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Bright Spots

Is Your School Beating the Odds in Reading?

Using new national data from over 40,000 schools, this interactive map identifies the schools beating the odds in teaching kids to read.
child hunger
child hunger

Administration Signals Full Funding for Food Assistance Program Pending Appeal

As Trump and Vance railed against federal court order, USDA issued a memo to states saying it would pay full November SNAP benefits starting Friday.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
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commentary
EDlection

Mr. Mayor, Let鈥檚 Build an Education System that Delivers on Equity

Benjamin-Gomez: Mamdani鈥檚 election offers an opportunity to focus not just on child care but on fairer discipline and better support for NYC students.

Arlen Benjamin-Gomez
Author: Arlen Benjamin-Gomez
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The Big Picture
The Big Picture
The Big Picture

As College Wanes, Most Paying Out-Pocket in the Booming Credentials Market

Pew's new analysis sheds light on how students are financing nondegree certificates and licenses and whether it鈥檚 a worthwhile investment.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
commentary
commentary

Why Families in My Ohio District Still Choose Public Schools in an Era of Choice

Superintendent's view: By building on the values & relationships of their community, public schools can reclaim their status as students' best option.

Trent Bowers
Author: Trent Bowers
Class Disrupted
Class Disrupted

From Education to Anthropic: What Impact Will AI Have on Learning?

Class Disrupted hosts sit down with Neerav Kingsland to discuss the 鈥榚arly days鈥� of AI in education: 鈥楰ids need to be supported in how they use AI.鈥�

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education

Child Care Providers Run for Office to Fix a Broken System

A lack of state funding caused two child care providers to close their programs. Now, they鈥檙e running for office.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
Church and State
Church and State

LifeWise鈥檚 Big Red Bus Is Driving Thorny Questions about Church and State

The $35 million organization is at the forefront of an evangelical movement to take kids out of school for Bible study.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson

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Bright Spots

Bright Spots
Bright Spots
Bright Spots

These Schools Are Beating the Odds in Teaching Kids to Read

New analysis compares literacy vs. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. Is your school a Bright Spot?

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

Future of High School

Partner Post
Partner Post
Future of High School

How Work-Based Learning Helped Two Oakland Teens Take Flight 鈥� Literally

A conversation with two students who pursued career and technical education that led them to college.

Nytesia Ross
Author: Nytesia Ross
commentary
commentary
Future of High School

What Makes Some CTE Programs Great While Others Fall Short?

Kistler, Dougherty and Claiborne: A new brief pinpoints the features of high-quality programs and the steps states and districts should take.

Hannah C. Kistler, Shaun M. Dougherty & Christina Claiborne
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Rethinking High School in RI, Where Academics & Career Training Go Hand-in-Hand

Paperny: Statewide, students who took at least two CTE courses perform higher on national assessments and have higher four-year graduation rates.

Tanya Paperny
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

New Report Reveals the Struggle Worldwide to Prepare Young People for Work

Manno: While some countries provide clear classroom-to-career pathways, many 鈥� including the U.S. 鈥� leave teens unready for the next stage of life.

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
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EDlection

Mr. Mayor, Let鈥檚 Build an Education System that Delivers on Equity

Benjamin-Gomez: Mamdani鈥檚 election offers an opportunity to focus not just on child care but on fairer discipline and better support for NYC students.

Arlen Benjamin-Gomez
Author: Arlen Benjamin-Gomez
commentary
commentary

Student Engagement Is Key, Defining and Measuring it Is the Challenge

Shaw: Students, teachers and administrators agree that engagement is important, but differ in how they define and measure it.

Brian Shaw
Author: Brian Shaw
commentary
commentary

Federal Aid Stalled for Schools Near Military Bases, Reservations, Parks

Imai and O鈥橞rien: About 1,100 school districts near federal properties鈥� with 8 million students 鈥� rely on Impact Aid to replace lost local taxes.

