Study finds racial, gender gaps in principal hiring

An analysis of data on promotions in Texas shows when black and female assistant principals did become principals, it took longer.

By Linda Jacobson • June 16, 2020

Supreme Court signals willingness to consider bathroom rights in LGBT job discrimination ruling

In a 2018 NPR Ed survey of 79 transgender and gender-nonconforming teachers, 56% reported facing harassment or discrimination at work. 

By Roger Riddell • June 15, 2020

Uncertainty persists around fall school meal distribution

Current USDA waivers are set to expire, complicating reopening as plans lean toward staggered schedules and concerns rise about a second wave of COVID.

By Shawna De La Rosa • June 15, 2020

Efforts to close digital divide top states' plans for emergency relief funds

States are also prioritizing training for teachers in deciding how to distribute a total of almost $3 billion for pandemic-related needs.

By Linda Jacobson • June 15, 2020

Report calls for increased civics focus with hands-on learning

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences includes civic projects and service learning among its recommendations for hands-on civics ed. 

By Shawna De La Rosa • June 12, 2020

Pre-to-3: New 'data playground' a destination for info on young children

The resource, researchers say, will be one tool for monitoring local effects of the pandemic on families with children under 6.

By Linda Jacobson • June 12, 2020

Survey: Pandemic caused teens to experience 'collective trauma'

Results from America's Promise Alliance show while most have been logging in to classes, many students feel far less connected to schools, adults and peers.

By Linda Jacobson • June 12, 2020

Survey: Principals often lack data on students' social-emotional, postsecondary outcomes

Middle and high school principals were also least likely to use data to make budgeting decisions at their schools, results show.

By Linda Jacobson • June 11, 2020

Alexander: 'Schools should plan for COVID to last at least a year'

A Senate education committee hearing Wednesday highlighted challenges schools face and the burden of additional costs while planning to reopen and bracing for more disruption.

By Naaz Modan • June 11, 2020

Teachers can equip students with tools to 'demolish' racism

Annie Sheehan poses questions she asks herself as a white teacher in Chicago and thinks others should ask about curriculum and instruction.

By Annie Sheehan • June 11, 2020

Racially homogenous classes partner to develop empathy

A black Memphis teacher who set up the partnership wrote that the unknown contributes to racism and bias, noting educators must work harder to close racial divides.

By Shawna De La Rosa • June 10, 2020

Curricular Counsel: How a South Carolina district weathered the pandemic, prepped for next year

A well-planned device program enabled Greenville County Schools to transition to e-learning relatively smoothly, but its approach is still being tweaked.

By Roger Riddell • June 10, 2020

Online camps, added choice key to slowing summer slide amid coronavirus

Giving students more options can help boost their engagement and motivation to learn, learning experts say.

By Lauren Barack • June 10, 2020

Amid protests, districts re-examine police contracts, policies

Minneapolis Public Schools and others have dropped, or are considering dropping, contracts with local police as equity concerns rise.

By Naaz Modan • June 10, 2020

California (finally) considers a way to measure student growth

With 48 states already tracking growth, experts say the move is "long overdue" and that measuring progress is especially important to see which schools "beat the odds in this crisis."

By Linda Jacobson • June 10, 2020

Study shows declines in new kindergartners' math skills

The researchers suggest the "timing of the Great Recession had some impact on children’s early home environments" between 2010 and 2017.

By Linda Jacobson • June 10, 2020

Plexiglass dividers, health screenings among safety measures in districts' reopening plans

Along with rethinking schedules, districts are also considering classroom redesigns and weighing a variety of health screening tactics.

By Shawna De La Rosa • June 9, 2020

Report: Most districts lacked clear plans in shift to remote learning

The authors said leaving decisions about instruction and student progress up to schools and teachers can hurt those who face "the greatest challenges."

By Linda Jacobson • June 9, 2020

Public ed employment falls significantly as private ed rises

Numbers for May show losses in local government education employment, accounting for almost two-thirds of government job losses overall.

By Naaz Modan • June 8, 2020

Some schools open for in-person summer instruction, but with added expenses

A recent cost analysis from AASA shows reopening could cost an average school district $1.8 million in unbudgeted expenses.

By Naaz Modan • June 8, 2020

GAO: Over half of school districts need major building repairs

The coronavirus pandemic is drawing more attention to school infrastructure decay, with 41% of districts reporting HVAC issues in a recent study.

By Shawna De La Rosa • June 8, 2020

Back to school: 4 IT considerations to help reopen schools safely

At some point, schools will hold face-to-face classes again. When they do, school districts need to prepare for a radically “new normal.”

June 8, 2020

17 states, DC challenge new Title IX regulations' impact on schools

The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, suggests districts won't have enough time to implement requirements, and that it could take away from planning for distance learning and fall reopenings.

By Naaz Modan • June 5, 2020

Flexibility, listening without judgment critical to support educators of color

Black educators say protests and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on non-white communities have left them shouldering heavy burdens.

By Naaz Modan • June 5, 2020

School nutrition group to USDA: Provide free meals for all students in 2020-21

The call comes as additional waivers for grab-and-go sites are set to expire at the end of June.

By Linda Jacobson • June 4, 2020