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2.6KPartisan school board races may make members – and schools – more polarized and less effective.
Partisan school board races may make members – and schools – more polarized and less effective.
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Indiana bets on high school work experience, but may give college-bound students transcript seals
Does work experience or academic work better prepare students for success after high school?
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The condition of education 2024
The NCES releases its annual report on the state of education in the country.
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An Illinois school district’s reliance on police to ticket students is discriminatory, civil rights complaint says
Illinois law bans schools from fining students. But police routinely issue tickets with fines.
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Missouri appeals court sides with transgender student in $4 million discrimination case
Different treatment based on assumed genitali was discrimination on the basis of sex.
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$3 million question: Do skills taught in schools really lead to success in life?
There’s little evidence directly connecting most pre-K-12 skills to measures of success in adulthood.
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I want to keep my child safe from abuse − but research tells me I’m doing it wrong
I discovered many people, including me, were using antiquated strategies to protect our children.
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State laws threaten to erode academic freedom in US higher education
Twenty-one of 150 Republican-proposed state bills curbing academic freedom on campus have become law.
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New York Education Department hindered an abuse investigation at boarding school for autistic youth
The department violated state and federal law when it refused to provide records.
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A child tax credit, an early childhood department, and more money for K-12 schools: Illinois lawmakers pass 2025 budget
The budget includes increases for early education, public schools, and the state’s literacy plan.
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A living stipend for students with financial need
A new report argues for a distinct need-based living stipend for financially disadvantaged students.
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Day care, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens
The school provides full-day child care, baby supplies, mental health counseling and other supports.
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For stronger readers in third grade, start building knowledge in preschool
A preschool student’s vocabulary size is a powerful predictor of their later academic success.
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Ticketed at school as a teen, a young Black woman is suing an Illinois city for violating her civil rights
Illinois law bans schools from fining students. But police routinely issue tickets to children.
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More companies open on-site child care to help employees juggle parenting and jobs
Skyrocketing child care costs and staffing shortages have complicated arrangements for working parents.
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Q&A: Supporting school leaders of color
BIPOC principles are more likely to serve in high-needs schools. Supporting them is important.
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In this police youth program, a trail of sexual abuse across the U.S.
It can take years for people to come forward about abuse — many never do.
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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education
The Native American Community Academy network has big plans but faces growing pains.
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Segregation academies still operate across the South. One town grapples with its divided schools.
Parents in Camden, Alabama, say they would like to see their children schooled together.
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70 years after Brown, too many U.S. schools remain hypersegregated and unequal
1,700+ of American school districts are hypersegregated, with 75% of students from low-income households.
