All but one of the nation’s 26 Republican governors are signing their states up for the first federal program that will fund private school scholarships through tax credits. Their Democratic counterparts, meanwhile, have been much more hesitant. A handful have already said no. Some who have shown interest have said they’d like public school students…
When Brent Osbourne became principal of the lone high school in a small school district in Washington state, he realized he didn’t have many administrators around him to learn from. His superintendent, while a great sounding board, could only share what he’d learned as a middle school principal. Osbourne felt isolated—until he went to an…
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In early January, the Department of Health and Human Services and the USDA unveiled new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, along with a new food pyramid. The USDA sets school nutrition standards based on those dietary guidelines, which now place an emphasis on protein and encourage Americans to consume full-fat dairy products and limit highly processed…
“Kids know about people being taken, and they worry. That diffused fear just spreads,” said Joanna Dreby, a professor of sociology at the University of Albany. Dreby said she expects this anxiety to affect more children as they see and hear about violent events involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement, like accounts of U.S. citizens getting…
No matter their subject, the finalists for the 2026 National Teacher of the Year make their communities central to their instruction. The five finalists for the nation’s top teacher, all of whom have won a statewide honor, run the gamut from teaching math and reading to history and agriculture. Katie Collins teaches 1st grade at…
Assistive technology can address the learning needs of students with disabilities and knock down barriers to inclusion in general education classrooms. But schools often face challenges in providing, maintaining, and using such tools to their full potential, a federal watchdog agency found. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office visited school districts in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, and…
When school districts decide how English learners will receive language support and access to grade-level content, the default is often to group these students together during the school day. But new research suggests that approach may not work for all students. Studies from researchers at New York University found that grouping English learners in separate…
Mike Schmoker is a veteran educator who’s long been a go-to source for “practical, nuts-and-bolts advice, wisdom, and insight” on school improvement. In his book Results Now 2.0: The Untapped Opportunities for Swift, Dramatic Gains in Achievement, Schmoker calls out the “massive gap” between proven practice and common practice. He argues that schools can make…
The risk artificial intelligence poses to students outweighs its benefits, concludes a Brookings Institution report released earlier this month. Yet the reality is that 85% of teachers and 86% of students across the country used AI at some level during the 2024-25 school year, according to a study by the Center for Democracy and Technology….
