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Teacher turnover is higher among Black and Latino teachers than white teachers. An education policy expert explains what schools can do to reverse the trend.
New research on Atlanta-metro students suggests they fell 7-8 months behind on learning during the pandemic.
An early childhood education expert explains what’s in the proposal and why it’s not really a partisan issue.
The unprecedented wave of federal funding could be used to modernize public schools – the second-largest public infrastructure in our nation, behind only highways.
Can schools discipline students for remarks made online? The answer is not entirely clear.
One recommendation to fix inequity in Australia is for the government to fund non-government schools to the same degree as government schools, while banning them from charging fees.
US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has resigned. Five experts comment on the impact she had on education.
Layoffs and pay freezes next year would hurt in-class instruction and student progress when it’s most needed.
Kindergarten enrollment dropped 16% this year, according to an NPR survey of 60 school districts across 20 states.
America’s public schools often lack the adequate security to protect their students’ most sensitive data from being linked on the web.
Is the public education that Ruby Bridges fought to integrate a relic of the past?
The push to expand charter schools in the U.S. contributed to a robust movement of teachers’ unions and allies demanding a well-resourced public school system.
Racial, ethnic and class inequities regarding gifted and talented services are found in most school districts.
The education philosopher Paulo Freire would have denounced the pandemic-fueled proliferation of online schooling as an affront to democracy and a further entitlement for those in positions of power.
The battle to expand private education in South Carolina amid the pandemic mirrors previous struggles over civil rights and highlights the ways systemic racism has undermined public education.
Millions of public school students are learning online, mostly at home. Any standardized tests they take in this unusual school year may not yield reliable data about their academic progress.
Without the opportunity to learn in dual-language programs, children may lose out on growing up to be bilingual.
School nurses were already overwhelmed, with hundreds of students and staff in their charge. Now, COVID-19 screenings and testing have become their priority.
Fully funding private primary schools would significantly decrease inequity in Australia. And it wouldn’t cost the government too much more than it’s already spending on education.
An effort to bring three teachers together while they taught young students online over the summer in Arizona didn’t bode well.



















