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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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Barnard: In Many Schools, Enrollment Was Dropping Before COVID. Holding Districts Harmless Ignores Student Need and Could Make Inequities Worse

Christian Barnard

October 5, 2020

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Analysis: How Districts Are Trading Traditional Test Scores for Real-Time Data That Can Truly Help Students Improve

Jennifer Blatz

October 4, 2020

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Chávez: The Federal Government Must Provide Financial Help for Public School Students Now, or We Face Losing an Entire Generation

Anna Maria Chávez

October 2, 2020

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Kaufman: Does Your Child’s School Use a Strong Curriculum? Why You Should Care, How to Find Out — and What to Do About It

Julia Kaufman

September 30, 2020

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Beyond the Scantron: Inside Our New Series on Why We Test Students, How Testing Can Lead to More Equitable Schools Amid the Pandemic & the Push to Build Better Assessments

Anne Wicks & Alex Dowdy

September 29, 2020

Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Former Dallas Superintendent Mike Miles on Why Testing Is Essential to Know Where Students Are At — and Is a Key Tool in Preparing Them for the 2030 Workforce

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

September 29, 2020

Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Ed Tech CEO Larry Berger on Why the Pandemic Is No Excuse to Abscond Accountability and ‘Disruptions Are Great Opportunities to Try Something New’

Holly Kuzmich, Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

September 29, 2020

Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: ‘Kids in a Class That Is Tested Are Going to Learn a Lot More Than One That’s Not,’ Says Leading Texas Teacher

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

September 29, 2020

Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Back-to-School 2020 Should Start With Assessments to Determine How COVID-19 Shutdown Impacted Student Achievement, Says Former Massachusetts Ed Leader

Holly Kuzmich, Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

September 29, 2020

Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: How a STAAR Is Born — In Texas, Those Closest to Daily Instruction Play a Major Role in Developing the State Exam

William McKenzie

September 29, 2020

Pandemic

Analysis: For Kids to Learn and Parents to Keep Their Jobs, We Need to Bring Child Care to the Remote-Learning Table

Gina Adams

September 27, 2020

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Deane: To Help Parents Better Understand Their Children’s Schools, Student Growth Is Now Key in Our GreatSchools Ratings

Jon Deane

September 23, 2020

Union Report

Exclusive: Salary Cuts, Pension Debt and Charges of Racism — Teachers Unions Clash With Their Own Employees

Mike Antonucci

September 23, 2020

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Beyond the Scantron: Former Louisiana School Chief John White — The Next Monumental Task in Education Is to Create Tests That Build Knowledge

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

September 22, 2020

Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Special Education Expert Sheryl Lazarus on How Fair, High-Quality Tests Have Led to Improved Instruction for Students With Disabilities and English Learners

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

September 22, 2020

Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Two Parent Leaders on How to Make State Tests and Results Understandable for Parents

Holly Kuzmich, Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

September 22, 2020

Pandemic

Lake & Cowen: What a Diverse Group of 20 School Districts Are Doing Right in Their COVID-19 Reopening Plans

Robin Lake & Jim Cowen

September 22, 2020

Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: National Parents Union Chief on What Tests Reveal About the Quality of an Education — and Why Student Advocates Must Take More Than a Book Report to a Knife Fight Over Higher Standards

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

September 22, 2020

Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: A Primer on Testing — Researcher Mark Dynarski Translates Assessment Jargon for the Rest of Us

Anne Wicks

September 21, 2020

Pandemic

Analysis: How to Equip Educators to Shift From Traditional to Student-Centered Teaching? With Microcredentials That Build on Each Other

Heather Staker

September 16, 2020

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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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Analysis: How Districts Are Trading Traditional Test Scores for Real-Time Data That Can Truly Help Students Improve

Chávez: The Federal Government Must Provide Financial Help for Public School Students Now, or We Face Losing an Entire Generation

Kaufman: Does Your Child’s School Use a Strong Curriculum? Why You Should Care, How to Find Out — and What to Do About It

Beyond the Scantron: Inside Our New Series on Why We Test Students, How Testing Can Lead to More Equitable Schools Amid the Pandemic & the Push to Build Better Assessments

Beyond the Scantron: Former Dallas Superintendent Mike Miles on Why Testing Is Essential to Know Where Students Are At — and Is a Key Tool in Preparing Them for the 2030 Workforce

Beyond the Scantron: Ed Tech CEO Larry Berger on Why the Pandemic Is No Excuse to Abscond Accountability and ‘Disruptions Are Great Opportunities to Try Something New’

Beyond the Scantron: ‘Kids in a Class That Is Tested Are Going to Learn a Lot More Than One That’s Not,’ Says Leading Texas Teacher

