This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Art programs have taken a hit as districts pour more resources into preparing students to take standardized tests and exit exams required for high school graduation, among other resources or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The increase in conversations about how to serve the overall needs of students, including their social and emotional needs, is one of the silver linings of education during the pandemic.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly two years ago, I wrote that the 2020s had the potential to be the decade of career and technical education. The world feels as if it has been turned on its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the start of the school year last August, I spent several days visiting a first-grade classroom in Austin, Texas, to see how the coronavirus pandemic was impacting teaching and learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, arts and music education in California has been dying a slow death in many schools, strangled by budget cuts amid an ongoing emphasis on core subjects like reading…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to expanding broadband access, states have a lot on their plate right now. In the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, American Rescue Plan Act, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While districts brace for a loss of academic learning and wider equity gaps in the fall, the global pandemic is emerging as an opportunity to build social-emotional skills. “We’re seeing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan’s free preschool program for low-income 4-year-olds, is nationally renowned for its high quality instruction. But it has some gaps. Classes run only four days a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Entering 2022, the world of education policy and practice is at a turning point. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the day-to-day learning for children across the nation, bringing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The absence of political leadership in finding bold solutions to the entrenched failure of our school system demands that individuals and philanthropic organizations step up. Credit Michael Bloomberg for doing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The competition between colleges and universities looking to attract first-generation students is fierce. So what strategies should you use to attract them? A recent survey conducted by Niche looked at students whose…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third day on Jan. 7, 2022, amid a bitter standoff between the teachers union and public school leaders over in-person instruction during a…