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Opinion: Most Philly Students Have College Ambitions, But Prep Varies by High School
When Nadia was in high school, her teachers and administrators portrayed college as the only realistic pathway to a respectable career. “College, they make it seem like the end-all, be-all,” she said. “If it’s not college, I’ll visit you at the drive-thru once a week, that type of thing. There’s kind of like this dark […]
Opinion: New Database Features 250 AI Tools That Can Enhance Social Science Research
AI – or artificial intelligence – is often used as a way to summarize data and improve writing. But AI tools also represent a powerful and efficient way to analyze large amounts of text to search for patterns. In addition, AI tools can assist with developing research products that can be shared widely. It’s with […]
Opinion: Stop Blame Game, Keep an Open Mind: Alaska District Fights Chronic Absenteeism
Almost every school in the U.S. is struggling with an absenteeism epidemic that was brought on by the pandemic, but is continuing for reasons that are often beyond a district’s control. For any district, it’s difficult keeping students engaged all school year. However, when those students are spread out in 48 schools across an area […]
Stabenow Rolls out Free Summer Meal Expansion for Michigan Kids
Elementary school children enjoyed breakfast foods, snacks and milk at Waverly East School in Lansing Wednesday morning as leaders announced a program that will bring free breakfast and lunch to kids around the state — even when school is out for the summer. U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing), chair of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and […]
Oklahoma Schools Ordered to Use Bible in History Teaching
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s top education official on Thursday ordered all public schools in the state to incorporate the Bible into their curriculum as a historical text. State Superintendent Ryan Walters said he wants the Bible kept and taught in every Oklahoma classroom, particularly how it is referenced in America’s history and founding documents. “We’re […]
How North Carolina Community Colleges Provide Child Care Support
In the midst of a child care crisis, community colleges continue to serve as an important link between families and child care access, and between communities and the early childhood teachers they need. Any long-term child care solution also will inherently involve community colleges, said Robin Warfield, who wrote her doctoral dissertation on the intersection […]
NYC Bets New, Uniform High School Math Curriculum Will Boost Student Test Scores
New York City Public Schools, in an effort to lift chronically low mathematics test scores and close the opportunity gap for underserved students, will soon require high school math classrooms to use a single, uniform curriculum, Illustrative Mathematics. Districts will choose from a list of pre-approved options for their middle schools. Mayor Eric Adams and […]
Cox Signs Bill Blocking Utah’s Compliance with New Title IX Regulations
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed six bills the Legislature passed during this week’s special session — including a resolution that bans government officers from complying with a Title IX update that prohibits discrimination based on gender identity. Lawmakers voted along party lines Wednesday to approve two resolutions — HCR301 and HJR301 — declaring they wouldn’t […]
Maryland Ed Boards Approve Goals: Test Scores, Absenteeism, Teacher Diversity
Two state education boards set aggressive new goals Tuesday for student achievement, attracting and retaining a diverse teacher corps and reducing chronic absenteeism. It was the second time this year that the Maryland State Board of Education and the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Accountability and Implementation Board held a joint meeting, and members said their […]
Bill of Rights Adopted for Colorado Students Involved in Criminal Justice System
Michelle Villanueva’s 16-year-old son, who has autism, was arrested when he was 11 for what she believes was disability-related behavior with a bully in school. Five years later, her son is just now getting back on track in school, she said. Villanueva didn’t know where to go or who to talk to when her son […]
Opinion: Generative Artificial Intelligence May Help Teachers. Does It Work for Students?
The public release of ChatGPT in April 2022 sparked a wave of fear and excitement among educators. While some expressed hesitation about the ability of generative artificial intelligence to make cheating undetectable, others pointed to its potential to provide real-time, personalized support for teachers and students, making differentiated learning finally seem possible after decades of […]
Turmoil Surrounds Los Angeles’ New AI Student Chatbot; Tech Firm Furloughs Staff
The future of Los Angeles Unified School District’s heavily hyped $6 million artificial intelligence chatbot was uncertain after the tech firm the district hired to build the tool shed most of its employees and its founder left her job. Boston-based AllHere Education, founded in 2016 by Harvard grad and former teacher Joanna Smith-Griffin, figured heavily […]
Is Public Education Actually Public? And How Important Is It for Democracy?
Is public education the foundation of American democracy, as NEA President Becky Pringle tweeted earlier this spring? Well, no, not literally. The American experiment that started in 1776 long predated any sort of public education. It’s true that Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote some nice words about the value of education, […]
Future of High School: How California Growers Are Training Teens the Trade
Updated June 28 This summer, Lodi, California, high schoolers will again head to local wineries to learn the business through a combination of hands-on internships and college classes. The first-of-its-kind initiative is the result of a growing partnership among the district, Delta College, the Lodi Winegrape Commission and the nonprofit San Joaquin A+. The 74 […]
New Indiana ‘Checkpoint’ Tests To Give Mid-Year Snapshots of Student Progress
Indiana will soon try to end a common criticism of state tests — that results come back too late for teachers to help students fix what they didn’t learn. About 600 schools have joined a pilot program to give Indiana’s Learning Evaluation and Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) tests in four stages next school year, instead […]
Anderson County Grade Fixing Scandal Takes Down Principal, Football Coach
Allegations of grade fixing at an Anderson County high school have taken down a popular high school principal, the head football coach, two teachers and three counselors. Meanwhile, local education leaders have declined to take questions about how 1,500 grades were allegedly altered during the last school year at Clinton High, a school with 1,200 […]
New Stats: When School Cops Prey on Students
This is our biweekly briefing on the latest school safety news, vetted by Mark Keierleber. Sign up below. * indicates required Email Address * Police officers are employed to keep their communities safe. Since the 1960s, “Officer Friendly” has assured children that the police are there to help. But a damning new investigation in The […]
Studies: Pandemic Aid Lifted Scores, But Not Enough To Make Up for Lost Learning
Nearly $200 billion in emergency school funding spent during and after the pandemic succeeded in lifting students’ achievement in math and reading, according to two papers released Wednesday. Test score increases in both studies, which were conducted independently of one another, indicate that states and school districts used the money to effectively support children, even […]
The 74 Names Nicole Ridgway New Editor in Chief of National Education Newsroom
The award-winning nonprofit education news site The 74 today announced the addition of Nicole Ridgway as the organization’s next Editor in Chief. She takes the reins from founding editorial director Steve Snyder, who was recently appointed CEO by the board of directors. Ridgway arrives at The 74 with more than 25 years of experience leading […]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Knocks Down Bid for Virtual Catholic Charter School
Updated A first-of-its-kind public Catholic school proposed for Oklahoma students is unconstitutional and can’t open, the state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, scuttling plans by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma this August to open a virtual K-12 charter school named for the patron saint of the internet. St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School was […]
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