The Health of Our Education System Is Revealed By How It Treats Its Teachers
From EdSurge By Sean Slade Jan 27, 2022 My last article, about how teacher care is more than self care, was the most read on...
Educator’s View: 3 Tips for Transforming Students from Consumers of Education Technology into Creators
From The 74 By Kevin Rickard March will mark two years since schools had to switch to remote learning, district leaders frantically bought education tech...
College completion rates inch up to 62.2%, their highest level yet
From Higher Ed Dive By Natalie Schwartz Feb. 3, 2022 Dive Brief: The six-year completion rate for undergraduate students who started college in 2015 reached...
Some families are being forced to choose between remote learning and school meals
From NPR By Cory Turner February 2, 2022 Joel Barron, a mother of two in Minnetonka, Minn., has a question for policymakers: “Will you look...
COVID-19 testing in schools: Double-down or phase it out?
The logistical and financial burdens of school-managed testing are worth it if it keeps students learning in classrooms, some education stakeholders say. From K-12 Dive...
Pandemic spurs state investment in community school model
From K-12 Dive By Naaz Modan Feb. 1, 2022 Dive Brief: The pandemic has led to increased interest from districts in community schools, a model...
Billions in federal financial aid is going to students who aren’t graduating
First-ever formal look at biggest college grant fund exposes generally poor results From The Hechinger Report By John Marcus August 27, 2018 LITTLE ROCK, Ark....
NCAN Report: $3.75 Billion in Pell Grants Goes Unclaimed for High School Class of 2021
From National College Attainment Network By Stephanie Breen, Program Fellow, Raymond AlQaisi, Policy and Advocacy Manager, and Bill DeBaun, Director of Data and Evaluation Monday,...
Mental health curriculum mandates seek to destigmatize getting help
California is the latest to add a mental health curriculum requirement in K-12 to help address the ongoing youth mental health crisis. From K-12 Dive...
Tutoring partnerships take shape to address learning loss
Research is just beginning to explore the feasibility of online tutoring models, while some states are using federal dollars to support in-person services. From K-12...
In-home child care could be solution for rural working parents
But improving quality in these child care deserts is a challenge From The Hechinger Report By Ariel Gilreath January 27, 2022 A dozen children sit...
PROOF POINTS: Shift to all-digital SAT could lead to some winners and losers
College Board’s own research found Hispanic students sometimes scored better with pencil and paper From The Hechinger Report By Jill Barshay January 31, 2022 The...
Tracking how the coronavirus is impacting school districts
From the shift to distance learning to the impact on school budgets, we’re collecting news, analysis and expert advice on how K-12 is responding to...
School funding lawsuits gain prominence as states eye tax cuts
Some recent lawsuits aim to put pressure on lawmakers by tying low student outcomes to lack of state funding. From K-12 Dive By Naaz Modan...
Action on abusive debt practices
From The Hechinger Report By Sarah Butrymowicz One of the first stories in our Hidden Debt Trap series was about loans that for-profit colleges make...