Cherise Imai & Anne O鈥橞rien
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commentary

How a Phonics Program Helped My Students Catch Up After a Hurricane Shut School

Superintendent's view: Dedicated teachers, committed parents and innovative curriculum boosted special ed kids' reading despite a 4-week shutdown.

Janet Goodman
Author: Janet Goodman
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immigration

Child Care Worker Detained by ICE Inside a Chicago Day Care as Children Watched

Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.

Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th
commentary
commentary

What America Can Learn From England鈥檚 Rocky Child Care Rollout

England鈥檚 effort to expand free child care hours for working families has received criticism that reveals why thoughtful policy design is crucial.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
english learners
english learners

California Rethinks How to Identify 4-Year-Olds Who Need Extra Help Learning English

The English Language Proficiency Assessment for California was previously used, but TK students were exempted in 2024.

Zaidee Stavely, EdSource
New York
New York

The Issue That Forged the Unlikely Mamdani-Hochul Alliance

A shared interest in affordable, universal child care is a sign of how critical the issue is to many New York voters, experts say.

Jennifer Gerson, The 19th
California
California

Shutdown Forces California Head Start Centers to Begin Closing

As funding deadlines approach, one Head Start program has closed and three others are about to. More closures are expected in the coming weeks.

Carolyn Jones
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School (In)Security
School (In)Security
School (In)Security

PowerSchool Teen Hacker Was a 鈥楽ophisticated鈥� Cybercriminal, Prosecutors Say

Matthew Lane, facing federal prison time for hacking the ed tech giant, was a real-world introvert and an online cybercrime attention-seeker.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber

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School (In)Security

Tenn. Law Aimed at Students Who Make School Shooting Threats Ensnares a Retiree

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Missouri

Missouri Voters Approve Four-Day School Week in Two Districts, Showing Rising Support

Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
New York

NYC Won’t Claw Back Millions Midyear from Schools as Enrollment Sinks

Michael Elsen-Rooney & Amy Zimmer
School (In)Security

A Tennessee Retiree Was Jailed as a Would-Be School Shooter After Trolling Trump

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
school safety

AI Mistakes a Doritos Bag for Gun at Baltimore High School

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Arizona

Arizona Sues to Stop Trump from Targeting Student Loan Forgiveness for Ideological Reasons

Caitlin Sievers , Arizona Mirror
edlection 2025

Colorado Voters Approve Boost to Free School Meals Program

Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline
school choice

Push for Indiana Schools to Share Buses and Buildings Ramps Up

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Illinois

Illinois School Report Card Continues to Show Wide Achievement Gaps

Peter Hancock
commentary

Vote in School Board Elections 鈥� Democracy Counts on It

Jordan Pineda
Author: Jordan Pineda
Texas

How a Single Fort Worth ISD Campus Prompted a State Takeover

Colleen DeGuzman & Jaden Edison
Artificial Intelligence

Students Want Schools to Incorporate AI in Learning But Express Some Fears

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
child care

North Carolina Continues to Lose Licensed Child Care Programs

Katie Dukes, EducationNC
Arkansas

Arkansas Judge Orders Removal of Ten Commandments Displays from Lakeside School District

Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate
Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Kids Face Delays Accessing Early Intervention Services

Rebecca Redelmeier, Chalkbeat
food insecurity

Judges Rule Trump Can鈥檛 Completely Stop SNAP Aid

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
California

White House Visa Fee Hike Could Weaken California’s Teacher Pipeline

Diana Lambert, EdSource
commentary

Special Education Is Broken. Our New Database Can Help Spark Way to Fix It

Ashley Jochim & Alexander Kurz
commentary

Gen Z Teachers Are Ready to Reinvent Education. Schools Need to Catch Up

Anajah Philogene
Author: Anajah Philogene
Early Childhood

As Time Runs Out, a Dozen Head Start Families and Providers Share Their Fears

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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