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POP QUIZ
Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From an approved GOP-led House plan to cut Title I funding to more state cell phone restrictions in schools, what did you learn from our recent stories?
By Anna Merod • July 12, 2024 -
Oregon invests in science of reading with Early Literacy Success Initiative
The effort includes $90 million in grants awarded to more than 250 schools to adjust curriculum and support teacher training.
By Lauren Barack • July 10, 2024 -
Trendline
Top 5 stories from K-12 Dive
K-12 Dive has gathered some a selection of our best coverage from 2024 so far as a one-stop resource on the trends to watch in the months ahead.
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‘We have liftoff’: 3 ways upcoming lunar missions can engage students
From media literacy to embracing curiosity and getting hands-on with STEM, the planned return to the moon offers several curricular opportunities.
By Lauren Barack • July 3, 2024 -
DC high school immerses students in rigorous, hands-on career education
Rising 12th graders at Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School say they draw inspiration from their families' traditional professions.
By Kara Arundel • July 3, 2024 -
Are young students getting enough academic support?
Research from Curriculum Associates shows 1.3 million 2nd graders are behind in reading, and 1.7 million are behind in math.
By Kara Arundel • July 3, 2024 -
Oklahoma schools required to teach Bible starting in 2024-25
The directive comes the same week the state’s Supreme Court blocked the nation’s first religious public charter school.
By Naaz Modan • June 28, 2024 -
How 4 Pittsburgh-area districts are upgrading career curriculum
An initiative based on a California school system’s framework is helping K-8 students explore careers based on their interests.
By Kara Arundel • June 26, 2024 -
Giving students reading choices can expand learning, engagement
Offering flexibility in what students read can allow them to find material they see themselves reflected in or even deepen their learning in other subjects.
By Lauren Barack • June 26, 2024 -
Los Angeles County’s Skilled Trades Summers initiative engages nearly 400 teens
Launched by Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, the initiative pays students while they receive hands-on training in fields like solar panel installation.
By Nish Amarnath • June 21, 2024 -
POP QUIZ
Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From school-related lawsuits nearing the U.S. Supreme Court to data on chronic absenteeism rates, what did you learn from our recent stories?
By Anna Merod • June 14, 2024 -
Are test scores enough to assess English learners’ progress?
English learners’ strengths in spoken comprehension and conversation are among other factors that should be considered, says one expert.
By Lauren Barack • June 12, 2024 -
How 2 tutoring companies are adapting to meet districts’ needs
Leaders at Paper and Varsity Tutors explain why they implemented approaches like outcomes-based contracts and a free service model.
By Kara Arundel • Updated June 14, 2024 -
Student-designed 7th grade climate curriculum aims to bring joy, rigor
The lessons focused on land subsidence are being developed as part of a California law calling for the creation of a free and open climate curriculum.
By Kara Arundel • June 12, 2024 -
Chronic absenteeism rates almost doubled during pandemic
Some 30% of all students nationwide were chronically absent in 2021-22, per a 50-state data analysis by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
By Anna Merod • June 10, 2024 -
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Increasing equity for all students through career-connected education
Keeping all students on the same path, without losing out on either traditional academic knowledge or career oriented training, is possible – and simple.
June 10, 2024 -
POP QUIZ
Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From research into ed tech’s impact on tutoring to a Senate bill seeking to create new K-12 guidance, what did you learn from our recent stories?
By Anna Merod • June 7, 2024 -
3 creative ways students can engage with history
From local history to “un-essays,” educators can use a variety of approaches to help students examine the past from unique perspectives.
By Lauren Barack • June 5, 2024 -
Using ed tech in high-dosage tutoring could cut costs by a third
Substituting some tutoring with ed tech can also reduce staffing needs by half without compromising tutoring’s impact on student learning, a study finds.
By Naaz Modan • June 5, 2024 -
Businesses see value in high school internship programs
However, employers report that they struggle to fund internships and design appropriate workloads, a report from American Student Assistance finds.
By Carolyn Crist • June 5, 2024 -
Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From playtime strategies to budget compromises, what did you learn from our recent stories?
By Roger Riddell • May 31, 2024 -
Do state assessments need an overhaul?
A FutureEd report suggests the tests serve incompatible roles of informing accountability versus informing instruction and measuring individual progress.
By Kara Arundel • May 31, 2024 -
STAFFED UP
Can paying college tutors help drive interest in teaching?
Compensating college students to tutor in K-12 is expanding the pool — and potentially opening eyes to future careers.
By Anna Merod • May 30, 2024 -
How poetry can engage students in literacy learning
Poetry can fulfill all the primary requirements under the “science of reading” while building students’ confidence through recitation, says one expert.
By Lauren Barack • May 29, 2024 -
Opinion
For students catching up post-pandemic, reading and math are not up for debate
The CEO of Teach For America writes that it’s time to double down on the basics.
By Elisa Villanueva Beard • May 29, 2024 -
Black and Latino access to certain STEM courses still inequitable
Black, American Indian and Alaska Native students are least likely to attend a high school with a full range of math, science and computer science courses.
By Naaz Modan • May 22, 2024