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Most Texas Adults Support School Vouchers, New Survey Finds
Most Texas adults agree with arguments against school vouchers, but in the end, they still would support legislation that makes such programs available to all families in the state, according to a new survey released Monday. The University of Houston and Texas Southern University survey asked 2,257 adults about their opinions on school vouchers, programs […]
Researchers: Higher Special Education Funding Not Tied to Better Outcomes
Updated An early look at new special education datasets reveals massive inconsistencies in how many children states are identifying as needing services, how much is being spent on them and whether that funding is tied to better outcomes, according to Marguerite Roza, director of Georgetown University’s Edunomics Lab. Preliminary though the research is, even the […]
In Troubling Shift, English Learners Outpace Peers in Chronic Absenteeism in CA
English language learners in four major school districts in California are now more likely to be chronically absent than their peers, a troubling pendulum swing from before the pandemic when this population typically had average — or lower — rates of absenteeism, according to a new study from researchers at UCLA and the University of […]
So Your School Wants to Ban Cellphones. Now What?
At lunch last school year, sixth graders at Bayside Middle School in Virginia Beach could be heard shouting “Uno” and tapping out sound patterns on a Simon game console. Getting students hooked on classic games is one way Principal Sham Bevel has tried to soothe their separation anxiety after the district banned cellphones two years […]
Missouri Uses Money, Laws to Push Evidence-Based Reading Instruction
If you drop into an elementary reading lesson, you might see kids learning about the long U sound, building their vocabulary or practicing how to read aloud without sounding like robots. And if you visit Kansas City Public Schools this fall, you should see all students in the same grade learning the same thing. After […]
Teens, Families Focus of $200,000 Opioid Settlement Funds for Arkansas Nonprofit
Amber Govan often can be found inside an unassuming building off 12th Street in Little Rock working with students during after-school programs or consulting federal agencies on community violence intervention through her nonprofit, Carter’s Crew. Carter’s Crew helps teens in Central Arkansas who have been in the justice system or live in crime-heavy neighborhoods; it […]
Hawaii Wants to Expand Career-Based Learning but It Needs More Teachers
About 500 educators will be receiving up to $8,000 in bonuses this month, but some school leaders aren’t convinced it will be enough to solve Hawaii’s shortage of career technical education teachers. CTE teachers lead courses ranging from broadcast media to engineering in middle and high schools across the state. The classes, which emphasize hands-on […]
Opinion: 74 Investigation Lays Bare Schools’ Scarcity Mindset Toward Immigrant Students
In an era when partisan echo chambers have produced polarized public discourse and a politically aligned unwillingness to entertain inconvenient facts, clear investigative journalism is among the highest forms of public service. It’s also increasingly rare, with many media outlets struggling to find their footing in an era of financial, political and technological instability. More […]
Study: Charters Boost College-Going — Even When Test Scores Fall
A new study of charter schools in Massachusetts has identified strikingly positive academic results. The paper, released last week through the National Bureau of Economic Research, finds that charter students in the Bay State are significantly more likely to enroll in a four-year college and obtain a degree than their non-charter peers. But an odd […]
Black and Hispanic Voters Say Democrats Aren’t Focused Enough on K-12 Education
Congressional Democrats are at risk of shedding a critical voting bloc in swing states: Black and Hispanic voters who say their concerns about improving public education and increasing access to schools beyond their zip codes are falling on deaf ears. While a slight majority of Black and Hispanic voters say they still trust Democrats more […]
From Precalculus to ‘Gatsby,’ New Hampshire Offers Schools an AI Tutor Option
Centuries of English classes have connected to Lady Macbeth by scouring the monologues of Shakespeare’s Scottish play. “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty,” she cries in Act I, railing against the limits of her gender and position. […]
Advocates Recommend Policies To Improve Sex Ed, Reduce Teen Pregnancy In Arkansas
Arkansas needs a more robust sexual health education landscape in order to reduce the state’s high rates of teenage pregnancy and births, a coalition of advocates for children’s health and wellbeing asserted in a report published Wednesday. The report from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families includes several policy recommendations to “move Arkansas into an […]
Opinion: Want to Spur your Child’s Intellectual Development? Use Audiobooks Instead of Videos
It’s not uncommon today to see children glued to their screens. In fact, 80% of parents with children 11 or younger say their kids watch YouTube videos, according to a 2020 Pew Research Center poll. Half of these parents say their kids watch videos every day – some even several times a day. But staring […]
Lahaina Schools to Close for Fire Anniversary
Lahaina’s four public schools will close on Aug. 8 to honor the first anniversary of the Maui wildfires, the Board of Education decided on Thursday. Students at King Kamehameha III Elementary, Princess Nahienaena Elementary, Lahaina Intermediate and Lahainaluna High School will begin classes on Aug. 7 as planned. Incoming freshmen at Lahainaluna High School will […]
New State Office Will Focus on Growing Michigan’s Population
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced a new state office to help implement a plan intended to reverse Michigan’s population decline after she announced earlier this week that she was disbanding the Growing Michigan Together Council. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) on Friday announced the creation of Michigan’s Growth Office, which it said would be […]
Experience Shows High-Dosage Tutoring Provides Lasting Impact for Student Success
When schools closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact was deep and long lasting. In Maryland schools, test scores fell to an all time low, particularly in math. In 2021, counties received funds to provide high-dosage (intensive) tutoring to students to close gaps caused by school closures. This funding ensured that students […]
Title IX ‘Milestone’ Goes into Effect for Students in Less than Half the Country
New protections against sexual harassment and discrimination, including for LGBTQ students, went into effect in less than half the country on Thursday as legal challenges to the Biden administration’s Title IX rewrite pile up. Nonetheless, in a webinar with district and college officials, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona called the new rule a major “milestone” and […]
The Pandemic Set Young Kids Back. Their Struggle to Recover is Especially Acute
While older children are showing encouraging signs of academic recovery, younger children are not making that same progress, and are sometimes falling even further behind, especially in math. New data released July 1 points to the pandemic’s profound and enduring effects on the nation’s youngest public school children, many of whom were not yet in […]
This Community College Shifted to Eight-Week Courses. Here’s What They Learned
On Monday, July 15, Isothermal Community College (ICC), the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), and the North Carolina Student Success Center (NC SSC) hosted a one-day workshop to share lessons learned about ICC’s transition to an eight-week course format. Representatives from 14 North Carolina community […]
Artificial Intelligence Degree Programs to be Available at Oklahoma Universities
OKLAHOMA CITY – Students at some of Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities will soon be able to pursue undergraduate degrees in artificial intelligence. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved artificial intelligence degree programs at Rose State College, Southwestern Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma on June 4. While some universities have […]
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