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San Antonio's radical school integration experiment

Laura Fay & Aaliyah Hodge

Cicadas Boost Student Engagement after Pandemic School Year

Students & Families Pay Tribute to 10 Teachers Who Helped Them Survive COVID-19

How Arizona is Supporting Innovative School Programs Amid COVID

Q&A — Learning Math Through Carpentry With ‘Wise Young Builders’: Founder Elijah Moses on Learning Pods, Exposing More Students to Trades & Post-Pandemic Schooling

HS Guidance Counselor Explains Roadblocks in College Process

Student Survey: 1 in 4 High School Seniors Had Their Post-Graduation Plans Changed by the Pandemic

February 17, 2021

Charter School Promising ‘LGBTQ-Affirming Learning Environment’ Set to Open this Fall in Alabama

January 26, 2021

74 Interview: SEL Expert Elizabeth Englander on Preserving Social-Emotional Learning During the Pandemic, the Key to Managing Screen Time — and Why Families Should Eat Dinner Together

January 6, 2021

Drive-Thru Thanksgiving: California District Offers Immunizations, Groceries and Turkeys to More than 200 Students

November 22, 2020

After a Costly Campaign, Charter- and Union-Backed Candidates Each Win Seat on L.A. Unified School Board

November 5, 2020

LA School Officials Cheer Passage of $7B Bond to Improve Facilities and Tech

November 5, 2020

Republican Incumbent Elsie Arntzen Wins Second Term as Montana State Superintendent

November 4, 2020

Florida Voters Choose to Amend State Constitution to Say ‘Only a Citizen’ Can Vote

November 4, 2020

Former Educator Wins Seat in Kansas State Senate, Favors Local Control on Pandemic Issues Like Mask Mandates

November 4, 2020

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Unseats GOP Incumbent to Win Seat in U.S. Senate

November 3, 2020

The 74 Interview: Researcher Martin Kurzweil on Why More Data is Needed to Prevent Fraud and Confusion in the Non-Degree Credential Landscape

October 21, 2020

New Data Suggest Pandemic May Not Just Be Leaving Low-Income Students Behind; It May Be Propelling Wealthier Ones Even Further Ahead

September 7, 2020

‘This Is the Reality I Go Home To’: Students at Virtual Town Hall Urge Educators to Talk About Race and Racism. Here Are Some Starting Points for Teachers

August 30, 2020

Student Survey: Despite High Numbers Saying Their Schools Were Assigning Work and They Were Completing it, Only Half Said They Were Really Learning During Pandemic

As School Board Members Across the Country Share Racist Social Media Posts, Current Students and Recent Grads Push Back

Ambitious Research Project — to Review How Every School in America Responded to COVID-19 — Aims to Deliver Its First Findings in Early July

Will ‘Free College’ Survive COVID-19? How the Pandemic Could Devastate College Promise Programs — and Why the November Election Might Be Their Only Hope

COVID-19 Left Undocumented NYC Mom Feeling Like a ‘Zombie,’ Longing to ‘Hug My Son Really Tight’

NOLA Social Worker Finds Herself Supporting Students All Day, Every Day During COVID-19

Arkansas Governor, Common Sense Founder and Coursera CEO Discuss Digital Divide, School Reopening With Axios

Coronavirus Separates Student Teachers From Their K-12 and College Classrooms, Forcing Them to Scramble and States to Change License Rules

More Than Half of Students Are Not Tuning In to Online Classes, Informal Teacher Survey Shows

‘We’re Doing School in a Different Way’: One Nonprofit Took Early Lead in Preparing Districts for Distance Learning During Pandemic

Putting Rivalries Aside, Media, Education and Tech Giants Come Together to Offer Free Lessons, Activities During Pandemic — All in One Curated Place

How a News Site for Kids Is Providing Comfort — and Free Educational Content — in a Time of Uncertainty and Anxiety

