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Every child in every community deserves access to the education and workforce training needed to achieve a future without limits. In this program at New America, we develop the ideas and communicate the policy changes needed to make it possible.
@annieecaseyfdn.bsky.socialReposted by @educationwork.newamerica.org“We conceptualize [academic] content and language as if they are sort of separable, as if [English learners] can sort of go over here and learn some language and then you’ll go over to your science class, and you’ll just use that language. And really, they’re intertwined with one another.”
@zahavastadler.bsky.socialReposted by @educationwork.newamerica.orgA number of states have passed really important school funding formula reforms in the last several years. So why do some inequities persist? Lots of little reasons--and this guide can help state advocates and policymakers find and seal those "equity trapdoors."
@insidehighered.comReposted by @educationwork.newamerica.orgAs National Default Rate Stays Low, Other Data Offers Warning
For the first time in four years, the national default rate ticked up slightly. One expert warns other data on nonrepayment is a “canary in the coal mine of what could be to come.” https://bit.ly/4ysA0Bo
@newamerica.orgReposted by @educationwork.newamerica.orgReading together is a low-barrier, high-reward way for families to connect.
Sarah Gilliland explores how public libraries and book donation programs like Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library can make reading more accessible.
📚 Read The Thread: https://go.newamerica.org/parent-library-card-5
@educationwork.newamerica.orgSometimes unexpected policies can create “equity trapdoors,” or places where fairness falls out of the school funding system. 🛠️ 🕳️ 🛠️ This new guide from our Education Funding Equity Initiative shows states where to find them and how to “seal” them up.
@educationwork.newamerica.orgHow can states fill teacher vacancies quickly without compromising #TeacherPrep?
📃 Last week, we released new insights about what happened as Texas lowered the bar to lead a classroom over time. Can other states facing #teacher shortages learn from its experience?
@newamerica.orgReposted by @educationwork.newamerica.orgPolicy expert Richard Davis Jr. breaks down what our research w/ @evictionlab.bsky.social at @princeton.edu indicates about housing insecurity among parenting students.
🏫 Learn more about @educationwork.newamerica.org's Student Parent Initiative: http://go.newamerica.org/student-parent-initiative-5
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@educationwork.newamerica.orgTo meet staffing needs, Texas lowered the bar to becoming a #teacher, allowing some to lead classrooms with no hands-on training—and some without any training at all.
⭐ In our latest report, @melissatooley.bsky.social digs into what happened and why it led the Lone Star State to change course.
@insidehighered.comReposted by @educationwork.newamerica.orgCollege Leaders Prepare to Administer Workforce Pell as ED Approves Programs
Institutions have to ensure that their financial aid officers and software systems are ready to administer aid for short-term programs and that students know the opportunity exists. https://bit.ly/4hoS89o
@san.comReposted by @educationwork.newamerica.orgAverage SAT scores rose 16 points this year. But a big chunk of that gain came from a change in who took the test, not what students know. san.com/cc/sat-score...
@seemiaroll.bsky.socialReposted by @educationwork.newamerica.orgThank you too @newamerica.org for having me on as a moderator to discuss successful voting for disabled people.
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@educationwork.newamerica.orgWe’ll also dig into topics like affordability, accessibility, and accountability, as well as consider whether today’s federal aid system is still serving America’s students. And yes, we’re serving breakfast, too! 🥯
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@zahavastadler.bsky.socialReposted by @educationwork.newamerica.orgGlad to share this 1st piece by @educationwork.newamerica.org's Virginia Spinks about how the Trump admin is messing with the #Census, threatening rural areas, democratic representation, & civil rights enforcement. Shoutouts to reporting from @hansilowang.bsky.social and @laylaayanna.bsky.social!
@educationwork.newamerica.orgICYDK: The Cohort Default Rate is the only #college accountability metric focused on #StudentLoan outcomes.
📃 Last week, we released a new primer with @thirdwayedu.bsky.social that breaks down how it works, how it’s changed, and how it protects both borrowers and taxpayer dollars.
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@hechingerreport.orgReposted by @educationwork.newamerica.orgNew federal loan limits restrict borrowing for graduate degrees in many fields, and prospects for private loans are also grim
