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The Math Equity Gap: Thousands of NYC Students Miss Out on Algebra 1 in Eighth Grade
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (795+ words) Amy Zimmer is an award-winning journalist based in New York. Having access to Algebra 1 in eighth grade can often make or break a student's path to high school calculus, which in turn, is often a gateway to selective colleges as…...
Supreme Court Turns Down a Third Case Over Schools" Gender Identity Policies
1+ day, 54+ min ago (926+ words) The Supreme Court has turned down a third case from parents challenging school district policies related to students" gender identity." On Monday, the justices rejected a Florida case in which parents Jeff and January Littlejohn alleged that a Leon County…...
LAUSD to Limit Screen Time for All Students, Prohibit Use Among Youngest Students
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (530+ words) Articles by Betty M'rquez Rosales The Los Angeles Unified School District unanimously voted to curb classroom screen time, directing staff to develop a policy by June ahead of the upcoming school year. The resolution aims to set clear limits on…...
Accountability Is the Broccoli of Education Reform. States Must Eat More of It
1+ week, 2+ day ago (395+ words) Jeb Bush was the 43rd governor of Florida. He serves as chairman of Excelin Ed, a national education policy nonprofit. (www. Excelin Ed. org). In education, sometimes the most important things are the least glamorous. Student assessment and school accountability rarely…...
San Francisco Teachers Strike Ends With Tentative Agreement on Raises, Benefits
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (373+ words) Lauren Wagner is a Nebraska-based staff writer at The 74. A historic, week-long strike for United Educators of San Francisco came to an end Friday when the union and San Francisco United School District agreed on a tentative contract after nearly…...
LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Placed on Paid Leave After FBI Raids
2+ mon, 16+ hour ago (523+ words) Articles by Mallika Seshadri The Los Angeles Unified School District board has voted to place Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on paid administrative leave, two days after the FBI raided his San Pedro home and district headquarters and searched a residence in…...
A Seasoned Pediatrician on What the Latest Vaccine Victory Means for Kids
3+ week, 44+ min ago (1533+ words) Amanda Geduld is a staff reporter at The 74. Following a year of chaos around childhood vaccines, the medical community finally got a win in mid-March when a judge temporarily stayed a number of controversial decisions made by a federal vaccine…...
Inside Los Angeles Unified's Hidden World of Art, Archives and Artifacts
3+ week, 3+ day ago (549+ words) Articles by Mallika Seshadri Embarking on a treasure hunt for the art and artifacts held by the Los Angeles Unified School District is no small feat." "LAUSD history is Los Angeles history," said Cintia Romero, the archive and museum's curator…...
Communities Want to Help Struggling Schools, but Districts Don't Make It Easy
4+ week, 1+ day ago (296+ words) Chad Aldeman is a regular columnist for The 74. He writes about school finance, state assessments and accountability, and the teacher labor market. He is also the founder of'Read Not Guess, a program to help parents teach their children to read....
San Francisco Brings Back 8th-Grade Algebra to Broader Student Group
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1038+ words) Jo Napolitano is a senior reporter at The 74. All 8th graders in the San Francisco Unified School District will soon be able to enroll in Algebra I'now that board members voted earlier this week to fully restore the course at the…...