New Database: Dozens of School Districts Share Their Early Plans for Teaching, Learning and Supports During the Pandemic. Here’s What the Top 12 Systems Are Doing

EduClips: Nevada Parents Sue State, Dallas to Require Cameras in Special Ed Classes, L.A. School Board Race Heads to Runoff & More News You Missed From America’s 15 Top Districts

Laura Fay & Meghan Gallagher

After Super Tuesday, 15 Key Education Issues to Keep Following in the States That Voted March 3

Laura Fay, Meghan Gallagher & Steve Snyder

February 28, 2020

EduClips: How Schools Are Bracing for Coronavirus, Florida to Expand Voucher Program, a Big Drop in NYC School Arrests & More News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Top Districts

Laura Fay & Meghan Gallagher

February 27, 2020

EduClips: A Civics Test for Every Florida Student, a Board Election That Could Reshape Texas Education Policy & More School News You Missed This Week at America’s Top Districts

February 6, 2020

For the First Time, EPA Could Order Schools to Test Water for Lead, but Experts Warn That Doesn’t Mean It Will Be Safe to Drink — or That Lead Will Be Removed

February 3, 2020

EduClips: Florida Scraps Common Core, Puerto Rico Struggles to Open Schools After Quakes, NYC Now Spending $28,000 Per Student & More Education News You Missed From America’s Top Districts

January 30, 2020

74 Interview: Colorado Educator Talks Co-Creating a School With His Community, Teaching Students Transformative Resistance & How Love Can Help NYC Design Better Schools

January 7, 2020

2020 Priorities Inside America’s 15 Biggest School Districts: Student Protests Over Equity, School Boundary Changes, Abuse Charges & More

January 5, 2020

A 2019 Education Journalism Jealousy List: 19 Important Articles About Schools We Wish We Had Published Last Year

Beth Hawkins, Carolyn Phenicie, Laura Fay, Kevin Mahnken, Mark Keierleber, Meghan Gallagher & Taylor Swaak

January 1, 2020

Most States Are Missing Key Student Data From Their Report Cards. 3 Parent Empowerment Groups Have Advice for Making Them Better

December 5, 2019

EduClips: From NYC’s Breakthrough in Integrating Middle Schools to Florida’s New Plan to Offer Teachers Bonuses, the Education News You Missed This Week at America’s 15 Top Districts

November 21, 2019

EduClips: From a Deadly California Shooting to NYC Educators Prioritizing Anti-Hate Classes to Combat Spike in Anti-Semitism, School News You Missed This Week at America’s 15 Top Districts

November 15, 2019

EduClips: From Texas’s Dramatic Takeover of Houston Schools to the Learning Problems That Followed Flint’s Lead Poisoning, Education News You Missed This Week at America’s Top Districts

November 8, 2019

EduClips: From Florida’s Governor Pushing to ‘Eliminate Common Core’ to New EPA Rules Mandating School Water Testing, the Education News You Missed This Week at America’s Top Districts

October 17, 2019

EduClips: From Virginia Lawsuits Over Secluding Kids to New SCOTUS Briefs Advocating for DACA Students and Teachers, News You Might Have Missed This Week From America’s Top Districts

October 10, 2019

School Co-founder Diane Tavenner on Redefining Success in Education, Why Project-Based Learning Should Be a Team Sport and Tips for Parents on Raising ‘Prepared’ Kids

October 6, 2019

EduClips: From NYC’s Plan to Develop New Schools With XQ to a Possible Teacher Strike in Chicago, the Education News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Top Districts

October 4, 2019

New Profit Committing More Than $2 Million to Entrepreneurs Working on Education Access and Social Mobility for Underserved Students

October 2, 2019

EduClips: From Florida Schools Welcoming Displaced Bahamian Students to a Federal Push to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes, Education News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Top Districts

September 12, 2019

As Schools Diversify, Principals Remain Mostly White — and 5 Other Things We Learned This Summer About America’s School Leaders

