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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
Los Angeles

Aldeman: The L.A. District May Owe $13.6 Billion for Health Care & Pensions — and the Strike Made Things Worse. Obamacare Is a Way Out

Chad Aldeman
Washington D.C.

Creating the Next Generation of Digital Innovators at Washington, D.C.’s First Computer Science-Focused Middle School

Emily Langhorne
Denver

Walsh: Union Attack on Denver’s ProComp System of Bonuses for Working in High-Needs Schools Represents Huge Step Back on Teacher Pay

Kate Walsh
Analysis

Analysis: How Bad Are the Nation’s Teacher Shortages? With All the Conflicting and Unreliable Data Out There, We Don’t Really Know

Justin Trinidad
Analysis

Eden: New Report Touts Social-Emotional Learning to Boost School Safety. But School Climate Surveys Tell a Very Different Story

Max Eden
Analysis

A, B, C, F: Why This High School Never Gives Ds and Teaches Its Students to Think Like Lawyers

Emily Langhorne
New Orleans

Sen. Cory Booker Headlines NOLA Charter Rally As He Eyes 2020 Presidential Run

Peter Cook
The 'A' Word

Education Accountability: 5 State Leaders on Why It Matters for the Students They Serve — The ‘A’ Word

Anne Wicks
The 'A' Word

Steve Canavero: There’s an Aspect of Accountability Missing at the District Level — The ‘A’ Word

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
The 'A' Word

Pedro Rivera: When Not Used the Right Way, Accountability Is Just Medicine That Is Masking the Root of the Problem — The ‘A’ Word

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
The 'A' Word

Bill Haslam: Obama and Bush Both Took ‘Huge Steps’ of Political Courage on Educational Accountability, and Paid Huge Dividends — The ‘A’ Word

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
The 'A' Word

John White: ‘Exaggerated Accountability Response in Combination With Exaggerated Chaos Will Produce Distrust’ — The ‘A’ Word

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
The 'A' Word

Jamie Woodson: Education Success Isn’t the Responsibility of Any One Sector. We Are All Accountable — The ‘A’ Word

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Every Student Succeeds Act

Analysis: With New ESSA Data, States Can Track How Well Schools Are Serving All Students. New Report Shows How They’re Doing — and Why

Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger
National School Choice Week

Macedonia: How Florida Private Schools Are Using Assessments and Data to Make Great Academic Gains for Low-Income Students

Carol Macedonia
Analysis

Crean Davis: In Building an Evidence Base for Research, Start Small — & Follow the Trail of Breadcrumbs Toward Larger Answers

Allison Crean Davis
Los Angeles

Analysis: From the High Court to the Picket Line — How the Janus Case Emboldened Teachers Unions & Made Strikes Key to Their Survival

Bradley D. Marianno
Analysis

A D.C. School Meant to Inspire Teachers and Students

Emily Langhorne
Future of Work

How Arizona Is Building Its Own Talent Pipeline to Solve the Stubborn Teacher Shortages Hitting State’s Low-Income Schools

David Cantor
Los Angeles

Analysis: L.A. Teachers Cite Class Size as a Key Reason for Striking, but Their Union Has Agreed With That Part of Their Contract for at Least 18 Years

Mike Antonucci
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