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States What's on the K-12 Agenda for States This Year? 4 Takeaways
Reading instruction, private school choice, and teacher pay are among the issues leading governors' K-12 education agendas.
Mark Lieberman
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6 min read
School Choice & Charters Opinion What's the State of Charter Schools Today?
Even though there's momentum behind the charter school movement, charters face many of the same challenges as traditional public schools.
Rick Hess
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10 min read
Law & Courts In 1974, the Supreme Court Recognized English Learners' Rights. The Story Behind That Case
The Lau v. Nichols ruling said students have a right to a "meaningful opportunity" to participate in school, but its legacy is complex.
Mark Walsh
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12 min read
Education Funding ESSER Isn't the Only School Funding Relief That's Disappearing Soon
Federal relief aid, policies to prevent schools from losing enrollment-based funding, and support for vulnerable families are expiring soon.
Mark Lieberman & Lauraine Langreo
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10 min read
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Policy & Politics Opinion Scholars’ Writing Is Often Unclear. Why That Matters for the K-12 Field
Academic writing is often incomprehensible. Public-facing writing can help scholars break bad habits.
Rick Hess
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9 min read
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Law & Courts School District Lawsuits Against Social Media Companies Are Piling Up
More than 200 school districts are now suing the major social media companies over the youth mental health crisis.
Arianna Prothero
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7 min read
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School Choice & Charters Tracker Which States Have Private School Choice?
Education savings accounts, voucher, and tax-credit scholarships are growing. This tracker keeps tabs on them so you don't have to.
Libby Stanford, Mark Lieberman & Victoria A. Ifatusin
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5 min read
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    Policy & Politics Opinion The 2024 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Scoring Rubric
    Tomorrow, Rick will unveil the 2024 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. Here is the methodology used to generate those rankings.
    Rick Hess, January 3, 2024
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    Policy & Politics Opinion What It Takes to Be an Effective Public Scholar
    Education researchers may have impeccable credentials in the world of academe. But do they move the needle on public debates?
    Rick Hess, January 2, 2024
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    The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. President Joe Biden on Tuesday night will stand before a joint session of Congress for the first time since voters in the midterm elections handed control of the House to Republicans.
    The rising role of artificial intelligence in education and other sectors will likely be a hot topic in 2024 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, as well as in state legislatures across the country.
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    States What 2024 Will Bring for K-12 Policy: 5 Issues to Watch
    School choice, teacher pay, and AI will likely dominate education policy debates.
    Libby Stanford, December 29, 2023
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    People hold signs during a protest at the state house in Trenton, N.J., Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. New Jersey lawmakers are set to vote Monday on legislation to eliminate most religious exemptions for vaccines for schoolchildren, as opponents crowd the statehouse grounds with flags and banners, including some reading "My Child, My Choice."
    People hold signs during a protest at the state house in Trenton, N.J., on Jan. 13, 2020, opposing legislation to eliminate most religious exemptions for vaccines for schoolchildren. In North Carolina, a bill passed to protect parents' rights in schools caused uncertainty that led two districts to pause a child sex abuse prevention program out of fear it would violate the new law.
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    States How a Parents' Rights Law Halted a Child Abuse Prevention Program
    State laws that have passed as part of the parents' rights movement have caused confusion and uncertainty over what schools can teach.
    Libby Stanford & Caitlynn Peetz, December 21, 2023
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    Nina Rees, CEO of the National Public Charter School Association.
    Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, emphasizes that she has "always thought of [charter schools] as laboratories of innovation with the hopes of replicating those innovations in district-run schools."
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    School Choice & Charters Q&A How the Charter School Movement Is Changing: A Top Charter Advocate Looks Back and Ahead
    Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, plans to step down as leader of the group at the end of the year.
    Arianna Prothero, December 20, 2023
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    People protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on June 29, 2023. The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
    People demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, the day the court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. A new federal appeals court ruling says that race-neutral criteria for Boston's selective high schools is consistent with the high court's ruling.
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    Law & Courts Court Backs Race-Neutral Criteria in Selective K-12 Schools
    In a case involving Boston's "exam schools," the 1st Circuit said even admissions plans with a goal of boosting racial diversity pass muster.
    Mark Walsh, December 20, 2023
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Marketplace K-12 Character Lab, the Nonprofit Co-Founded by Angela Duckworth, Is Closing Shop
The nonprofit's directors said they concluded the organization was "not sustainable long-term."
Michelle Caffrey
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Market Trends Hiring in Ed Tech: How Companies Try to Lock in the Right Candidates
Today’s hiring process has shifted because of new dynamics in play among employers and job candidates.
Alexandria Ng
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Analyst's View How Can Education Companies Live Up to the Next Generation Science Standards?
An academic researcher who works with aspiring teachers sees a rising demand for science and AI products that connect with the interests and anxieties of students.
Michelle Caffrey
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9 min read
Marketplace K-12 As Schools Cope With a Cybersecurity ‘Wild West,’ Advocates Roll Out Guidelines for Vendors
Public and private organizations have set cybersecurity guidelines for ed-tech companies, in an effort to shift some of burden for policing away from districts.
Michelle Caffrey
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