September 9, 2019

Gates Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, NewSchools Venture Fund Look to ‘Supercharge’ Math Learning by Bolstering Students’ Executive Function

August 22, 2019

74 Interview: Researcher Gloria Ladson-Billings on Culturally Relevant Teaching, the Role of Teachers in Trump’s America & Lessons From Her Two Decades in Education Research

Ohio Budget Makes Big Investments in Social-Emotional Learning, Charter Schools

How a Network of Alternative Schools in Arizona Is Using Personalized Learning to Re-Engage Teens — and Even Some Adults — Who Struggled in Traditional Classrooms

No Exceptions: New York, Washington, Maine Abolish Religious Exemptions for Measles Vaccine, California Looks to Limit Medical Exemptions

From Texas to Singapore, Senior Walks Are the New Tradition That’s Inspiring the Next Generation of Students — and Their Teachers

Is School Choice the Black Choice: Photos, Video and Reactions from Philadelphia Education Town Hall

Fueled by Students and Female Lawmakers, 6 States Add Consent to Their Sex Ed Standards, Part of a Growing Movement, New Study Finds

A Children’s Shelter in Northwest Arkansas Has a New Plan to Help Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma: Launch a New School Built Just For Them

Education Level ‘Strongly Predicts’ Degree of Bias Against Women in Politics, New Survey Shows

How Generation Citizen Uses Action Civics to Empower Students, Grow Lifelong Citizens and Combat Inequality

‘Media Literacy Is Literacy’: Here’s How Educators and Lawmakers Are Working to Set Students Up for Success Online

Just 24 States Mandate Sex Education for K-12 Students, and Only 9 Require Any Discussion of Consent. See How Your State Stacks Up

Rethinking Sex Ed for the #MeToo Moment: A ‘Hugely Significant’ Study Shows That Strengthening Education on Relationships & Consent Can Change the Culture

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Will Give $1.6 Million to Study Educators’ Experiences With Ed Tech

‘There Is No Planet B’: Students Around the World Skip School to Protest Climate Change

Empowering Teens on Vaccines: New York Lawmakers Consider Bill That Would Allow Children 14 and Up to Be Vaccinated Without Parents’ Consent

National Survey: Americans Say Education Should Be Higher 2019 Priority for Congress Than Terrorism, Immigration, or Jobs

February 27, 2019

‘I Will Never Say No to a Kid’: Bronx Music Teacher Is Only U.S. Finalist for Global Teacher Prize

February 25, 2019

‘It’s About the Kids’: Photos, Video, and Reader Reactions from Atlanta’s ‘Is School Choice the Black Choice?’ Education Town Hall

February 23, 2019

74 Interview: Achieve Atlanta’s Tina Fernandez on Doubling the Number of Atlanta Public School Students Graduating From College by 2025

February 20, 2019

7 Surprising Lessons From the 2019 Measles Outbreak: Teens Defying Parents on Vaccines, Affected Children Left More Susceptible to Other Illnesses & More

February 18, 2019

Maryland Students Want Excused Absences for Protests — and a Year After They Were Dinged for Post-Parkland Marches, Their School Board Is Poised to Agree

February 10, 2019

Poll: School Safety Is Main Concern for California Voters, but College Affordability Tops List for Parents

February 6, 2019

Seen and Heard: Thousands of Pro-Charter School Parents Turn Out to Rally Ahead of Controversial Moratorium Vote at L.A. Board Meeting

January 29, 2019

A #RedForEd Spread: On Heels of Los Angeles Strike, Denver, Virginia, Oakland and Sacramento Are Poised for Next Wave of Teacher Activism

January 24, 2019

‘The Fortunes of African-American Children Do Not Improve on a Picket Line’ — Black Pastors in Los Angeles Call on Teachers Union to Keep Negotiating

Esmeralda Fabián Romero & Laura Fay

January 17, 2019

After Nearly 2 Years of Failed Talks, Teachers Go on Strike in Los Angeles for First Time in 30 Years

