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Elementary Principals Are Getting a Crash Course in How Young Kids Learn Best

When Joel Francik became principal of Central Elementary School in 2019, all of his prior education experience had been in middle school — first as a teacher, then as an assistant principal.  He wanted the job, he...

Week in review: Cuts at Johns Hopkins, PennWest and St. Louis University

We’re rounding up recent stories, from two states teaming up to create three-year bachelor’s degrees to policy and leadership developments out of Florida.

Behind Northland’s closure — and the bid to keep its mission alive

The college transformed in the 1970s into an ecologically minded liberal arts institution. Now former faculty want to sustain that ethos in a smaller version.

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Mississippi Focuses on Boosting Middle School Students’ Reading Scores

Fourth grade literacy gains earned Mississippi national acclaim. But that achievement tapers off as students advance to higher grades.  Lawmakers are putting millions toward changing that.  Mississippi has...

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California School Libraries Blindsided by ‘Catastrophic’ Budget Cut

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California librarians were stunned when a last-minute budget change stripped K-12 schools of a trove of research materials, potentially...

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Native Hawaiian Teens Learn To ‘Make Change’ for the Islands

A heavy, authoritative thud echoed through the Hawai‘i House chamber as Speaker Rilynn Kawaikoʻolilihilihiokalikolehua Perez brought down the gavel. Student delegates settled into their seats, shuffling papers and...