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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
Union Report

Nevada Union and Its Largest Local Could Be Headed For a Quickie Divorce

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

Exclusive Analysis: New Harvard Study Shows Public Support for Charter Schools Has Jumped 10 Points In Last Year

Paul E. Peterson & Albert Cheng
Union Report

Analysis: The National Education Association — a $1.6 Billion Enterprise With a Red-Ink Problem

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

After Parkland, Young People Led the Way in Protesting Gun Violence. Now Some Are Saying We Should Let 16-Year-Olds Vote, Too

Kevin Mahnken
The Big Picture

Analysis: How Will a Janus Ruling Impact Teachers and Unions in Each State? Data & Interactive Maps Tell the Story

Kate Walsh & Kency Nittler
Every Student Succeeds Act

Across the Country, States Are Stepping Up to Do More in Their ESSA Plans Than the Law Requires to Improve Schools for All Children

Kristen Amundson & Carissa Miller
Janus v. AFSCME

Between Victory in West Virginia and (Likely) Defeat Before the Supreme Court, Teachers Unions Find Themselves at Historic Crossroads

Kevin Mahnken
Reactions & Reflections

Analysis: How Much Does West Virginia Really Pay Its Teachers? How Pensions Muddy the Math on Teacher Salaries

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

Analysis: As Rhode Island and Districts Struggle With ESSA Rule, Social Workers Are Ferrying Foster Kids to School

Daniel Heimpel
Analysis

Alberto, Prince of Dade: Lessons Mayor Bill de Blasio Can Learn From the Indecisive Chancellor Fiasco When It Comes to Picking One Who Will Stick

David Cantor
Every Student Succeeds Act

Analysis: 4 Ways State Ed Reformers Are Keeping Up the Fight for Better Schools Under ESSA

Suzanne Tacheny Kubach
Analysis

ESSA Analysis: How States Are Looking to Drive Stronger School Climate Through New Education Plans

Samantha Batel
Reactions & Reflections

Analysis: Minnesota Cheers a Booming Graduation Rate — Even as Fewer of Those Grads Can Read or Do Math at a High School Level

Beth Hawkins
Reactions & Reflections

After Super Bowl LII, These Minnesota Athletes Return to a High School Where 90% of Students Are Graded ‘Falling Behind’

Beth Hawkins
Analysis

Indiana Is Still No. 1, but Other States Are Moving Up in Annual Charter School Law Rankings

Todd Ziebarth
Reactions & Reflections

Alarmed and Ashamed: 3 School Shootings in 25 Hours — and All We Can Say Is the Active Shooter Training Helped

Steve Snyder
Analysis

Special Ed Shell Game in Texas. Who’s to Blame? Follow the Money.

Beth Hawkins
2018 School Choice Week

Whitmire: Why Boston’s Most Racially Diverse School Could Also Be the Country’s Most Interesting School Integration Story

Richard Whitmire
Every Student Succeeds Act

Analysis: Rhode Island ESSA Case Could Mean an End to Repeated School Transfers for Youth in Foster Care

Daniel Heimpel
Analysis

With Churn at the Nation’s 3 Largest School Districts, Experts Agree: A Good Superintendent Is Hard to Find

Beth Hawkins
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