Taylor Swaak, Esmeralda Fabián Romero & Laura Fay

January 14, 2019

‘Very Alarming’ Teen Vaping Study Shows 1 in 5 High School Seniors Reports Having Vaped Nicotine in Previous Month

January 14, 2019

Teachers in Los Angeles Are Borrowing the #RedForEd Hashtag and Talking Points, but Here’s How Their 2019 Strike Would Differ From 2018’s Red State Walkouts

January 11, 2019

How California’s Rural Education Network Is Creating an Online Hub to Better Connect Remote Schools and Empower Teachers to Share Experiences, Strategies & Classroom Materials

January 2, 2019

Nation’s First Charter School Teacher Strike Shutters Class for 7,000 Students in Chicago

December 4, 2018

‘I’m Down With Any School That’s Successfully Educating Children’: Here’s How Social Media Reacted to Roland Martin’s Indianapolis Town Hall on Education & Equity

December 2, 2018

Raw Video: Alaskan Students Take to Social Media to Share Real-Time Footage of Friday’s Terrifying 7.0 Earthquake

November 30, 2018

‘It’s All About the Relationship’: What One Indianapolis School Leader Says She’s Learned About How School Choice Empowers Parents to Engage With Their Schools — and Hold Them Accountable

November 29, 2018

It’s Not Just the Flames, It’s the Air Quality: As a Million Students Are Forced out of Class Due to California Wildfires and Smoke, State Schools Chief OKs Emergency Relief

November 19, 2018

Three Chicago Nonprofits Get $55 Million to Help Low-Income Students Graduate, Largest Gift Ever for Communities in Schools

November 16, 2018

After Closely Watched Campaigns, Teachers Notch Wins and Losses — but for Some, the Fight Isn’t Over Yet

November 13, 2018

EDlection 2018: Utah Voters Reject Gasoline Tax Intended to Increase Ed Spending

November 7, 2018

EDlection 2018: Republican Gov. Doug Ducey Wins Re-election in AZ After Promising Teacher Raises

November 6, 2018

EDlection2018: Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf Re-elected in PA After Touting Increased Ed Spending, Strong Backing by Teachers Union

November 6, 2018

Midterm Exam: 12 Teacher Candidates Reflect on the Campaign Trail — and Why They’re Running

November 5, 2018

Taking Kids out of School for a Vacation? California District Wants Parents to Make Up for Lost State Aid

October 29, 2018

Offline and Underserved: New Study Shows ‘Homework Gap’ Most Affects Students Already Likely to Fall Behind

October 24, 2018

A Chat With the ‘World’s Best Teacher’: Andria Zafirakou Advocates for Arts in Schools, Creates Nonprofit to Connect Students With Artists

October 24, 2018

Coming to High School Bathrooms Near You: Posters on the Dangers of E-Cigarettes, Part of an ‘Aggressive’ FDA Campaign to Curb Student Use

September 24, 2018

Downgraded but Still Destructive, Florence Keeps Schools Closed Amid Extensive Flood Damage

September 17, 2018

Nearly 1 Million Students in 3 States to Miss Class as Hurricane Florence Bears Down on the Carolina Coast

September 13, 2018

Pencils, Notebooks — and Flu Shots? After Last Year’s Deadly Flu Outbreak, Many Schools Are Building the Flu Vaccine Into Their Back-to-Class Routine

September 4, 2018

Nearly a Third of Kids With Food Allergies Have Been Bullied Because of Them. Here’s How One Student Handles It

September 4, 2018

How Many Hispanic Students Are in the Public School System?

August 14, 2018

What’s the Racial Breakdown of America’s Public School Teachers?

August 14, 2018

How Many Hispanic Students Are in the Public School System?

August 14, 2018

What’s the Racial Breakdown of America’s Public School System?

