tressa Pankovits

January 21, 2020

Analysis

Union Report: The Numbers Are Complicated, but AFT Is Worth Around $580 Million, Financial Filings Show

Mike Antonucci

January 14, 2020

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Student Learning Pods — From Crisis Response to Sustainable Solution?

Mask Mandates, Vaccine Mandates & Collective Bargaining

90% of Kids in This City Are Behind in Math. Can a New Tutoring Initiative Help?

Financial Numbers Show How Top Union Was Affected By Janus Verdict, #RedforEd

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‘I Feel Happy to Enter Classes Again’: One Migrant Teen’s Perilous Journey From El Salvador to High School in the U.S.

‘If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu’: Importance of African-American Voices in Ed Reform Focus of UNCF Event

‘It Only Gets Better From Here’: After State of the Union, Students Stage ‘State of the Youth’

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Analysis: Virginia Education Association Wants Collective Bargaining for Teachers — but Talks With Its Own Employees Led to Lawsuits, Sanctions

Toch: School Choice Is Here to Stay. But How to Make It Fair and Equitable for All Families? High-Tech Common-Enrollment System Can Help

HS Diploma, 2-Year College, Apprenticeship — Which Is the Best Path? New ‘Right to Know’ Bills in 6 States Would Give Students More Data About Options (and Outcomes)

Wehrly: What’s the Secret to Closing the Achievement Gap? Aligning Curriculum, Teacher and Student Expectations, and Whole-Child Support

Schneider & Garg: Medical Researchers Find Cures by Conducting Many Studies and Failing Fast. We Need to Do the Same for Education

Union Report: Will NEA and AFT Ever Merge? They Last Tried in 1998. Things Are Much Different Now

Spurrier: On the Grandest Policy Stage — the State of the Union Address — Trump Signals Shift to Scaled-Down Education Ambitions

DeAngelis & Barnard: Does Competition From Charter Schools Change District Schools’ Budgeting Decisions? New Texas Study Shows It Does

Aldeman: The Iowa Caucuses Steer Our National Priorities. But Iowa’s Education Policies Are Bad for the Nation — and for Iowa

Districts, Charters and ‘Public School Vouchers’: Unraveling Elizabeth Warren’s Complicated Evolution on School Choice

Union Report: New Year, Same Old Decline in Union Membership. But the Teachers Unions Are Still Big Fish in a Shrinking Pond

Pasnik: Can Screen Time Help Kids Learn STEM? Study of 454 Young Children & Digital Media Says Yes. Here Are 4 Takeaways

Altman: Three Ways to Boost Family Engagement in Schools and Bolster Student Success

Wells: District Schools? Charter Schools? There’s a Third Way — Autonomous Schools That Work Like In-District Charters

Analysis: Tracking the NEA’s and AFT’s $43 Million in Donations to PACs, Advocacy Organizations, Nonprofits — and the State Engagement Fund?

Analysis: Students Who Are Lagging Behind Need Both Grade-Level Content and Personalized Learning. How 3 Schools Are Making It Happen

Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue: How Wednesday’s Supreme Court Arguments Could Shift the Country’s School Choice Debate to Private Schools

Osborne & Pankovits: In Camden, N.J., Portfolio Schools, an Important School Board Election and a Commitment to Continued Reform

Union Report: The Numbers Are Complicated, but AFT Is Worth Around $580 Million, Financial Filings Show

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Schools, Teachers, Parents & Bans on Critical Race Theory

Student Learning Pods — From Crisis Response to Sustainable Solution?

Mask Mandates, Vaccine Mandates & Collective Bargaining

90% of Kids in This City Are Behind in Math. Can a New Tutoring Initiative Help?

Financial Numbers Show How Top Union Was Affected By Janus Verdict, #RedforEd

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From the Archives

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‘We Will Get Out the Vote’: D.C. Middle Schoolers Barnstorm College Campus to Get Students to the Polls

‘Countries Aren’t Sports Teams’: International Test Rankings Distort More Than They Reveal, Renowned Statistician Warns

‘I Feel Happy to Enter Classes Again’: One Migrant Teen’s Perilous Journey From El Salvador to High School in the U.S.

‘If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu’: Importance of African-American Voices in Ed Reform Focus of UNCF Event

‘It Only Gets Better From Here’: After State of the Union, Students Stage ‘State of the Youth’

‘The Right Way to Spank a Child’? WSJ Op-Ed Sparks Debate Over Corporal Punishment

City Fund Founder Reflects on Lessons From Year One — and Points to Priorities for the Work Ahead

Analysis: Virginia Education Association Wants Collective Bargaining for Teachers — but Talks With Its Own Employees Led to Lawsuits, Sanctions

Toch: School Choice Is Here to Stay. But How to Make It Fair and Equitable for All Families? High-Tech Common-Enrollment System Can Help

HS Diploma, 2-Year College, Apprenticeship — Which Is the Best Path? New ‘Right to Know’ Bills in 6 States Would Give Students More Data About Options (and Outcomes)

Wehrly: What’s the Secret to Closing the Achievement Gap? Aligning Curriculum, Teacher and Student Expectations, and Whole-Child Support

Schneider & Garg: Medical Researchers Find Cures by Conducting Many Studies and Failing Fast. We Need to Do the Same for Education

Union Report: Will NEA and AFT Ever Merge? They Last Tried in 1998. Things Are Much Different Now

Spurrier: On the Grandest Policy Stage — the State of the Union Address — Trump Signals Shift to Scaled-Down Education Ambitions

DeAngelis & Barnard: Does Competition From Charter Schools Change District Schools’ Budgeting Decisions? New Texas Study Shows It Does

Aldeman: The Iowa Caucuses Steer Our National Priorities. But Iowa’s Education Policies Are Bad for the Nation — and for Iowa

Districts, Charters and ‘Public School Vouchers’: Unraveling Elizabeth Warren’s Complicated Evolution on School Choice

Union Report: New Year, Same Old Decline in Union Membership. But the Teachers Unions Are Still Big Fish in a Shrinking Pond

Pasnik: Can Screen Time Help Kids Learn STEM? Study of 454 Young Children & Digital Media Says Yes. Here Are 4 Takeaways

Altman: Three Ways to Boost Family Engagement in Schools and Bolster Student Success

Wells: District Schools? Charter Schools? There’s a Third Way — Autonomous Schools That Work Like In-District Charters

Analysis: Tracking the NEA’s and AFT’s $43 Million in Donations to PACs, Advocacy Organizations, Nonprofits — and the State Engagement Fund?

Analysis: Students Who Are Lagging Behind Need Both Grade-Level Content and Personalized Learning. How 3 Schools Are Making It Happen

Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue: How Wednesday’s Supreme Court Arguments Could Shift the Country’s School Choice Debate to Private Schools

Osborne & Pankovits: In Camden, N.J., Portfolio Schools, an Important School Board Election and a Commitment to Continued Reform

Union Report: The Numbers Are Complicated, but AFT Is Worth Around $580 Million, Financial Filings Show

Children deserve a first-rate education.
The public deserves first-rate reporting on it.
Please make a tax-exempt donation to The 74.