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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
civics education
civics education

How the Story of Young George Washington Offers Some Important Civic Lessons

A new movie connects with a civics curriculum that goes beyond memorizing dates and places to consider whether Washington made the right decisions.

Martin Slagter
Author: Martin Slagter
Independence Day
Independence Day

Kids Reimagined the American Flag 鈥� and Their Ideas Are Wild

社区黑料 went to the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia to ask kids what they would create if George Washington asked them to design the American flag.

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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
commentary

While Washington Debates Screen Time, Many Students Lack Access Altogether

Jackson: Schools that lack meaningful access to technology risk locking students out of the opportunities that define the modern workforce.

Waymond Jackson, Ed Farm
Author: Waymond Jackson
commentary
commentary

The $50 Billion Rural Healthcare Opportunity States Can’t Afford To Miss

Morton and Rhine: States should use the new federal dollars to build a healthcare talent pipeline for rural communities, starting in high school.

Alyssa Morton & Luke Rhine
Opinion
Opinion

The Real Problem With 鈥楪ifted鈥� Education

Yglesias: We should care more about actual efficacy in teaching.

Matthew Yglesias
Author: Matthew Yglesias
Student鈥檚 Voice
Student鈥檚 Voice

As AI Advances, Student Voice Must Keep Pace聽

Student鈥檚 Voice: The goal is not to ignore AI, but to ensure younger generations have opportunities to develop confidence in their own ideas.

Hadley Benson , Naperville North High School
Author: Hadley Benson
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early education
early education

New Report Finds Five-Year Drop in Preschool Enrollment, but COVID鈥檚 Effects Loom

Providers in states that saw the biggest enrollment declines say COVID alone does not explain why the data show fewer 3- and 4-year-olds in school.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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
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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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Why We Keep Asking the Wrong Question About Kindergarten Readiness

Susan B. Neuman & Lillie Bukzin
Analysis

Arkansas Will Soon Hold Back Kids Who Can’t Read. But That Alone Is Not Enough

Harry Patrinos
Author: Harry Patrinos
San Francisco

In San Francisco, Short Bursts of High-Impact Tutoring Support Young Readers

Kate Rix
Parental involvement

Parents Want Tutoring, Summer Camp, Open Enrollment. Annual Testing? Not So Much

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
New York

NYC Parents Want Career Aptitude Assessments for All High Schoolers

Amy Zimmer
Class Disrupted Podcast

AI Optimization鈥檚 Impact on Use of Time, Space and Resources in Schools

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
school discipline

K-2 Suspensions Were Recently Banned in Nebraska. Now, Lawmakers Want to Go Back

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
commentary

Career and Technical Ed Benefits All Students. 4 Ways to Expand This Opportunity

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
Future of High School

鈥楽tage Is Shifting Rapidly鈥� for High Schools: Are States Helping Them Keep Up?

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
South Carolina

Measles Is Spreading in South Carolina. Could it Make People Vote for a Pediatrician?

Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th
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