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Superintendent Churn Comes With a Cost for Students

The ILO Group鈥檚 analysis of the top 500 districts in the U.S. shows the first significant decline in superintendent turnover since the pandemic.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Gen Z
Gen Z

Report: How Gen Z Views School and What a Sense of Belonging Means to Them

Gen Z students who felt more connected at school were 5x more likely to look forward to class and feel prepared for the future.

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay
New York City
New York City

Amid Financial Scramble, NYC’s 2-K Opens to Smiles from Toddlers and Parents

City officials said they offered all the support needed to 'generally make sure that all providers have what they need to have a smooth opening day.'

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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Artificial Intelligence

Schools Have a Motivation Problem 鈥� AI Is Making It Impossible to Ignore

Experts say chatbots have stripped away teachers鈥� last excuse to reform how they approach schoolwork and assessments.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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Artificial Intelligence

Student Journalists: AI Is Changing Our Work 鈥� And Not For the Better

Here are 8.5 things young reporters and editors want you to know about artificial intelligence.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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commentary

Families Don鈥檛 Want School Choice, They Want Their Child to Read

Gaffney: The conversation about ESAs is missing the mark. This is not a school choice conversation. This is a literacy crisis conversation.

Kristen Gaffney
Author: Kristen Gaffney
school choice
school choice

Exclusive: Hybrid Schools Open New Legal Front for Choice

The Institute for Justice won major cases for parents wanting to spend state funds at religious schools. Now it鈥檚 helping alternative providers.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Bright Spots
Bright Spots
Bright Spots

This Superintendent Couldn’t Read as a Kid. Now He Wants to Ensure Every Kid Can

Providence Public Schools鈥� Javier Monta帽ez taps into his personal experience to help his district beat the odds when it comes to third grade literacy.

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay

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鈥榃here the Wild Things Are,鈥� 鈥楪oodnight Moon鈥� and the Case for Picture Books as Great Art

Youth literature ambassador Mac Barnett, author of over 70 books, accuses most adults of "underestimating kids."

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

Spotlight Oklahoma

Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma

Tulsa Charter Network Begins to Bounce Back From Pandemic Decline

Elsie Urueta Pollock founded Tulsa Honor Academy more than decade ago and now works to encourage more Latinos to open charter schools.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Spotlight Oklahoma

Three Schools, One Direction: Combining High School, College and CTE Work

Student鈥檚 View: I found an ocean of opportunity at my three schools 鈥� and a community of people who believed in me.

Caleb Phillips
Author: Caleb Phillips
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma

Aquatic Robots, Drones and Power Tools: STEM Spans All Grades in Oklahoma School

With computer science beginning in kindergarten and a character education curriculum, Dove Schools charter network has a 100% college acceptance rate.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma
Spotlight Oklahoma

How the 鈥楽outhern Surge鈥� Passed Oklahoma By

Tyner: Educational decline can happen slowly, almost invisibly, until it becomes impossible to ignore. Other states should take note.

Adam Tyner
Author: Adam Tyner
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student's view

Schools Should Help Students Navigate AI, Not Ban It

Students鈥� View: Our generation is the first to grow up with artificial intelligence as part of everyday life. We need help navigating it.

Akankshya Swain & Lira Roome
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Amid Shortage of Counselors, Students Need Stronger Networks, Not More Chatbots

Freeland Fisher: Pilot program examined how AI tools can make it easier for young people to find, reach and rely on their broader human connections.

Julia Freeland Fisher
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鈥楻esponsive Teaching鈥� Has Never Been More Important, or Harder

Wooden: A good teacher can read a room in minutes and adjust support for each student, but they鈥檙e facing challenges that make it harder to sustain.

Kim Wooden
Author: Kim Wooden
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commentary

What Dolly Parton Taught Us About Early Literacy

St. George: Parton gave millions of children a place to begin the journey of becoming a reader. Our responsibility is to follow through on that.

Carol Anne St. George
Author: Carol Anne St. George
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childcare

Too Often, Childcare Regulations are a Matter of Interpretation

The gap between what regulations say and how they're implemented is where childcare reform often falls short.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
Head Start
Head Start

Proposed Head Start Changes Could Cut Jobs, Raise Family Costs, Analysis Shows

The Trump administration says reducing Head Start standards will save money. Critics say it could lead to 40K job cuts and decreased quality of care.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
New York City
New York City

Amid Financial Scramble, NYC’s 2-K Opens to Smiles from Toddlers and Parents

City officials said they offered all the support needed to 'generally make sure that all providers have what they need to have a smooth opening day.'

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
California
California

What More Homelessness Means for Early Learning in California

More than 5% of the state鈥檚 children ages 0 to 3 are estimated to have experienced homelessness in 2023-24.

Betty M谩rquez Rosales, EdSource
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zero2eight

An Ohio Hospital Is Screening Young Kids for Reading and School Readiness

In Columbus, clinics are testing 3-to-5 year olds for foundational reading skills 鈥� allowing for intervention well before a child enters school.

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay
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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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Austin Mayor Releases Plan to Prevent Texas from Taking Over the School District

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Oklahoma HB 1775 But Narrows Its Meaning

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
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Outcomes-Based Contracting Requires Not Just Accountability, but Partnership

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Tears, Laughs & Hugs: Inside NYC鈥檚 New Free 2-K Program

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Most Afterschool Programs Offer STEM Learning, But Rural Students Lack Access

Lauren Wagner
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Top Special Ed Official Steps Down as Staff Moves to Health Department

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A Generation Later, 9/11 Is Harder to Teach as Lived Memory Fades

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