August 14, 2018

The State of America’s Student-Teacher Racial Gap: Our Public School System Has Been Majority-Minority for Years, but 80 Percent of Teachers Are Still White

August 14, 2018

In the Aftermath of Net Neutrality, District Leaders Should Be Proactive With Service Providers, Experts Say

Newspaper Investigations of Toxic Asbestos, Lead in Philadelphia Classrooms Underscore Infrastructure Problems in Nation’s Schools, Experts Say

On Social Media, School Choice Advocates Celebrate Janus Ruling, While Critics Blame ‘Stolen’ Supreme Court Seat

With Many Schools Lacking Air Conditioning, Heat Wave Leads to Early School Closures

From the Schoolhouse to the Statehouse: These 7 Teachers Are Running for Office to Say ‘No More’ to Slashed Education Funding

Unable to Renew Their Visas, 25 Baltimore Teachers Could Be Forced to Leave the U.S.

Michael Bloomberg Pledges $375 Million to Help Prepare Students for College and Careers

As Educators Across America Demand Better Pay and Greater Education Spending, Delaware Has a Novel Proposal: Money to Help Teachers With Their Student Loans

Watch: 7 of This Year’s Most Memorable — and Inspiring — Graduation Speeches

Amid Explosions and Lava Flow in Hawaii, One Charter Leader Offers Her School a Steady Hand

With North Carolina Teachers Rallying This Week, a Look Back at a Season of Strikes: What Teachers Asked For and What They Received

New Survey Shows Nearly Two-Thirds of Likely Voters Support School Choice — but ‘Trump Effect’ Has Emboldened Opposition

Teacher Appreciation Week: A Look Back at 18 Incredible (and Inspiring) Ways Students & Schools Celebrated Their Teachers Over the Past Year

Taylor Swaak & Laura Fay

Wave of Teacher Walkouts Hits Arizona, Colorado

Bob Dorough, ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Composer Who Taught Generations of Kids Grammar and Civics, Dies at 94

‘Jacobe’s Law’ Would Make New York the Latest State to Require Schools to Notify Parents When Children Are Bullied. But Critics Cite Safety, Privacy Concerns for Outed Youth

‘We’re Losing a Battle’: More Teens Are Vaping, Despite Surgeon General’s Warning That E-Cigarettes Are a ‘Major Public Health Concern’

Walkout Update: Kentucky and Oklahoma Return to Class as Arizona and Colorado Become Latest Fronts for Teacher Unrest

Teachers, Can’t Afford Sky-High Urban Rent? Miami May Have a Solution: Live at School

Complete Preview: As ‘A Nation at Risk’ Turns 35, the Reagan Institute Invites Top Education Leaders at D.C. Summit

Kentucky Governor Says He’ll Veto Budget Bill That Ignores Charter Funding While Teachers Are Again Poised to Ramp Up Protests

In an Era When Hurricanes and Wildfires Are Common, Homelessness Is an ‘Ongoing Disaster’ for Students Across the U.S.

In Cash-Strapped States, Striking Teachers Seek More Than Higher Pay. They Want Better Classrooms, Newer Textbooks

On Social Media, Striking Teachers Are Organizing for Themselves

Largest-Ever Gift of Digital Currency, Worth $29 Million, Funds All 35,000 Teacher Projects on DonorsChoose

From a Rural Village to the University of Alaska: How the First Female Native Engineering Professor Stresses Value of ‘Belonging’ for Young STEM Enthusiasts

America Remembers Linda Brown, 75, the Third-Grader Who Became The Face of ‘Brown v. Board of Education’ And Overturned School Segregation

Laura Fay, Mark Keierleber & Kate Stringer

#MarchForOurLives: 51 Memorable Images That Made Saturday’s March Against Gun Violence a Trending Social Media Spectacle

Buoyed by National School Walkout, Organizers Now Expect Student-Led ‘March for Our Lives’ to Bring a Half-Million Protesters to Nation’s Capital

WATCH: Parkland Students Speak at Harvard University About How They’re Changing America’s Conversation About Guns

