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Student Learning Losses Over the Past Decade Could Cost America $90 Trillion
Eric A. Hanushek & Christy Hovanetz
November 10, 2025
Turning Math Anxiety Into Curiosity: A Teacher’s Take on Game-Based Learning
Kelly Sheen
November 9, 2025
Mr. Mayor, Let’s Build an Education System that Delivers on Equity
Arlen Benjamin-Gomez
November 7, 2025
Student Engagement Is Key, Defining and Measuring it Is the Challenge
Brian Shaw
November 6, 2025
What America Can Learn From England’s Rocky Child Care Rollout
Elliot Haspel
November 6, 2025
Federal Aid Stalled for Schools Near Military Bases, Reservations, Parks
Cherise Imai & Anne O’Brien
November 5, 2025
How a Phonics Program Helped My Students Catch Up After a Hurricane Shut School
Janet Goodman
November 5, 2025
Why Families in My Ohio District Still Choose Public Schools in an Era of Choice
Trent Bowers
November 4, 2025
It’s Autumn. Time for States to Start Planning for Summer School
Allison Crean Davis
November 4, 2025
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Students Would Pay More to Attend College With Peers Who Match Their Politics
Giana Loretta
November 3, 2025
Vote in School Board Elections — Democracy Counts on It
Jordan Pineda
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Ashley Jochim & Alexander Kurz
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Gen Z Teachers Are Ready to Reinvent Education. Schools Need to Catch Up
Anajah Philogene
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Judd Kessler
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How We Ensure AI Delivers for Students and Educators
Rose Wang & Jessamy Almquist
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Polls Show Parents Are Voting for Their Kids’ Education, Not Political Parties
Debbie Veney & Jay Artis-Wright
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Engaging Kids in Math Through Teamwork and Competition
Michaela Sicuranza
October 28, 2025
What Makes Some CTE Programs Great While Others Fall Short?
Hannah C. Kistler, Shaun M. Dougherty & Christina Claiborne
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Giving States Waivers From Accountability Is a Dangerous Step Backward for Kids
Denise Forte
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Can AI Keep Students Motivated, Or Does it Do the Opposite?
Yurou Wang
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The Power of Handwriting: Improved Reading, Thinking, Memory and Learning
Elizabeth DeWitt, Cheryl Lundy Swift & Christina Bretz
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Many School Gifted Programs Are Unfair. Shutting Them Will Make Inequities Worse
Drew Martin
October 23, 2025
Federal Data Is the Basis for Everything We Know About Schools. It Must Be Saved
Rebecca Sibilia & Katie Roy
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The Promise and Peril of America’s School Choice Movement
Meagan Booth
October 22, 2025
The Remarkable Educational Attainment Gains of the School Reform Era
Michael J. Petrilli
October 21, 2025
To Combat Polarization and Political Violence, Let’s Connect Students Nationwide
David McCullough III
October 21, 2025
When the Outside World Feeds Fear, Student Peer Support Becomes a Lifeline
Raven Jones-McKinney
October 20, 2025
In Arguing Over the Right Age for Gifted Testing, G&T Gatekeepers Miss the Point
Alina Adams
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Ed Tech Can Unlock STEM Potential of Students With Disabilities — If It’s Funded
Mark Schneider & Ayan Kishore
October 17, 2025
Oregon May Be the Canary in the Coal Mine for Child Care Cuts
Elliot Haspel
October 17, 2025
Is Calculus Overrated? Some Reasons to Rethink How Schools Offer Advanced Math
Adam Tyner
October 16, 2025
How D.C. Public Schools Are Reimagining What’s Possible for Every Student
Paul Kihn & Antoinette Mitchell
October 13, 2025
A Secret Weapon for Improving Student Outcomes: Better Air Quality
David Carel
October 10, 2025
Community-Based Organizations Must Be Part of the Student Mental Health Solution
Mike O’Brien & John MacPhee
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Rachel Dinkes
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Nadine Abraham
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Tutoring Is the Teacher Pipeline We’ve Been Missing
Katie Tennessen Hooten
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Stefanie Steffan
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We Keep Rolling Out Good Ideas Without the Story. That’s Why They Stall
Melina Uncapher & Nat Kendall-Taylor
October 3, 2025
Using AI for the Master Schedule Can Meet Student Needs — and Save Money
Misty Rieber & Kimberly Gilmore-Madkins
October 1, 2025
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Kai X. Boulware
September 30, 2025
Schools Are All About Imparting ‘Skills’ — But What About Actual Knowledge?
