More From the World of K–12 Education

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Opinion: 5 Questions to Help Schools and Districts Make Smarter Ed Tech Decisions

Over the past decade, school districts accumulated thousands of educational technology tools, often without clear evidence that they improved student outcomes.  Parents and educators are now asking reasonable...

District Admin
What’s in store for the Memphis school takeover? Houston’s timeline offers clues.

Top Tennessee Republicans have heralded Houston’s intervention as a model they want to replicate in the Memphis-Shelby County district. In the first two years of the takeover, more Houston students achieved proficiency...

District Admin
The school choice scholarship boom benefits kids already in private school

More families across the country are experimenting with private school as states—and soon the federal government—use taxpayer-supported scholarships to encourage them to leave public school. The post The school choice...

Chalkbeat
What’s in store for the Memphis school takeover? Houston’s timeline offers clues.

State-appointed Houston Superintendent Mike Miles ushered in a new curriculum and significant teacher turnover in the first months of Houston's 2023 takeover.

The 74
After Major Learning Growth, D.C. School Reforms Face Political Test

The mayor’s race in Washington, D.C., technically won’t be settled until this fall. But on Tuesday night, the winner of the Democratic primary will assume presumptive leadership over a school system educating nearly...

EdSource
California lawmakers pass budget with billions more for education as Newsom negotiations begin

The Legislature meets the June 15 deadline to send a state budget to the governor, with additional funding and a contentious withholding of $3.9 billion for TK-12 and community colleges still to be resolved.