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Inclusion without support is student neglect

California's new education governance model should provide oversight to ensure schools actually provide students with disabilities the support and structure they need to thrive.

EdWeek
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Don't Overlook the Power of Oral Language, Reading Experts Say

It's core to reading and writing, said researchers at the annual conference of the Reading League.

K-12 Dive
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Progress to reduce chronic absenteeism slows nationwide

Despite the concerning trend, Iowa and Rhode Island are among states where attendance experts see success.

EdWeek
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Ten Commandments in Classrooms: 'Passive Display' or Part of the Curriculum?

Five states now have laws that require or authorize Ten Commandments displays in public schools.

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Frontline Education breach exposes school district employee data

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Pioneer school district going screen-free in preschool through second grade

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Childcare Workers in NC Struggle to Afford Care for Their Own Kids

DURHAM — At Kate’s Korner, the day begins early — children arriving, classroom doors opening, small voices calling for teachers, parents saying quick goodbyes before heading to work.  For the childcare center’s staff,...

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Franklin Square School District joins League of Innovative Schools

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Pierce County school staff on leave after alleged ‘inappropriate communications’

EdWeek
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‘A Must for Effective Teaching’: 14 Ways to Fill Holes in Students’ Learning (Opinion)

Educators recommend strategies for making content accessible.

EdWeek
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What Do Young Kids Really Need From Preschool? Experts Weigh In

Three experts share their thoughts on the evolution of preschool and where it's headed.

Chalkbeat
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NYC math teacher who helped develop Illustrative Mathematics makes the case for its open-ended approach

Students work in an Algebra I class at Energy Tech High School on Oct. 31, 2023 in Long Island City, Queens.

EdWeek
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How a Marketplace Full of Reading Tools Only Adds to the Literacy Problem (Opinion)

This is a symptom of a larger issue: the lack of coherence in K-12 education.

Chalkbeat
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How to fix Michigan’s literacy crisis? Start with poverty and housing solutions, experts say

Michigan’s gubernatorial candidates are focused on training and getting back to the basics to improve literacy. But some experts say the state must also address issues related to poverty, such as housing insecurity.

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Shelter-in-place order lifted at Chambersburg area school; parent comments on the ordeal

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Opinion: Books Anchored My Childhood. I Found A Way to Share Them Across Kansas City

Growing up with a parent in the military meant that change was an active part of my life and the choices that I made. Books were always one of the only things that felt constant to me. No matter where I was, I could...

K-12 Dive
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How many states are embracing strategic teacher pay policies?

State policies incentivizing teachers in hard-to-staff subjects and schools could help districts spend “smarter,” the National Council on Teacher Quality says.

K-12 Dive
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Cross-sector collaboration needed to address homeless student barriers, researchers say

Trends in four states show consistency across the educational disparities homeless students face, per a series of reports from UCLA.

EdSource
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Transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds must include enough bodies, potties and play, panel says

Discussing what is and isn’t working in TK, panelists talked about the continuing need for enough play in learning, more people in the classrooms and appropriate facilities.

Hechinger Report
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One state bets on parents to boost preschool math skills

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — In an elementary school classroom just outside Salt Lake City, Clarence Ames warmed up an audience of 15 parents, their young children sitting beside them.  “Has anybody here ever heard or said,...

EdWeek
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This State Has a Plan to Improve Early Childhood Special Education. Here's How

Experts discuss the difficulties that families and educators face in supporting young students with disabilities.

Chalkbeat
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Why a puzzling wait for state test scores is especially hard on Philadelphia middle schoolers

Philadelphia uses state test scores to determine whether students are eligible for the city’s top magnet schools, like Julia R. Masterman High School. But an unexplained delay in the release of those results has kept...

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More California students taking SAT exams, even as UC, CSU don’t require it

More California high school students are taking the SAT standardized exams, even as the state’s two public university systems — University of California and California State University — no longer require them for...

K-12 Dive
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Journaling can help students get to know each other, themselves

Giving students time and autonomy to write about themselves can build their voice and their joy for storytelling, one educator says.

K-12 Dive
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When should students take algebra?

Some 25% of students are prepared for the course in 8th grade, but a quarter of that subset still don’t take it, NWEA research says.

Chalkbeat
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La Raza: Norma Ríos-Sierra, Distrito 3a

Norma Ríos Sierra, candidata a la Junta de Educación de Chicago por el Distrito 3a.

The 74
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Opinion: Families Do Not Have to Choose Between Community and Excellence

In a remarkable new interview, 16-year-old Najya Hannah-Jones challenged the choice her parents made about her education. After years in neighborhood schools that affirmed her identity but left significant gaps in her...

The 74
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Opinion: Teach For America: A 35-Year Bet, Generation After Generation

“Why aren’t we being recruited as aggressively to commit two years to teach in urban and rural schools as we are being recruited to work two years on Wall Street?”  That was the question Teach For America founder Wendy...

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Rural Missouri Literacy Coaching Program Boosts Scores, Inspires Statewide Model

Kindergarten teacher Wittney Swyers knew it was impossible when her colleagues said her students should be entering first grade prepared to write sentences independently. That was roughly a decade ago, when the...

K-12 Dive
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SAT scores are up across the board for class of 2026

All student demographic groups saw score increases, but participation overall was down compared to the previous year, according to the College Board.