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Virginia

A Big Gamble on Revamping Petersburg鈥檚 Schools Fuels Hope in Virginia City

For years, the district was among the state鈥檚 worst. A $447 million investment has sparked a sense of being 鈥渙n the move, slowly but surely.鈥�

Nirvi Shah
Texas
Texas

Texas Quietly Began Work on Divisive History Curriculum a Year Ago

As the Texas Board of Education prepares to vote on social studies standards Friday, members are just learning of a $67 million curriculum contract.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Student鈥檚 View
Student鈥檚 View

Harnessing the Power of Music for Students With Disabilities

Student鈥檚 View: Music is an unusually powerful tool for regulating emotions, rewiring neural pathways and opening channels of communication.

Saira Shah
Author: Saira Shah
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college and career
college and career

What Today鈥檚 College Students Need That Previous Generations Didn鈥檛

College degrees don鈥檛 guarantee good jobs anymore, so students must build resumes and AI skills in high school and college, experts say.

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
commentary
commentary

New NAEP Report Shows Learning Progress Has Stalled. Here’s What to Do About It

Rafal-Baer: Reversing decades of stagnation takes engaging learning opportunities, evidence-based approaches, meaningful data & the will to use it.

Julia Rafal-Baer
Author: Julia Rafal-Baer
commentary
commentary

Children Are Drowning. It’s Time We Bring in the Teachers

Student鈥檚 View: There is no substitute for learning to swim. But classroom instruction can protect millions of children who never get swim lessons.

Kate Casciato
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Survey: Young People Turn to AI to Be 鈥楾heir Real, Unfiltered Selves鈥�

New research shows 1 in 3 young people use AI for personal, relational support or engaging intimately with characters and personas.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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

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Declaration at 250

Declaration at 250
Declaration at 250

At 250, the Declaration of Independence Still Sparks Hard Questions in Class

Teachers say debates over citizenship and equality are reshaping how students read the declaration today.

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
commentary
commentary
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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commentary

In the Age of AI, Everyone Should Be Hiring Theater Kids

Johnston: As AI accelerates the automation of routine tasks, uniquely human capabilities are becoming even more valuable, not less.

Melissa Johnston
Author: Melissa Johnston
Student鈥檚 View
Student鈥檚 View

Harnessing the Power of Music for Students With Disabilities

Student鈥檚 View: Music is an unusually powerful tool for regulating emotions, rewiring neural pathways and opening channels of communication.

Saira Shah
Author: Saira Shah
commentary
commentary

Connecticut Charters Break Through in Historic Legislative Session

Greenberg-Ellis and Pimentel: With approval of four new schools, plus added funding and benefits, lawmakers showed increased support for charters.

Rebecca Greenberg-Ellis & Lucas Pimentel
commentary
commentary

Lessons from Charters Where Every Student Graduates, Most of Them With a Plan

Cobb: Charter school students have racked up more than a billion in scholarships and nearly 100% acceptance to college or postsecondary programs.

Darryl Cobb, Charter School Growth Fund
Author: Darryl Cobb
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childcare
childcare

This Childcare Program Is 100% Employee-Owned. Will It Help Retain Workers?

At Imagine Early Learning Centers, all staff own a portion of the company. Could this model be part of a solution to retaining childcare providers?

Andrea Steffes-Tuttle, The Colorado Sun
Author: Andrea Steffes-Tuttle
Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut Schools Double Down on Early Detection to Help Reading Scores

Screeners aligned with the science of reading dig into children鈥檚 fundamental skills to spot literacy delays early.

Theo Peck-Suzuki, The Connecticut Mirror
technology
technology

In 鈥楾oy Story 5,鈥� Tech 鈥業nvades鈥� Playtime. It Also Threatens Human Connection.

Disney's latest animated favorite depicts technology as displacing real peer-to-peer interactions. Experts weigh in on how much that mirrors reality.

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
childcare
childcare

Wisconsin鈥檚 Childcare Providers Face Uncertainty As Funding Comes to an End

A temporary program extending pandemic-era childcare stabilization payments ends June 30, leaving many providers grappling with how to make ends meet.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
commentary
commentary

1.2M Kids Under 6 Have No Insurance. That’s Harmful to Their Health and Futures

Burak: New research shows 220,000 children lost coverage from 2022-24, with dire consequences for childhood literacy and chronic absenteeism.

Elisabeth Wright Burak, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
Author: Elisabeth Wright Burak
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Bright Spots
Bright Spots

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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How Charter Schools Can Help Strengthen K-12 Public Education for the Future

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
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How Community-Based Advocates Can Bring Students Back to School

Molly Hebert Loyd
Author: Molly Hebert Loyd
screen time

For Young Kids, Screen Time Isn鈥檛 Just an At-Home Issue Anymore

Emily Tate Sullivan
Author: Emily Tate Sullivan
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3rd-Grade Retention Isn’t Really About Kids 鈥� It’s About Adults Who Teach Them

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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Florida Study: Cellphone Bans Promote Academic Gains 鈥� After a Year or So

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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We Should Pay More for the Best Teachers

Matthew Yglesias
Author: Matthew Yglesias
Los Angeles

Survey: L.A.鈥檚 Special Education Parents Constantly Advocate 鈥� Students Still Feel Unsafe At School

Mallika Seshadri, EdSource
New York

New York Gov. Hochul Plans to Opt Into Federal Tax-Credit Scholarship

Erica Meltzer & Alex Zimmerman
commentary

High Schools Should Help the Class of 2026 Get Ready to Vote. Here鈥檚 How and Why

Laura Brill
Author: Laura Brill
The Big Picture

Wealthy Students More Likely to Get Disability Accommodations, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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