Beyond the Scantron: Back-to-School 2020 Should Start With Assessments to Determine How COVID-19 Shutdown Impacted Student Achievement, Says Former Massachusetts Ed Leader

Beyond the Scantron: How a STAAR Is Born — In Texas, Those Closest to Daily Instruction Play a Major Role in Developing the State Exam

Analysis: For Kids to Learn and Parents to Keep Their Jobs, We Need to Bring Child Care to the Remote-Learning Table

Deane: To Help Parents Better Understand Their Children’s Schools, Student Growth Is Now Key in Our GreatSchools Ratings

Exclusive: Salary Cuts, Pension Debt and Charges of Racism — Teachers Unions Clash With Their Own Employees

Beyond the Scantron: Former Louisiana School Chief John White — The Next Monumental Task in Education Is to Create Tests That Build Knowledge

Beyond the Scantron: Special Education Expert Sheryl Lazarus on How Fair, High-Quality Tests Have Led to Improved Instruction for Students With Disabilities and English Learners

Beyond the Scantron: Two Parent Leaders on How to Make State Tests and Results Understandable for Parents

Lake & Cowen: What a Diverse Group of 20 School Districts Are Doing Right in Their COVID-19 Reopening Plans

Beyond the Scantron: National Parents Union Chief on What Tests Reveal About the Quality of an Education — and Why Student Advocates Must Take More Than a Book Report to a Knife Fight Over Higher Standards

Beyond the Scantron: A Primer on Testing — Researcher Mark Dynarski Translates Assessment Jargon for the Rest of Us

Analysis: How to Equip Educators to Shift From Traditional to Student-Centered Teaching? With Microcredentials That Build on Each Other

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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

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

From the Archives

The Best of The 74

‘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

Barnard: In Many Schools, Enrollment Was Dropping Before COVID. Holding Districts Harmless Ignores Student Need and Could Make Inequities Worse

Analysis: How Districts Are Trading Traditional Test Scores for Real-Time Data That Can Truly Help Students Improve

Chávez: The Federal Government Must Provide Financial Help for Public School Students Now, or We Face Losing an Entire Generation

Kaufman: Does Your Child’s School Use a Strong Curriculum? Why You Should Care, How to Find Out — and What to Do About It

Beyond the Scantron: Inside Our New Series on Why We Test Students, How Testing Can Lead to More Equitable Schools Amid the Pandemic & the Push to Build Better Assessments

Beyond the Scantron: Former Dallas Superintendent Mike Miles on Why Testing Is Essential to Know Where Students Are At — and Is a Key Tool in Preparing Them for the 2030 Workforce

Beyond the Scantron: Ed Tech CEO Larry Berger on Why the Pandemic Is No Excuse to Abscond Accountability and ‘Disruptions Are Great Opportunities to Try Something New’

Beyond the Scantron: ‘Kids in a Class That Is Tested Are Going to Learn a Lot More Than One That’s Not,’ Says Leading Texas Teacher

Beyond the Scantron: Back-to-School 2020 Should Start With Assessments to Determine How COVID-19 Shutdown Impacted Student Achievement, Says Former Massachusetts Ed Leader

Beyond the Scantron: How a STAAR Is Born — In Texas, Those Closest to Daily Instruction Play a Major Role in Developing the State Exam

Analysis: For Kids to Learn and Parents to Keep Their Jobs, We Need to Bring Child Care to the Remote-Learning Table

Deane: To Help Parents Better Understand Their Children’s Schools, Student Growth Is Now Key in Our GreatSchools Ratings

Exclusive: Salary Cuts, Pension Debt and Charges of Racism — Teachers Unions Clash With Their Own Employees

Beyond the Scantron: Former Louisiana School Chief John White — The Next Monumental Task in Education Is to Create Tests That Build Knowledge

Beyond the Scantron: Special Education Expert Sheryl Lazarus on How Fair, High-Quality Tests Have Led to Improved Instruction for Students With Disabilities and English Learners

Beyond the Scantron: Two Parent Leaders on How to Make State Tests and Results Understandable for Parents

Lake & Cowen: What a Diverse Group of 20 School Districts Are Doing Right in Their COVID-19 Reopening Plans

Beyond the Scantron: National Parents Union Chief on What Tests Reveal About the Quality of an Education — and Why Student Advocates Must Take More Than a Book Report to a Knife Fight Over Higher Standards

Beyond the Scantron: A Primer on Testing — Researcher Mark Dynarski Translates Assessment Jargon for the Rest of Us

Analysis: How to Equip Educators to Shift From Traditional to Student-Centered Teaching? With Microcredentials That Build on Each Other

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