David Steiner
September 30, 2025
National Literacy Month Is More Than a Celebration. It Is a Call to Action
Cassandra Chase & Nick Melvoin
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Jennifer L. Steele
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Teacher Preparation Isn’t Broken. Our Approach to Policymaking and Advocacy Is
Patrick Steck
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Tylenol, Autism and the Perils of Basic-Level Literacy
Robert Pondiscio
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40 Parents Weigh in on Why Kids Are Missing More School Now Than Before COVID
Amie Rapaport & Morgan Polikoff
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When Teachers Union Demands Are a Political Wedge Issue
Michael Hartney
September 24, 2025
Now Is Not the Time to Zero Out Adult Education
Kirsten Slungaard Mumma & Blake Heller
September 24, 2025
Free Speech Is a Right. Educators Have a Responsibility to Use It Wisely
James V. Shuls
September 23, 2025
New Report Reveals the Struggle Worldwide to Prepare Young People for Work
Bruno V. Manno
September 23, 2025
Enrollment Is Falling — California Leaders Must Ensure Students Don’t Lose Out
Ana Ponce
September 22, 2025
Mindfulness is Gaining Traction in American Schools, But It Isn’t Clear What Students Are Learning
Deborah L. Schussler
September 21, 2025
For Some Kids, Getting to School Is Really Hard. They Still Need to Go Every Day
Hedy N. Chang & Elaine Allensworth
September 19, 2025
I Just Wrote a Book About Alternative Ed — But My Child Chose a Public School
Kerry McDonald
September 19, 2025
How AI in My Classroom Has Helped Me Create Lightbulb Moments for My Students
Al Rabanera
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How Private School Choice Threatens the Bedrock of Our Democracy
Zindy Marquez & Beatriz Diaz-Pollack
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How Alabama Is Leading the Way in Teaching Data Literacy in Grades 6-12
Eric Mackey
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How Charlie Kirk Changed Gen Z’s Politics
Rachel Janfaza
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From Afterthought to Priority: The Curriculum Gap for English Learners
Rachel Hawthorne
September 11, 2025
Indiana’s Success Lifting 3rd Grade Reading Scores Is a Model for Other States
Jeb Bush
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The Pandemic Didn’t Break American Education; It’s Been in Crisis Since 2013
Eric A. Hanushek
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What the U.S. Military Gets Right About Child Care
Elliot Haspel
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English Teachers Work to Instill the Joy of Reading. Testing Gets in the Way
Jonna Perrillo & Andrew Newman
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For Students, Teachers Are the First Line of Defense from ICE. How They Can Help
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To Tackle the Teacher Shortage, Start the Path to the Profession in High School
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A Political & Societal Toxic Stew Makes This a Dangerous Time for K-12 Education
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Demi Edwards
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We Shouldn’t Accept That Some Kids With Disabilities Just Won’t Learn to Read
Kaci Rodriguez
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Paul Hill
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Why States Must Lead on Education R&D, and How They Can Start Today
Jilliam Joe, Sarah Bishop-Root & Leslie Colwell
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Let’s Bring Project-Based Learning and Community Service Into the 21st Century
Dvora Inwood
August 26, 2025
How a Federal Seed Money Program Has Powered Ed Tech Innovations
Eric Tucker & Edward Metz
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Florida District Leans Into Science of Reading Starting in Early Childhood
Barbara Hammond
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The Inconvenient Success of New Orleans Schools
Ravi Gupta
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How Trump’s Power Push Echoes Resistance to Fixing Education’s Deepest Problems
Vladimir Kogan
August 21, 2025
Schools Need Evidence-Based Curriculum. Researchers Need Schools to Help
Stacey Black
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Fixing Michigan’s Teacher Shortage Isn’t Just About Getting More Recruits
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AI Literacy: What It Is, What it Isn’t, Who Needs It and Why It’s Hard to Define
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The Science of Reading and Play Go Hand-in-Hand. Schools Must Make It Happen
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K-12 Education Alone Can’t Disrupt the Poverty Cycle. My School Is Fixing That
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What California Teachers Are Trying, Building, and Learning with AI
Chelsea Waite, Lisa Chu & Steven Weiner
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Parents Who Oppose Sex Education in Schools Often Don’t Discuss it at Home
Robin Pickering
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Don’t Destroy Institute of Education Sciences, Rebuild It With Students in Mind
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The Future of Children’s Programming After Federal Cuts to Public Media
Michael H. Levine
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David Griffith & Meredith Coffey
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Jonathan Carone
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For Adolescents Struggling With Reading, It’s Not Too Late To Intervene
Alice Quarantello
July 30, 2025
When Community Colleges Offer Bachelor’s Degrees, Grads Get Leg up on the Future
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