Walkout Highlights, Coast to Coast: Recapping the Student Protests and the Sights and Sounds That Helped #Enough Trend on Social Media

Mitchell Trinka & Laura Fay

The Revolution Will Be Hashtagged. Social-Media-Savvy, Irreverent, and Maybe a Bit Entitled, Parkland Students Succeed Where Others Have Failed to Launch a National Movement Around Guns

Wednesday’s National School Walkout Kicks Off a Month of Student-Led Marches and Protests to Challenge Gun Laws

Texas ‘Get Out the Vote’ Campaign Prompts Lone Star AG to Seek School Emails and Conservative Group to Call for Teacher ‘Whistleblowers’

‘We Have Reached a Deal’: West Virginia Teachers and Lawmakers Agree to End 9-Day Strike

In a ‘Difficult and Divided Time,’ New Harvard Initiative Encourages Empathy, Dialogue, and Equity in the Classroom

No Deal? Teacher Strike in West Virginia Stretches Into Seventh Day, as Agreement Faces Resistance From Legislature

After Four Days, West Virginia Teachers Settle Strike for a 5% Raise and a Promise to Evaluate Benefits Plan

February 27, 2018

Debunking Flu Myths: With Close to 100 Children Dead From the Virus, Leading to School Closures in at Least 23 States, Expert Calls ‘Deep-Cleaning’ Schools a ‘Waste of Money, Time, and Effort’

February 26, 2018

One Day After Blocking Discussion on Assault Weapons, Florida House Passes Bill to Put ‘In God We Trust’ in Schools

February 22, 2018

Marching and Mourning: Students Protesting Florida Lawmakers in Wake of Parkland Shootings Inspire Wave of Walkouts, Vigils Around the Country

February 21, 2018

Charter Funding: Two Georgia Bills Would Allow More Dollars to Flow to State-Run Charter Schools

February 20, 2018

Philadelphia Principal Promises Students $100 Each If They Finish the Year Without a Fight

February 15, 2018

Social Media Videos, Photos, Reactions Capture the Chaos Outside Florida School Shooting

February 14, 2018

Ten Finalists Named for $1 Million Global Teaching Prize, Including an Engineering Teacher Who First Brought Robotics Programs to Hawaii

February 14, 2018

Schools in Texas, Massachusetts, Oklahoma & Tennessee Mourn Educators Who Have Died Due to the Flu

February 14, 2018

In Iowa, All High School Graduates Might First Have to Take a Citizenship Test. Can You Answer These 15 Questions?

February 11, 2018

74 Interview: Joel Rose on Personalized Learning’s ‘Overdue Transition,’ Building Better Tests — and Meeting Kids Where They Are

February 7, 2018

Schools Set to Close Thursday for More Than 200,000 Students in and Around Philadelphia as Super Bowl Celebration Marks ‘Chance to Witness History’

February 6, 2018

Flu-Related Map of School Closures Now Extends to 15 States, as More Than 50 Children Die Due to H3N2 Epidemic

February 6, 2018

No Charter School Likely to Open in KY Until at Least 2019, as Lawmakers Spar Over Funding, Regulations

February 5, 2018

America’s Aging Schools: Was School Infrastructure a Missed Opportunity for President’s State of the Union Speech?

January 31, 2018

Top of the Charts: Indiana Leads Rankings of State Charter School Laws for 3rd Consecutive Year

January 30, 2018

When Scandals Undercut America’s Soaring — and Suspicious — High School Graduation Rate

January 29, 2018

Facebook Announces Scholarships to Promote Diversity in Journalism

January 29, 2018

Post-Harvey, Houston Faces ‘Perfect Storm’ of Budget Damage

January 24, 2018

When Class Is Cancelled Due to the Flu: Schools Across at Least 12 States Are Keeping Kids Home Due to Epidemic

