1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (411+ words) In April, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that the 50 states and Washington, D.C., took in $1 trillion in federal, state and local revenue for K-12 public education in the 2023-24 school year. That’s a remarkable milestone. And while it doesn’t tell the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (832+ words) That being said, a number of these districts face higher labor costs, which offsets at least some of that advantage, according to the research from Brookings. The findings “raise questions about what I see as a predominant narrative that local…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (96+ words) The 74 Million Liz Cohen is vice president of policy at 50CAN and a research fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Education Policy. Technology is woven throughout daily life in ways intentional and unintentional. Schools should use the screen-ban period…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (247+ words) I stand alone on a stage in front of 200 high school freshmen. They’re looking at their phones, talking to one other, laughing — paying attention to anything but me. I pick up my guitar, strum a chord and start singing, first…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (1187+ words) Jo Napolitano is a senior reporter at The 74. The University of California Board of Regents chair said Tuesday morning she expects a recommendation from the faculty-led Academic Senate by the end of this academic year on whether the system should…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (1051+ words) Jessika Harkay is a Connecticut-based staff reporter at The 74. San Francisco high school students, particularly those with high needs, enrolled in ethnic study courses achieved higher GPAs, stronger academic gains in math and science, and failed fewer courses, according to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (481+ words) Abbas Manjee is co-founder and chief academic officer of Kiddom I taught math in a New York City public high school before I read a single study about how children learn. I was equipped with some basics, like making sure…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (713+ words) Jeremy S. Adams is the author of Hollowed Out: A Warning About America’s Next Generation, was a 2012 California Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist, and is a Founding Member of SCREENWISE SCHOOLS. By Jeremy S. Adams I have been a high school…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (602+ words) California librarians were stunned when a last-minute budget change stripped K-12 schools of a trove of research materials, potentially leaving thousands of students without resources to do reports, projects or homework assignments. Without notice to schools or librarians, the Legislature last…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (474+ words) Earlier this year, U.S. senators convened to grill experts on how social media, smartphones and other technologies are affecting children’s mental health and learning. That conversation has since helped fuel a new wave of legislative action, with nearly a dozen states…...