More From the World of K–12 Education

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An Ohio Hospital Is Screening Young Kids for Reading and School Readiness

At just 3 years old, Quintina Davis’ granddaughter, Juri, could name colors, numbers and shapes. Davis often heard from family and friends that Juri was smart and she should consider enrolling her granddaughter in...

Week in review: 3 Texas university systems move to slash core curriculum options

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from Antioch University’s fight against a "hostile takeover" to an IRS plan to punish diversity work.

EdSource
Who should fill the school supply gap — teachers, parents or schools?

California teachers report spending an average of $991 each year on school supplies, while the median school-provided budget nationwide is $200. The gap leaves teachers paying out of pocket and, in some cases, asking...

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To Save SC’s Historic Black Schools, Nonprofit Launches Statewide Coalition

COLUMBIA — Helping save Lakeview School in West Columbia is Earnestine Holden’s retirement job. Like many of the people trying to save historic Black schools, Holden, who graduated from the school in 1967, isn’t a...

Chalkbeat
‘The kids simply cannot handle it’: Why New York students are reading fewer books

Library at Southport Elementary School in Perry Township on Fri., Nov. 17, 2023 in Southport, In.

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When Plastic Companies Write the Lesson Plans

This fall, 54 million K-12 students are headed back to the classroom for another year of lessons in all the classic subjects: math, English, history, biology. But there’s another subject that’s been sneaking into school...