All posts tagged "Feature Story"

Schools can close summer learning gaps with these 4 strategies

Can school districts capitalize on the crucial summer months and make learning more equitable?

Childcare private equity regulations: Several early primary kids dance and stretch while in a line inside pre-school classroom

Curbing private equity’s expansion into child care

Investor-backed chains manage an estimated one in 10 child care centers in the country.

Oklahoma virtual charter schools: Teenage girl with ling blonde hair in two braids in light blue denim shirt sits in white kitchen at table with several school supplies working on laptop and writing in notebook

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As Oklahoma adds virtual charter schools — including nation’s first religious one — some wonder if there’s a ‘saturation point’

School choice advocates say states shouldn’t put limits on the virtual school options available.

Juvenile Court defenders: Illustration in tans and browns of female judge seated in courtroom facing black attorney and clients both standing facing the judge

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For a handful of lawyers in Cuyahoga County, juvenile cases are big business

Judges steered two-thirds of juvenile criminal cases to just 10 lawyers in one year.

Education overhaul links kids to community spaces: young students and teacher at history museum

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Q&A: Proposing an education overhaul that links kids to museums, libraries, parks, other community spaces of deep learning

Collaborative ecosystems of school-to-community instruction increasingly is a preferred path to improving kids’ learning.

South Carolina House approves ‘universal’ school choice before pilot even begins: group of lawmakers discussing something seriously

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South Carolina House approves ‘universal’ school choice before pilot even begins

House Republicans refused to set limitations or requirements on private schools taking taxpayer money.

post-pandemic federal afterschool funds disappear: group of young students working together on project

Some states fill the void as post-pandemic federal after-school program funds disappear

Thus far, 20 states have earmarked millions to keep afterschool programs afloat.

Juvenile detention populations low: Young black teen lies on bed with legs propped up on wall on cot in empty room with grey cement floor and white walls

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Tennessee lawmakers want more oversight of juvenile detention. The Department of Children’s Services is pushing back.

New legislation gives an independent agency the power to require changes at juvenile facilities.

Ryan Gainer - When police encounters with autistic people turn fatal: a police officer walks away from a San Bernardino sheriff's car with gun in hand

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When police encounters with autistic people turn fatal

People with developmental disabilities are seven times more likely to encounter police.

Universal prekindergarten is coming to California: woman with long, dark hair helps two young girls in preschool classroom

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Universal prekindergarten is coming to California — bumpy rollout and all

The plan is that the $2.7 billion program will be fully implemented by 2025-26.

Report Washington Homeless Youth: Bright, colorful report cover with yellow background and two faces — one orange, one purple — surrounded by multi-color swirl designs.

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Researchers: Washington state saw 40% reduction in youth and young adult homelessness

Spotlighted solutions show the power of public-private partnerships to address persistent challenges and gaps.

NYC homeless youth and migrants: Two black males fill out forms using the tops of large cardboard boxes for desks while several other people stand crowded together in another room in the background

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Youth shelters lock out hundreds of NYC youth and migrants

The migrant crisis is increasingly intertwined with the rapidly rising number of homeless youth.

Homelessness in Massachusetts: Woman and young boy in heavy winter clothing sit at covered city bus stop at night in heavy snow with two large cloth bags at their feet

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Massachusetts’ highly touted push to “significantly reduce” affordable housing vacancies barely made a dent

Families desperate for refuge from the winter cold remained unhoused through the winter.

Autism therapy: Illustration in black pen art with multiple lines of of human geometric figures with three figures filled with primary color puzzle pieces

No more cures, no more fixes: How autistic leaders are changing the therapy debate

Autistic adults say controversial behavior interventions — designed to ‘extinguish’ autistic traits — are not acceptable.

National Guard school Violence: Closeup of backs of people standing in two lines wearing camo green and brown army uniforms with an American flag in background

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Is the National Guard a solution to school violence?

Would their presence reduce violence or only increase punitive/exclusionary responses to student behavior?

Gun Safety ar Home: Very young boy leans close to hand fun on table poking one finger into barrel.

6 tips: What families need to know about how to safely store firearms at home

Only about 40% of firearm owners store their guns when not in use.

HS Data Science vs Math: Two older teens, both in dark long-sleeved swearshirts, sit at school desk, one Black bot with laptop in hand and one girl looking at laptop screen

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Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

Math scores are falling nationwide. Should algebra be replaced with real-world data science?

Digital SAT: high school students sit at classroom desks working on laptop computers

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The SAT is going digital. Here’s what to know.

This change plus other modifications are designed to create a less stressful test experience.

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Georgia Senate targets American Library Association in new legislative push

Senate Bill 390 prohibit purchasing materials or services provided by the ALA.

Newsom's aboutface raises homelessness risks for California's oldest foster care youth: white man in suit with head in hand looking down

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