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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
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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
Analysis

If Phil Murphy Doesn’t Succeed Where Seven Former Governors Failed on Pension Costs, Is New Jersey Headed for Fiscal Catastrophe?

Kevin Mahnken
Every Student Succeeds Act

Rotherham: From Planning to Practice, 2018 Is the Year the Every Student Succeeds Act Gets Interesting

Andrew J. Rotherham
Every Student Succeeds Act

Analysis: 5 Ways to Keep School Accountability Simple Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

Anne Wicks
Every Student Succeeds Act

Analysis: After a Decades-Long Zero-Sum Game of Power, the Lasting Legacy of NCLB & ESSA Will Be the End of Local Control

Nat Malkus
Analysis

Analysis: Yes, National Media, Poor Schools With Big Challenges Sometimes Work Wonders

Kevin Mahnken
No Child Left Behind

Turning the Page on No Child Left Behind: Why America’s Next Chapter Needs Understandable Data That Lead to Better Results

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
No Child Left Behind

‘The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations,’ Still Alive and Well 16 Years Later? An Insider Looks Back at the Legacy of No Child Left Behind

Holly Kuzmich
No Child Left Behind

16 Years After No Child Left Behind: 10 Reasons Accountability Still Matters

William McKenzie
Analysis

Not the Same as the Old Boss: After Carmen Fariña, What Mayor De Blasio Will (and Won’t) Be Looking for in NYC’s Next Schools Chief

David Cantor
Analysis

Case Study: An ‘Education Return on Investment’ in Funding Parent Empowerment (or When Spending $1 Drives $44 in Proficiency)

Alex Cortez
Analysis

Who Owns Civil Rights? Two Wildly Different Visions of Schools, Choice, and Student Rights Collide One Day at a Minnesota University

Beth Hawkins
Union Report

NYSUT’s Secretary-Treasurer, Who Teaches Full Time and Manages Union Finances on Weekends, Resigns from Management Post

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

As San Diego Hounds Families for School Bus Fees, 3 Ways to Bring District Transportation Costs Under Control

Phillip Burgoyne-Allen
Analysis

Analysis: Why Orange Is the New Red in California — and School Accountability Just Got a Whole Lot Harder to Read

Conor P. Williams
Analysis

The Would-Be Education Mayor: 4 Ways Bill de Blasio Can Elevate New York City’s Schools During His Second Term

David Cantor
The 'A' Word

The ‘A’ Word: Tom Boasberg — ‘Accountability Is Not About Punishment’

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
The 'A' Word

The ‘A’ Word: Diane Tavenner — ‘What I Really Want to Know Are Yes-or-No Answers to 3 Things’

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
The 'A' Word

The ‘A’ Word: Daniel King — ‘Everything’s at Stake If We Don’t Improve Social Mobility’

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
The 'A' Word

The ‘A’ Word: Wicks & McKenzie — The 4 Things That Accountability Should Do Well

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
The 'A' Word

The ‘A’ Word: Dustin Marshall — ‘It’s Shocking, Appalling, That There Are Arguments Made in Education That Data Is Bad’

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
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