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Analysis about America's education system by researchers, leaders and educators

AI in the Classroom
AI in the Classroom

11 AI Prompts Every Teacher Should Know

A useful guide that can help teachers save time, spark engagement and help students actually learn.

Jeremy Caplan
Author: Jeremy Caplan
Bright Spots
Bright Spots
Bright Spots

Florida District’s Goal: Reading Proficiency for 90% of 3rd Graders

Aldeman: Indian River's initiative started with 2 moms. Now there are 25 school literacy coaches, extra help for kids and family engagement programs.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Juneteenth
Juneteenth

Juneteenth Reminds Us of Black Americans’ Long Struggle for Education Following End of Slavery

Juneteenth made clear that freedom was not just confined to someone’s physical enslavement, but mental enslavement as well.

Rodney Coates, Miami University
analysis
analysis

A Surprising Sliver of Hope in New NAEP Scores for the Lowest-Performing Kids

Aldeman: The results provide the first signs in more than a decade of increases among students at the bottom. The question is how to expand them.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Analysis
Analysis

There Are 2 Types of Grade Inflation. Students’ Learning & Earnings Are at Risk

Aldeman: New research finds giving a D rather than an F can help. But pumping up averages lowers graduation rates, college attainment & future income.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Chicago

Analysis: Chicago’s Teachers Union Agreed to Give Spending Control to Principals. Now, the Union Is Striking to Take It Away. That’s a Bad Move for Students

Marguerite Roza
Union Report

Union Report: Teachers Unions See Modest Membership Losses in 2018-19 School Year — Janus Decision Having Little Effect, So Far

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

Want to Know How Good a Charter School Is? Forget About Test Scores — Look at Its Bond Rating

Aaron Garth Smith
Analysis

Lake & Gross: Some Charter Schools Use Their Flexibility to Serve Special Ed Kids. Our New Report Shows How More Schools Can Do the Same

Robin Lake & Betheny Gross
Analysis

Winters: To Determine the Real Difference Between District and Charter Schools, Research Must Do More Than Just Compare Test Scores

Marcus A. Winters
Analysis

Aldeman: Mobility. Flexibility. Fairness. State Colleges Have These in Their Retirement Plans. So Why Don’t K-12 Districts?

Chad Aldeman
Union Report

Union Report: The Looming Chicago Teacher Strike May Be As Much About Membership As It Is About Money

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

DeVos vs. DeVos: The Education Department’s Response to Chicago’s Sexual-Misconduct Scandal Contradicts Its Proposed Direction for Title IX, Experts Say

Mark Keierleber
EDlection 2020

Analysis: New Newark Poll Shows Majority of City’s Voters Favor School Options and Charter Schools. Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Pay Attention

Laura Waters
Analysis

Waving Toys, Scanning Brains to Gain Unprecedented Information About How Babies Learn Language

K.C. Compton
EDlection 2020

Jeffries: New Poll Finds Voters Favor Innovation, School Choice, Fair Funding and Accountability. The Democrats Should Listen

Shavar Jeffries
Analysis

Waite: 6 Education Innovation Trends You May Not Know About, From 173 Diverse Schools You May Never Have Heard Of

Chelsea Waite
Analysis

Byard: 4 Supreme Court Cases Being Argued This Week, and a 5th Case in Indiana, Put LGBTQ Students and Teachers at Risk

Eliza Byard
Analysis

How Babies’ Brilliant ‘Onboard Computers’ Sort Language From Sound Soup

K.C. Compton
Union Report

Union Report: When Unions Open Their Own Charter Schools — Lessons From California’s Kwachiiyoa Elementary

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

Bradshaw & Nguyen: How Schools Can Help Bridge the Mental Health Care Gap for Rural Students

Amanda Nguyen & Catherine Bradshaw
Analysis

Synchronized Movement: The Story Behind a Prizewinning Video on Preschool Behavior

Mark Swartz
Charlottesville Education Summit, 30 Years Later

Analysis: 30 Years After Pivotal Charlottesville Education Summit, State Leaders Must Again Come Together to Create a New Vision for America’s Public Schools

Ross Wiener
Charlottesville Education Summit, 30 Years Later

Analysis: In 1989, 49 Governors Came Together at a Historic Summit to Reform Education. We Need the Same Type of Leadership Today

Ross Wiener
Analysis

Bartoletti: We Know Leadership by Principals Is a Key to Student Success. Here’s How to Build More of It

JoAnn Bartoletti
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