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School funding has risen substantially, but teacher salaries have not. One reason: Districts have instead used more resources to hire additional staff.

School tech faces a backlash. Polling suggests many parents aren’t ready to give up on devices just yet.

The pandemic-era strategy had unusually broad support, and schools had unprecedented federal aid available. But staffing problems, missed sessions, and diluted programs limited its effect.

School-level data can be a powerful tool for preventing and fighting outbreaks. Some states make it hard to find.

Federal data shows a steep post-pandemic increase in credit recovery enrollment as schools push students to graduate, but critics worry online courses compromise learning.

American 15-year-olds now score well above average in science and reading on the PISA, but not because they’re making learning gains.

A new report from the American Psychological Association does not endorse outright screen bans, but says school systems and vendors should hold themselves to a higher standard.

State guidelines push AI tools for teachers and students, but offer few concrete ways to catch or deter academic dishonesty.

Classes are resuming amid record-high measles cases. A single case could cause major disruptions for those exposed.

Studies suggest CTE can help students stay engaged, graduate, and land better-paying jobs. But its strongest results may be difficult for more schools to reproduce.

Families are increasingly choosing online public schools, even as research has raised concerns about their academic results.

Researchers found that simply giving students access to a capable AI tutor did little to ensure they used it for learning. More structured use of the technology showed greater promise.

A failed Arizona ballot initiative sought new limits on one of the nation’s most expansive school choice programs — and exposed a key split among voucher supporters.

A new paper traces how family income, test scores, and educational spending rise together — leaving the least advantaged students in the least-resourced colleges.

Low- and high-poverty districts tend to spend more than those in the middle. This Chalkbeat Ideas roundup also examines where COVID relief went, why testing moved online, and whether “college for all” was ever really the message.

Technology was often sold as a shortcut to better learning, but now amid a backlash, schools risk abandoning useful tools along with the bad ones, says ISTE leader Richard Culatta

Studies tracking nearly identical students on opposite sides of admissions cutoffs find sizable economic gains, even among those without top grades or test scores.

The rise of AI-generated materials is testing educators’ trust in Teachers Pay Teachers, which has long been at the center of debates about curriculum quality.

Moving special education oversight to Health and Human Services appears to have spurred a Senate committee vote to reverse some of Trump’s moves to break up the Education Department.

Teacher attrition peaked in many places around 2022 and has since declined. But years of churn have reshaped faculties, strained school leaders, and may have slowed academic recovery.