At EDGE, students build their own weekly schedules. The result looks more like college than high school: English three times a week, with classmates from different grades buff.ly/dIb2lYO
Educator’s View: What happens when a retiring curmudgeon is invited to sit on the new principal hiring committee? bit.ly/4jMMTBI
A new study of 55K students across the U.S. found 1 in 4 had strong enough 7th-grade scores but still missed out on the gateway course to higher math www.the74million.org/article/more...
A recent essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones has revived the conversation about school integration and access to excellent schools in New York City. But what is the city doing to reach those goals? bit.ly/4emNDtL
The arrival of a guinea pig in the classroom taught 6- and 7-year-olds an important lesson about civic engagement bit.ly/4dxmtQK
Williams: The only adults not fretting about AI use can be found in the gym because no one is going to ask if a chatbot can run laps for their kid bit.ly/3VrID0D
A new study of 55K students across the U.S. found 1 in 4 had strong enough 7th-grade scores but still missed out on the gateway course to higher math bit.ly/4jdnMYK
Berkley, Cullen & Rees: Build implementation, research and parent-support infrastructure so Federal Scholarship Tax Credit delivers on its promise www.the74million.org/article/now-...
Parent’s view: School leaders need to realize what makes showing up for school on time difficult and work with families to overcome those barriers bit.ly/4AR8ajS
Jan Lacina, editor of a textbook that helps teachers select children’s books, discusses censorship and why access to diverse literature matters www.the74million.org/zero2eight/w...
Kreider and Torgerson: Just as pediatricians advise parents to read to their children, they should encourage simple math activities bit.ly/4y5N4f6
Millions more plumbers, electricians and mechanics needed, say CEOs of Ford and other companies, with AI as another tool for the job bit.ly/4scj6ox
Olguin: Most homeschooling families I know aren’t making a statement about the government or even public education. They’re making a decision about a particular child, at a particular moment bit.ly/4zg26Qa
The department’s Office for Civil Rights said it was investigating how districts handled allegations of staffers sexually abusing students www.the74million.org/article/u-s-...
Project 2029’s childcare proposal would give families a choice between a free public childcare slot and a monthly stipend for other care arrangements bit.ly/4rNIUqC
In Liberty, Mo., EDGE students pick U.N. goals to study, build their own weekly schedules, and keep the same teachers for four years bit.ly/4zgQDQq
Song, Ham & Prescott: 5 ways gov't resources can assist educators in harnessing AI to drive deeper learning, critical thinking & workforce readiness bit.ly/4i2NLB0
A cyberattack on South Carolina’s education savings account program comes as states prepare to implement a new federal tax credit scholarship system that will operate in a similar way www.the74million.org/article/cybe...
Storytelling is a timeless way to hold the attention of young children, but most schools of education don't teach it as a distinct subject bit.ly/4xZ52jd
Aldeman: Let students work independently, at their own pace, using high-quality content, guided by teachers and assessed with free, AP-style exams bit.ly/4yIVQk4