January 22, 2018

35 Years After Release of ‘A Nation at Risk,’ Reagan Institute to Hold Education Summit Surveying a Generation of Change

January 17, 2018

New Chicago Schools CEO Will Have to Repair District’s Reputation, Fight Decreasing Enrollment

January 15, 2018

Louisiana Teacher Deyshia Hargrave Speaks Out for the First Time Since Being Handcuffed Monday; School Chief Takes Part of the Blame

January 11, 2018

What the Deep Freeze of 2018 Revealed About the Dire State of American School Infrastructure

January 10, 2018

‘Out of Order’: A Teacher Handcuffed During Louisiana School Board Meeting, as Seen Through 3 Viral Videos

January 9, 2018

Students in the Path of the ‘Bomb Cyclone’: From Tallahassee to Boston, How Schools Are Bracing for a Rare ‘Winter Hurricane’

January 3, 2018

Texas Schools Face Long Road to Recovery After Hurricane Harvey

January 2, 2018

Arizona Judge Rules Against Controversial Ban on Ethnic Studies

January 2, 2018

Apprenticeships? Competency-Based Programs? GOP-Led Overhaul of Higher Ed Looks to Push These Concepts Into Mainstream

January 1, 2018

5 Things to Know About the (Still Intact) Teacher Tax Deduction

December 18, 2017

Education Reform Groups Decry Associated Press Analysis of Charter School Segregation

December 6, 2017

After Lengthy Court Battle, Colorado School Board Votes to End Contested Voucher Program

December 5, 2017

Amherst College’s Telementoring Program Aids Disadvantaged High Schoolers in Chasing College Dreams — Even If They Don’t Include Amherst

December 3, 2017

Teachers Tried to Halt Abuses at Lauded DC High School Where More Than Half of Graduates Missed Weeks of Class

November 29, 2017

Collaboration to Nowhere? Report Shows U.S. Teens Rank 13th Internationally in Team Problem-Solving — but Only 35th in Math

November 28, 2017

First, the FCC Targeted ‘Net Neutrality.’ Could the E-rate Program, and Subsidized School Internet, Be Next?

November 27, 2017

San Francisco Schools: NAACP Urges ‘State of Emergency’ Over City’s Stark Racial Achievement Gap

November 27, 2017

What’s Old Is New Again: Why 3 New Middle Schools in Colorado, Texas, and California Are Prioritizing Single-Sex Education

November 26, 2017

School Lockdown Credited with Saving Children’s Lives During California Shooting Rampage

November 15, 2017

As More States Green-Light Recreational Pot, Educators Adapt Prevention Efforts

November 14, 2017

Educators Report Being Surprised by a Homecoming Surge in Hate Speech at Their Schools

November 13, 2017

Up to $500,000 in Matching Funds to Help Teachers Promote Family Engagement

November 10, 2017

15 Ways Taylor Swift’s Lyrics Solve Education Policy’s Most Pressing Issues

Kate Stringer & Laura Fay

November 10, 2017

Illinois Lawmakers Override Their Governor on Cursive, Say All Students Will Benefit From Handwriting Instruction

November 9, 2017

Fake Education News? With False Betsy DeVos Report, Progressive Sites Fall Victim to the Very Fake News Trend They Criticize

November 8, 2017

Teachers Unions, Republican Congressman Reach Across the Aisle to Fight School Bullying

November 3, 2017

Nevada’s ‘Bully Free Zone’ Empowers Students, Families to Report School Bullying Online

November 1, 2017

50 Houston Charter Schools Accept New Common Application

November 1, 2017

In Indiana, Social-Emotional Support for Students Starts on the School Bus

October 30, 2017

New Mexico Backs Off Changes on Evolution, Climate Change in New State Science Standards

October 26, 2017

End of an Era: After 17 Years on Front Lines of School Choice Battles, BAEO Calls It Quits

