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competing narratives

National
9 hours ago

The College Board says it’s tried to reduce inequity in college admissions. A new book argues it hasn’t

The book catalogs instances where the College Board spun, obscured, or downplayed unfavorable research findings.
National
September 4, 2019

All eyes on teacher diversity

The big story Back in 2016, you couldn’t find anything explicit about teacher diversity on the platforms of the major Democratic candidates for president.
National
August 28, 2019

Summit Learning’s long shot

The big story We’ve been closely following the growth of Summit Learning, a technology platform and curriculum supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative — now…

legal action

National
Updated August 22, 2019

Ousted KIPP co-founder Mike Feinberg files suit against charter network

The suit alleges KIPP destroyed Feinberg's career and his reputation. KIPP calls it “baseless and frivolous."

summit size-up

National
August 22, 2019

Summit Learning reports highlight big ambitions for personalized learning, struggles to prove academic success

Leaders behind the Summit Learning technology platform and curriculum once set a goal that it be used in half of U.S. public schools by 2025. Now, growth has slowed.
National
August 21, 2019

The rise of ‘empowerment zones’

The big story Kalyn here: There’s a new method for turning around struggling schools that’s growing in popularity. It’s often called an “empowerment zone”…

survey says

National
August 20, 2019

3 out of 4 Americans support giving teachers a raise, the highest in a decade

Nearly three in four Americans think teachers should be paid more, the poll shows.
National
August 14, 2019

The end of an era (and performance pay) in Newark

The big story “All vestiges of corporate reform have been removed,” the Newark Teachers Union declared this week. The cause of the New Jersey union’s…

return on investment

National
August 13, 2019

4 new studies bolster the case: More money for schools helps low-income students

The latest research offers one solution for policymakers, advocates, and philanthropists who have been vexed by flat national test scores.

pre-k problems

National
August 8, 2019

A new study questions whether Head Start still produces long-run gains seen in past research

“We’re using methods that have been accepted for a long time ... and now we’ve got a bunch of negative results,” said Dylan Lukes, a Harvard graduate student.
National
August 7, 2019

Roadblocks to transferring schools

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backfilling gaps

National
Updated August 7, 2019

Charter schools in some cities enroll few students mid-year. Here’s why that matters.

The average D.C. district school with 500 students takes in 38 additional students mid-year, it finds, while the average charter of the same size takes in just four.

Education debate

National
July 31, 2019

Biden, Harris reprise school integration dispute during second Democratic debate

Michael Bennet, the Colorado senator and a former Denver schools superintendent, chimed in to point out that this debate isn't just about the past.
National
July 31, 2019

What’s driving inequities in American schools?

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state of school funding

National
July 31, 2019

The other school funding divide: States with more poor students tend to spend less, creating hard-to-fix disparities

A key driver of school funding inequity is one that is harder to see and might be harder to fix: massive differences in spending between states. 
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