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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
extreme weather
extreme weather

Heat, Fires, Hurricanes, Floods: How Climate Change Is Keeping Kids From School

From California to Maine, extreme weather is disrupting student attendance and, ultimately, their achievement.

Wayne D鈥橭rio
leadership
leadership

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
student health
student health

Kids Are Back in Classrooms. Health Misinformation Could Shape the School Year.

Health officials and medical experts worry that declining vaccination rates will lead to more children getting infected with preventable diseases.

Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th
Texas
Texas

Austin Mayor Releases Plan to Prevent Texas from Taking Over the School District

Kirk Watson, a former state legislator, says a parent petition could stop the Texas Education Agency from taking over Austin ISD.

Acacia Coronado
Author: Acacia Coronado
Pandemic

DeVos Waves White Flag on Private School Aid Fight, Pledging to ‘Respect the Rule of Law’ on Use of Pandemic Funds

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

As Congress Weighs Relief Funding, School Choice 鈥� and the Help of an Unlikely Democrat 鈥� May Play a Pivotal Role

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

From I.T. Guy to MVP: The Pandemic Thrusts San Antonio ISD鈥檚 Ken Thompson Into the Center of the Action

Bekah McNeel
EDlection 2020

Education Policy 鈥楪host鈥� Carmel Martin Is Biden鈥檚 Most Important Staffer You鈥檝e Never Heard Of

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Cleveland Schools Have 鈥楤umpy鈥� Opening, Delay Real Instruction, With 6,000 Students Still Needing Computers

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
The Big Picture

Charters Close Achievement Gap With District Schools, Study Finds, With Black and Low-Income Students Making the Greatest Gains

Linda Jacobson
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74 Interview: Teaching Lab CEO Sarah Johnson on the Importance of One-on-One Interactions, What Not to Ask Students on the First Day of School, and Why Less Is More With Tech

Zo毛 Kirsch
Boston

46 Years After Divisive Court Order, Boston Schools Still Struggle to Hire Black Teachers

Wayne D鈥橭rio
Pandemic

WATCH: In New Animated Video Created for Kids, Dr. Fauci Helps Students Understand Coronavirus and Safety 鈥� and Plays a Memorable Round of 鈥楩auc or Slouch鈥�

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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

Laura Fay
literacy

This Book Is Cool! Program Fights the Summer Slide and the COVID-19 Slump

K.C. Compton
EDlection 2020

Biden Blasts Trump鈥檚 Handling of COVID-19, Saying the President 鈥楬as No Real Plan鈥� for Getting Students and Teachers Back to School Safely

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

New York City Sidesteps the Threat of a Teacher Strike by Delaying Reopening, but Will It Be Enough Time?

Zo毛 Kirsch
Every Student Succeeds Act

This Week鈥檚 ESSA News: Indiana Acts to Boost Literacy, How the Pandemic Is Affecting States鈥� Use of Federal Funds, a New Toolkit to Boost Arts Education & More

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

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

Laura Fay
Pandemic

WATCH: Students Share Insights and Advice for School Leaders, Policymakers for Coronavirus Reopening in Virtual Town Hall

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Pandemic

53% of Students at Youth Town Hall Report Schools Have Not Sought Their Opinions on Reopening. 鈥楻ealize That We Are the Next Generation of Leaders,鈥� They Urge

Asher Lehrer-Small
Best of the Month

The 11 Best Education Articles From August: As Questions Loom Over Reopenings, Teachers Investigate Ventilation, Parents Pod Up, Everyone鈥檚 Wondering Who Will Enforce Masks & More

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Pandemic

As D.C. Scrambles to Get Thousands of Students Laptops Before Monday Start of School, Many Parents Still in the Dark If Their Kids Will Get Them on Time

Taylor Swaak
Pandemic

U.S. Department of Education Announces Flexibility in Afterschool Funding to Accommodate Learning Hubs and Centers During Virtual School Days

Linda Jacobson
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