Mastery Transcript Consortium teachers will use the technology to provide feedback on student work, from artwork to verbal presentations bit.ly/452uJUd

Lhamon and Young: Moving special education services and civil rights complaints to other federal agencies weakens protections for students bit.ly/3TXoC0Z

South Carolina and Utah account for half of the 2026 cases. In S.C., 50 districts are already back in session and Utah schools are soon to follow bit.ly/4fQEYzY

"Many parents, both Jewish and non-Jewish, want the kind of rigorous, faith-based education Ben Gamla would provide,” Daniel Chen, an attorney with Becket, said about former Congressman Peter Deutsch’s effort to open a Jewish charter school in Oklahoma buff.ly/6bOKgMC

Elorza: The logic of 'Stand with unions, stand with teachers; stand with teachers, stand with students' is simple and convenient. It’s also wrong www.the74million.org/article/note...

Advocates worry an entire generation is losing access to nature and after cuts to federal grants leads to cancellation of programs bit.ly/4fCBEto

Research shows lower math scores among students whose schools are closer to a data center (in partnership with @fastcompany.com) www.fastcompany.com/91583466/sch...

Roza & Cicco: How much of the new federal scholarship money will flow to school districts depends almost entirely on how actively leaders pursue it bit.ly/4xesrNN

Jan Lacina, editor of a textbook that helps teachers select children’s books, discusses censorship and why access to diverse literature matters bit.ly/4h9Cfnp

Exclusive: “As the number of data centers continues to grow, it becomes increasingly likely that some will be located near schools and residential neighborhoods,” said Ahmed Saeed at Georgia Tech (published in partnership with @fastcompany.com) bit.ly/4vWEyhv

Since the College Board began changing its grading criteria for Advanced Placement exams, scores have climbed rapidly

Settling Scores: Experts Debate Why AP Performance Has Soared

Since the College Board began changing its grading criteria for Advanced Placement exams, scores have climbed rapidly.

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The Lena Grow program, which collects data on preschooler talk and trains teachers to increase conversations, has been linked to higher reading scores

Nebraska Head Starts Use Vests With ‘Talk Pedometers’ to Boost Early Literacy

The Lena Grow program, which collects data on preschooler talk and trains teachers to increase conversations, has been linked to higher reading scores.

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Chaparro: My family has traveled far in 2 generations, and my baby daughter will travel further still. But too many young people still miss out bit.ly/4hDIqQL

Two bills passed out of the Senate HELP Committee Thursday, advancing the federal government’s oversight of literacy instruction and intervention www.the74million.org/article/sena...

Rice & Schneider: AI tool encourages teachers to hand over data — inviting them to sidestep district policy and, potentially, state and federal law bit.ly/4wvMw1T

In a letter to Congress, Trump cabinet members say they’ve created 'commonsense partnerships' that are already delivering 'measurable results.' @lrj417.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/sena...

Baghshetsyan: It’s impossible to imagine a future that does not have data science embedded in our daily lives. Let’s start teaching it bit.ly/44ZMMKD

‘Children lost years of education,' Sen. Rand Paul said, as Democrats accused the Kentucky Republican of ‘relitigating the past’ www.the74million.org/article/in-d...

More schools identify teachers with track records of student growth and put them in charge of more students, more teachers — or both www.the74million.org/article/new-...

Trump Accounts are live. Will they move the needle for American kids? Explore the full visual explainer reported by Emily Tate Sullivan and illustrated by Dianne Kirsch: bit.ly/4hzxKCH

The Gates Foundation announced an updated strategy for U.S. schools Wednesday, focusing on helping young people earn credentials and betting big on AI tools bit.ly/3S0RswP

Districts where students missed more school days were slower to return to pre-pandemic achievement levels, NWEA found bit.ly/4yPfmfu

Adams: A regional alliance allows students to cross school district lines for specialized career and technical education coursework bit.ly/4yIqYk7

School choice advocates in California are pressuring Gov. Gavin Newsom to opt in to the tax credit scholarship program before he leaves office bit.ly/4yIqPxj

Young: The Little Rock district was able to use federal funding through the Clean School Bus Program to purchase our electric school buses. That’s important because right now, the upfront purchase price is higher than for diesel vehicles www.the74million.org/article/as-d...

With childcare costs rising, one California county is dedicating tax dollars to connect families with the care they need and help child care providers keep their doors open bit.ly/4hxpVNQ

Since the College Board began changing its grading criteria for Advanced Placement exams, scores have climbed rapidly bit.ly/4pG1Rur

Opinion: My fourth grader is behind in reading. He’s not alone — Congress can help

My Fourth Grader Is Behind in Reading. He’s Not Alone — and Congress Can Help

Smith: Literacy needs to become a national priority. Passage of the bipartisan Read Act can be a major step toward making that happen.

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Steeped in the technology for nearly four years, teens vote on a detailed proposal that urges schools to embrace AI literacy, fairness and in-person interactions bit.ly/4bWSX5S

Smith: Literacy needs to become a national priority. Passage of the bipartisan Read Act can be a major step toward making that happen bit.ly/3TQ9oL6