Educators, This Is Our Moment to Defend the Teaching Profession
In this moment of loss, the coronavirus pandemic offers four opportunities to demand the rebirth of public education, writes Amy Stuart Wells.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wisconsin
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Dyslexia Is Not a Bad Word, Advocates Say. Schools Should Use It
A push to get dyslexia defined in state law and persuade educators to use the term has translated to new laws in 40 states.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wisconsin
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Joe Biden Backs Two Proposals to Increase Education Funding in 2020 Swing State
Biden's campaign announced March 31 that the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate backs two local attempts to raise more tax revenue for schools.
Undergraduate Education Degrees Again Permitted in California
Aspiring teachers in California will now be able to major in education as undergraduates, which has been forbidden for more than five decades under an unusual state law.
'On California' Is on Vacation
The blessings of season to you all! We will be back in the New Year. Christmas thoughts follow.
2018 Election Will Rock California Education
Next year's California election will be both a referendum on the massive changes in education finance and testing enacted during Jerry Brown governorship and a test of the political coalition that made those changes possible.
Charter Advocates Dealt Loss in California Chief's Election
State Assembly member Tony Thurmond ultimately prevailed over former charter school executive Marshall Tuck in a contest that drew more than $50 million in outside campaign spending.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in California
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in California
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Montana
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
What You Should Know About the Supreme Court Case the Education World Is Watching
The U.S. Supreme Court will arguments in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a case that's been closely watched by both friends and opponent of private school vouchers and tax-credit scholarship programs.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Montana
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
When Will The Birds Fly Free?: Education as Colonialism
The play made me ask the terrifying question that every educator asks themselves at some point: Am I actually helping my students?
Hawaii Settles Lawsuit on Illegal Age Limit for Special Education
About $8 million will be eligible for compensatory education to students who were affected by an illegal state-imposed age cap on special education enrollment.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Hawaii
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Hawaii
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
New Jersey Education Commissioner Resigns
With David Hespe's resignation, announced Friday, New Jersey has had five education commissioners in the last seven years.
Testing Encroaches on Arts Time, New Jersey Educators Report
Most New Jersey students get schooled in the arts, but time devoted to the subject has been dwindling.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Utah
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Utah
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
What's Behind the Gender Pay Gap Among Educators?
Female teachers, principals, and superintendents in Pennsylvania earn significantly less money than their male counterparts, a new study shows.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Pennsylvania
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Pennsylvania
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Education Advocates Already Filing to Run in 2018 State Elections
Already, some educators and prominent education advocates have entered their names into the running for of the many 2018 state races around the country where education policy is likely to be a hot topic.
Educators, Advocates Chase Political Office in Several States
In Arkansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin, educators and advocates will be on this year's ballot for governor, a position that will inevitably have an outsized role in shaping education policy.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Arkansas
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Arkansas
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Michigan, Rhode Island to Require Education About Genocide in Schools
R.I. Education Commissioner Diagnosed with Brain Tumor
From guest blogger Kimberly Shannon Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and will undergo surgery in September, according to the Associated Press. She is expected to have a full recovery, but will be working a limited schedule until her operation. Af
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Rhode Island
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Connecticut
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Connecticut
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Georgia
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Georgia
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Oregon Educator Named Superintendent of the Year
Matthew Utterback, the superintendent of the North Clackamas district in Oregon, was named last week as the 2017 National Superintendent of the Year.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Oregon
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Oregon
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Building Better Special Education Leaders One State at a Time
Delaware is among three states using federal grants to develop school and district leaders who understand the complexities of special education.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Delaware
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Delaware
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
'Grassroots' Child-Care Advocates Bring Their Concerns to Washington
Members of 30 different state and national advocacy groups and unions are meeting in Washington, D.C., for the Grassroots Assembly for Child Care and Early Education.