This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is widely known that the earnings of workers without college degrees have stagnated in recent years and employment rates, especially among men, have strongly declined (Groshen and Holzer, 2021;…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every year, 3.7 million students graduate from American high schools, and most head directly into the workforce, the military or a postsecondary learning experience. In June, 2021, 8.7 million Americans were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hope Cozart was perplexed when she received a letter from her son Maddox’s school in April telling her he needed to cut his hair because it was too long. Even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With many of President Biden’s legislative priorities stalled, pressure is mounting on the administration to use executive authority to cancel student debts — a move that would substantially narrow racial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Florida’s public school system, school personnel can use handcuffs, zip-ties, straightjackets or other devices on students who are acting out or misbehaving in a way that poses a threat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ruth Jones lives on top of the world – her world, anyway. From nine stories high, she can gaze down at a sun-smothered, urban Arizona sprawl featuring a school she…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During a recent class, my freshmen and I were discussing the best ways to engage with the complex world of high school. We talked about how to juggle multiple deadlines,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Michigan students who learned remotely for all or most of last school year learned less than those who were in classrooms, according to an analysis of student-level test data released today. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than half of Americans favor remote learning to protect students and teachers’ “health and safety” as COVID surges, according to a new Harris Poll conducted for Axios. The findings, consistent among…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public service programs often pose a confusing maze to the people they intend to serve. Agencies often work in isolation, with broken pathways looping back on themselves or leading to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Scott County School District 1 in Austin, Indiana reopened for the fall semester with optional face masks, less distancing in classrooms and no remote option. District leaders quickly realized they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All aspects of schooling require social-emotional competency and a mastery of Executive Function. Yet, it is only recently that we have begun to question if and how kids learn these…