More Black Students Return to ...

Apr 12, 2021 by

More Black Students Return to School, But Attendance Rates Hover Below 90 Percent

By Linda Jacobson Average attendance rates are similar across learning models, but could be hiding increasing absenteeism among some...

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Unexpected Front-Runner Andrew...

Apr 8, 2021 by

Unexpected Front-Runner Andrew Yang Courts Parents Intent on Reopening Schools in Crowded NYC Mayor’s Race

When New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang addresses the city’s teachers union this afternoon at a UFT-hosted forum, he’ll have...

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Collection of 130 COVID Studie...

Mar 12, 2021 by

Collection of 130 COVID Studies Aims to Give Schools a ‘Solid Grounding’ to Reopen

Mounting evidence shows it’s safe to reopen schools and that the risk of in-person learning contributing to the spread of COVID-19 is...

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For Years, Denver Public Schoo...

Feb 22, 2021 by

For Years, Denver Public Schools Were a Haven for School Reform. After a Superintendent’s Resignation, What Comes Next?

Denver schools began 2021 on a hopeful note, welcoming students back to classrooms after a lengthy digital hibernation. As in other...

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Federal Probes into Lack of Sc...

Jan 28, 2021 by

Federal Probes into Lack of School Services for Special Needs Students Reflect Nearly a Year of Parental Anguish, Advocates Say

Luis Martinez, 11 and a fifth grader in Los Angeles, next to his mother, Tania Rivera, upon receiving an award two years ago. Luis,...

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As COVID Vaccine Rollout Appro...

Dec 7, 2020 by

As COVID Vaccine Rollout Approaches, States Weigh Whether to Place Teachers Near the Head of the Line

Landra Fair, a high school science teacher at Unified School District No. 232 in Kansas, was thrilled for the chance to participate...

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New York City’s Homeless Stude...

Dec 6, 2020 by

New York City’s Homeless Students Top 100,000 Again, Advocates Say School Reopening Plan Leaves Them Behind

The number of homeless students in New York City has remained above 100,000 for the fifth year in a row, according to new data posted...

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Politics, Not Science, is Driv...

Oct 22, 2020 by

Politics, Not Science, is Driving School Reopening Decisions to a ‘Really Dangerous’ Degree, Research Suggests

Over seven months after much of society shut down in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no uniform policy guiding school...

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Students Could Have Lost as Mu...

Oct 9, 2020 by

Students Could Have Lost as Much as 183 Days of Learning Time in Reading, 232 Days in Math During First Four Months of Largely Virtual Schooling

Linda Jacobson – The last time Deyanira Hooper’s son Jeremy took California’s state assessment, he was 15 points from meeting...

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Police-Free Schools? This Subu...

Jul 14, 2020 by

Police-Free Schools? This Suburban Minneapolis District Expelled Its Cops Years Ago

By Mark Keierlebe – After George Floyd’s death galvanized one of the largest protest movements in U.S. history, schools...

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Ambitious Research Project — T...

Jun 27, 2020 by

Ambitious Research Project — To Review How Every School in America Responded to COVID-19 — Aims To Deliver Its First Findings

A new research effort underway at Tulane University aims to track how every K-12 school in the United States — district, charter and...

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From Homeschooling to the Digi...

May 25, 2020 by

From Homeschooling to the Digital Divide to Philanthropy, 10 Questions About COVID-19 and the Future of Education

Andrew Rotherham – Considering how little we still know about coronavirus, it’s striking how much certainty there is about...

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A ‘Mastery’ Learning Initiativ...

May 22, 2020 by

A ‘Mastery’ Learning Initiative That Would Scrap Grade Levels, Let Kids Learn at Own Pace

A bold proposal in Cleveland could set the tone for how schools around the country could restart in the fall, one that takes into...

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When Siblings Become Teachers:...

Apr 12, 2020 by

When Siblings Become Teachers: It’s Not Just Parents Who Find Themselves Thrust Into the Demanding Role of At-Home Educators

By Zoë Kirsch When 22-year-old Lillian Acosta learned that New York City schools would close due to the coronavirus, she suddenly...

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Startling Science Scores in Ca...

Feb 24, 2020 by

Startling Science Scores in California: First-Ever Results Show 4 in 5 Low-Income Black and Latino Students Are Falling Short of New State Standards

Esmeralda Fabián Romero – A state task force newly assigned to narrowing California’s achievement gap got further proof of the...

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Mothers of Invention: Frustrat...

Jan 29, 2020 by

Mothers of Invention: Frustrated With the Educational Status Quo and Conventional Parent Organizing, Two Latinas Gave Birth to a National Parents Union

New York City English Language Arts teacher Vivett Dukes joins other parent activists in a jazz funeral for the education status quo....

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Peak: Trump Has a Plan to Impr...

Jan 13, 2020 by

Peak: Trump Has a Plan to Improve STEM Education. To Do It, He’ll Need International Students He’s Trying to Keep Out

The U.S. Department of Education desperately wants more Americans to go into science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields....

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A Decade of Decline at America...

Dec 7, 2019 by

A Decade of Decline at America’s Teacher Preparation Programs: New Numbers Show Enrollment of Aspiring Educators Has Fallen By More Than a Third Since 2010

This is the latest article in The 74’s ongoing ‘Big Picture’ series, bringing American education into sharper focus through new...

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250,000 Kids. $277 Million in ...

Oct 21, 2019 by

250,000 Kids. $277 Million in Fines. It’s Been 3 Years Since Feds Ordered a Special Ed Reboot in Texas

Why Are Students Still Being Denied? Beth Hawkins – After 11 years of trying to get help for their blind daughter, Sophia...

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What the Harvard Affirmative A...

Oct 3, 2019 by

What the Harvard Affirmative Action Victory Means for Students Who Face ‘Endemic Inequalities’ in K-12 Schools

By Mark Keierleber – After a federal judge ruled Tuesday that Harvard University’s admissions policies do not discriminate...

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