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All posts tagged "Education and Training"
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1.5KNewsThe number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy
A long-anticipated demographic cliff caused by the Great Recession will arrive this fall.
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550NewsIn Maryland, a multimillion dollar push to scale up high dosage math tutoring
A Maryland high dosage math tutoring program employs nearly 1,000 college and graduate students.
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618► ReportsThe disengagement gap: Why student engagement isn’t what parents expect
With chronic absenteeism still double pre-pandemic levels, student engagement across the country is faltering.
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737NewsArizona regulators closed a failing charter school. It reopened as a private religious school funded by taxpayers.
Arizona imposes no transparency or accountability requirements on private schools that receive taxpayer dollars.
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1.2KNewsEducation stories we’re watching in 2025
School Curriculum | Teaching Methods | School Choice | School Closures | Dismantling the DOE | Project 2025
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1.1KNewsCalifornia banned bilingual education for almost 20 years. It still hasn’t recovered
Proposition 227 required schools to teach only in English with students still learning it.
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876NewsParents on the hunt for child care say it feels like ‘The Hunger Games’
Yearslong wait lists, anxiety, and lack of choice: 4 parents' quest for quality care.
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911NewsThe story of one Mississippi county shows how private schools are exacerbating segregation
Student populations in private schools are far whiter than in the surrounding public schools.
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1.1KNewsPotential for immigration arrests at schools under Trump spurs push to shield families
Every school needs detailed policies for all staff interactions with federal immigration officials.
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617News30 Black public school teachers in Philadelphia tell us why so many are leaving the profession
The teaching profession is facing the "Great Teacher Resignation." What's causing their exodus?
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1.4KOpinion6 observations from a devastating international math test
Is it time to panic? Here are six takeaways, from interviews with testing experts.
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1.3KNews‘The kids everyone forgot’: The faltering post-pandemic push to reengage teens and young adults not in school, college, or the workforce
Do we need more than job-training? Adding social-emotional support to reconnection programs could help.
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805OpinionWhy being forced to precisely follow a curriculum harms teachers and students
Teachers have long decried "curriculum fidelity." Why? Every classroom and every student is different.
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649NewsCollege students ‘cautiously curious’ about AI despite mixed messages from schools, employers
Students hear professors' warnings against AI and job market's conflicting demands for AI mastery.
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550NewsEveryday Hero: Publisher shares stories written by diverse young authors
Publisher says kids don’t doubt themselves. That makes for a really fun creative flow.
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1.0KNewsIs calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can’t shake?
Many university professors think high schoolers would be better off learning more useful math.
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956NewsU.S. math scores drop on major international test
Declines in U.S. fourth grade mathematics scores were among the largest in participating countries.
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888Opinion5 reasons why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence
Research shows school police officers may subconsciously make students feel less safe.
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1.1KNewsThe dark future of American child care
Nationwide, child care deaths are rare but they do happen. Will loosening regulations help?
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817NewsEveryday Hero: Georgia couple’s nonprofit uplifts students through art, community service
ARTportunity Knocks serves schools across Atlanta, providing arts programming and dinner to students.
