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Top 5 Schools in Each State Beating the Odds in 3rd Grade Reading

Aldeman: At these 255 schools, literacy rates are far higher than their poverty levels would suggest. Is your school a Bright Spot?

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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Bellwether: Schools Need to Agree on Math Strategy to Boost Student Performance

Senior partner says its new report, 鈥楬ow We Solve America鈥檚 Math Crisis鈥�, shows that best practices are familiar, but rarely carried out consistently.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Class Disrupted Podcast
Class Disrupted Podcast

Google DeepMind鈥檚 Learnings in Developing an AI Tutor

Class Disrupted guest Irina Jurenka on large language models in education: 鈥楾he stakes are so much higher in learning than in other use cases.鈥�

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
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10 Useful Tech Tools for Educators in 2026: A Practical Guide

Caplan: I've tested more than 200 Ed Tech services this year. Here are the most useful for teaching.

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Rob Reiner Spent a Decade Fighting For California Kids

Filmmaker Rob Reiner devoted his influence to reshaping early childhood education policy in California.

Linda Jacobson
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AI Tutors, With a Little Human Help, Offer 鈥楻eliable鈥� Instruction, Study Finds

New UK research finds 鈥榚xtremely personalized鈥� AI math tutors don鈥檛 hallucinate or produce unsafe messages in sessions with kids

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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Our 13 Most Read, Most Talked-About and Most Powerful Education Essays of 2025

From literacy, New Orleans after Katrina and special ed for all to freedom of speech and teachers who gave up, what our op-ed writers had to say

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4 Early Care and Education Issues to Watch in 2026

From immigration enforcement to universal child care, policy experts preview what to expect in early care and education in the year ahead.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan

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Before Special Ed, There Was the School-to-Asylum Pipeline. How One Lawsuit Helped End It

50 years ago, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ended the routine institutionalization of kids with disabilities. Advocates fear a return to that dark time.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins

Future of High School

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Future of High School

Colorado District Teaches Cutting-Edge Skills Needed for a Changing Workplace

St. Vrain Valley Schools not only pushes students to explore new fields of study, but encourages them to dive deeply into one or more career paths.

Wayne D鈥橭rio
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This Indiana Student Turned a High School Project Into Opportunity 鈥� and a Startup

Flexible, out-of-the-classroom thinking gave Raina Maiga the opportunity to discover her passions with interest-driven classes and internships.

Hannah Askew
Author: Hannah Askew
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Cleveland Abandons Small Schools in Favor of Boosting Larger High Schools

The Cleveland plan to fold 27 small high schools into 14 larger ones is part of a shift away from a popular national strategy.

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Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
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Ancient Aquifers & Drones: NM Kids Learn to Save Precious Water for the Future

This year, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque. The conservation techniques students are learning will be key to the region鈥檚 survival.

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The 6-7 Craze Offered A Brief Window Into the Hidden World of Children

There鈥檚 a long history of children revising, adapting and remixing language and games.

Rebekah Willett, Amanda Levido & Hyeon-Seon Jeong
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Accountability Is Under Attack, Not Just From Washington, But From the Bottom Up

Polikoff: New study shows just how much well-intentioned efforts to eliminate testing and water down grades are hurting student learning.

Morgan Polikoff
Author: Morgan Polikoff
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New Bill Offers Roadmap for Ed Innovations. Here’s What Else It Should Do

Schneider: NEED Act should update Institute for Education Sciences grantmaking and funding to help spur innovation in teaching and learning.

Mark Schneider
Author: Mark Schneider
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When Immigration Policy Collides With Schools, Students and the Community Suffer

Strom: In this age of fear, young people from immigrant families need to know if they are truly being accepted in their school or merely accommodated.

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With the Child Poverty Rate Expected to Climb, New Efforts Emerge to Respond

States, philanthropic organizations and advocacy groups mobilize to address child poverty.

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California Legislators to Try Again to Make Kindergarten Mandatory

California is one of 32 states that doesn鈥檛 require 5-year-olds to attend school.

Carolyn Jones
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Head Start Providers Happy But Cautious After Federal Judge Halts DEI Ban

Several already rewrote their grants and aren鈥檛 sure if they can now restore 鈥榖anned鈥� words. Ruling pauses mass firings but doesn鈥檛 undo 2025 layoffs.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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Trump鈥檚 Effort to Restrict Child Care Funding Puts Programs and Families at Risk

The government鈥檚 changes to child care funding in the wake of fraud allegations in Minnesota could cause disruptions for providers and families.

Bryce Covert
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Proposed Changes to Provider Pay Could Lead to Child Care Rate Hikes, Closures

Child care programs depend on predictable funding. A possible federal rollback has providers bracing for change.

Emily Tate Sullivan
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Is Your School Beating the Odds in Reading?

Using new national data from over 40,000 schools, this interactive map identifies the schools beating the odds in teaching kids to read.

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NYC Schools Have a Librarian Shortage, New Figures Show

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Missouri Education Board Lowers St. Louis Public Schools to Provisionally Accredited Status

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Jewish Charter School Could Land Oklahoma in Another Legal Battle, State Official Says

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
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SCOTUS to Weigh in Again on Transgender Athletes at School

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Gov. Kathy Hochul Plans to Overhaul Math Instruction in New York

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Study: Switching to Charter School Improves Performance for Special Ed Students

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It Takes $334,000 a Year to Afford Child Care in NYC
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In Rare Move, Oklahoma Charter School Ordered to Close at End of School Year

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
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High Court Shows Support for State Bans on Trans Athletes

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Amid Fed Ramp-up and New Fears, Twin Cities Schools Offer Online Classes

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Newsom California Education Plan Would Shift More Power to Governor

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Congress OK’d Pell Grants for Workforce Training. Now, It’s Up to the States

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
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In an Era of 鈥楢merica First鈥�, International Baccalaureate Schools Still Thrive

Jo Napolitano
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Indiana

Indiana High Schoolers Set Record Graduation Rate in 2025

Leslie Bonilla Mu帽iz, Indiana Capital Chronicle
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Trump Administration Plans to Freeze Billions in Childcare Funding to California

Nick Gerda, LAist
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Student Civil Rights Took Center Stage in 2025. Here’s What’s on the Horizon

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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L.A. Fires: Schools Mourn Losses, Celebrate Progress on Anniversary

Mallika Seshadri & Betty M谩rquez Rosales
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