This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Truancy might bring to mind teenagers skipping class to hang out with their friends or play video games, but in Detroit, it’s the kindergarteners teachers have to worry about. Almost…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. California has entered an era in which safe, welcoming and inclusive school environments are seen as key to unlocking better test scores, higher graduation rates, fewer suspensions and drops in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Inside a rural high school, five Advanced Placement physics students furiously scribbled notes about a video of a Yale University professor speaking more than 1,200 miles away. With textbooks open,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Oakland Unified is struggling with a balancing act that requires it to improve its students’ academic performance next year while also slashing millions of dollars from its budget. At a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Gregg Behr, writing for Southern California Grantmakers, discusses the critical reasons why an accurate count in the 2020 Census is essential for the future of educators, students,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rhode Island’s foster care system is using social workers — already strained by a devastating opioid epidemic — to give foster kids rides to school. Patricia Hessler, chief of staff…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Millennials are the most educated generation in American history. Today, over a third of Americans ages 25 to 34 have college degrees. But that figure can differ depending on location. A new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The federal Every Student Succeeds Act was an opportunity for states to rethink their education systems, including how they classify and improve school performance. But beyond accountability, ESSA plans encourage…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amanda Gallardo took on a role that every young person needs in their lives: a caring mentor. She offered both practical and moral support, and as his senior year progressed,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ten-year-old Amariyanna “Mari” Copeny, the onetime pageant winner who enthralled the country in 2016 by inspiring President Barack Obama to visit her hometown of Flint, Michigan, during the city’s ongoing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teaching Excellence, a teacher training program in Texas, will receive $790,000 from the Walton Family Foundation to help diversify the teaching workforce and expand the reach of its mentoring work,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Educators cannot truly personalize instruction without carefully considering the “whole child” – meaning current skill level, previous instruction, socioeconomic status, and race. Yes… race! Some argue that race has no place in…