October 25, 2017

Share Your School Choice Story in $15,000 Video Contest

October 24, 2017

As Tech Talent Moves West in High-Tech Brain Drain, One Michigan City Works to Keep Its Best and Brightest Close to Home

October 23, 2017

Want to Run for Your Local School Board? New Database Makes It Easy

October 23, 2017

When Teachers Can’t Afford to Live in Their District: New Analysis Shows Skyrocketing Housing Costs Clashing With Stagnant Salaries

October 20, 2017

61 Scientists Protest Changes to New Mexico Science Standards on Climate Change, Evolution

October 16, 2017

‘Bright New Leaders’: Inside the Ohio Program That’s Offering Aspiring Principals Training and Mentorship — and an MBA

October 10, 2017

Party Hearty! Frat Brothers’ Grades Go Down — but Their Income Goes Way UP

October 9, 2017

To Get Students Engaged in Civics, This New Jersey High School Student Wrote a Textbook Featuring 56 Youth Voices

October 4, 2017

New Scholarship to Help KIPP Grads Pay for Books, Living Expenses at College

October 3, 2017

KIPP NYC Says It’s Investigating Allegations of Past Sexual Misconduct in Letter to Students & Families

September 28, 2017

Record Heat Wave Closes Schools Across 5 States: What Research Says About Kids Being Too Hot to Learn

September 26, 2017

Thousands of Parents Write Mayor De Blasio as NYC Stalls in Identifying Available Space for Charter Schools

September 25, 2017

On Scene: Photos Capture a Chaotic, Confusing Race to Rescue Kids From Collapsed Mexico City School

September 21, 2017

Singapore Math in Britain: U.K. Looks to Asian Textbooks to Raise Standards, Test Scores in 8,000 Schools

September 19, 2017

39 Million Students Get High-Speed Internet, but Some Schools Still Struggle to Close the Digital Divide

September 19, 2017

Control of Newark Schools Is Back in City Hands After State Board of Ed Vote

September 13, 2017

Houston Reopens Schools for 600,000 Students — but That’s Just the Beginning, as Educators Look to Comfort Traumatized Kids

September 11, 2017

Study Shows That Kids Who Were Oldest in Kindergarten Enjoyed Benefits Well Into Their Teenage Years — and Beyond

September 10, 2017

‘Use Any of the Books’: Florida Students at One School-Turned-Hurricane-Shelter Roll Out Welcome Mat for Evacuees

September 7, 2017

Ahead of Hurricane Irma, More Central Florida Schools Closing to Serve as Shelters for Those Fleeing Coasts

September 6, 2017

Educator Fleeing Hurricane Harvey Organizes 1,600 Volunteer Teachers to Help Kids in Houston Shelters

September 5, 2017

America’s Super Schools In Spotlight for Star-Studded Prime-Time TV Special Celebrating HS Innovation

August 31, 2017

Dallas Schools Waive Enrollment Requirements, Provide Transportation for Displaced Houston Students

August 29, 2017

New Teen Survey Reveals Cyberbullying Moving Beyond Social Media to Email, Messaging Apps, YouTube

August 29, 2017

Closed Houston Schools Open As Shelters for Families Flooded out of Their Homes By Hurricane Harvey

August 28, 2017

Early Reports: 200 Indian Students Trapped By Raging Floodwaters at University of Houston

August 28, 2017

New Teen Survey Reveals Cyberbullying Moving Beyond Social Media to Email, Messaging Apps, YouTube

August 27, 2017

10 Keys to How the Class of 2021 Views the World: They Never Used Landlines or Desktops—But Are Emoji Experts

August 23, 2017

My First Solar Eclipse! 17 Eye-Opening Photos of Kids Experiencing Science Along the Path of Totality

August 21, 2017

2 in 3 High School Students Know of Kids Who Cheat Using Digital Devices — but Few Admit Doing It Themselves

August 16, 2017

What Our Kids Made at Summer Camp: Proud Parents Posting Adorable Photos of Arts & Crafts on Social Media

August 10, 2017