This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Arizona, the first state to adopt an education savings account model, parents who choose to exit the district public system receive 90 percent of their child’s state per-pupil funding.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Raising Blended Learners is a statewide initiative to seed and scale personalized learning across Texas in an effort to improve student achievement across diverse demographics, particularly among schools and districts with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The American Federation of Teachers submitted its annual LM-2 financial disclosure report to the U.S. Department of Labor yesterday, and eyes immediately opened upon seeing $1.15 million in payments to The Atlantic Monthly.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Charter management organizations have revolutionized education in New York City. Will they do the same for special education? In New York City, charter management organizations like KIPP, Uncommon Schools, Achievement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The College Promise movement — which focuses on providing a free community college education to qualifying students — continues to gain traction, according to an annual update from the two-year-old College Promise Campaign.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every student deserves the opportunity to achieve their academic goals and aspirations, but cookie-cutter approaches to educational attainment often leave behind far too many students. For secondary students who experience…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Below is an excerpt from an interview with John King, president and CEO of The Education Trust, and previously secretary of education for President Barack Obama. John King [says] education…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ten years ago this month, Congress enacted the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF), promising student debt forgiveness to workers who dedicated part of their careers to the public sector.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. School bus drivers are the first and last school adults that many students interact with every day, but they are often overlooked as a source of support for children’s social-emotional…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Jordan has never had a female minister of education, women make up less than a fifth of its workforce, and women hold just 4 percent of board seats at public companies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children from low-income families are more likely than those from higher-income families to have poor social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and health outcomes. One approach that has helped parents and their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new research brief offers a stark portrait of the risks of being the first in your family to attend college. Only 20 percent of those “first-generation” college students earn…