Education Groups Say New E-Rate Bidding Portal Will Hurt Small Districts Hardest
Supporters of the measure say it will create a more transparent bidding process.
Global Math Gains for Girls Are Slipping, Report Finds
Global data on math achievement is revealing a dismaying trend: Girls are doing worse than boys — and the margins are huge. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. In 2023, fourth-grade boys outperformed their female peers in a vast majority of schools, growing the gender gap that existed prior to the pandemic, according to an international study released last week. Among eighth-graders,...[Read More]
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Michigan’s Flint Community Schools Adopts Human-Centered Approach to Fight Chronic Absenteeism
In an effort to boost enrollment and combat chronic absenteeism, Michigan’s Flint Community Schools has partnered with Concentric Educational Solutions to help address the academic, social, emotional, and environmental factors that prevent students from enrolling, re-enrolling, or attending school.
Students Will Take the Lead on Crafting a Model AI Policy for Schools
Students and superintendents from across the country will put their heads together at a three-day workshop.
Quality Concerns Remain as States Invest More Than Ever in Preschool Programs
More four-year-olds are enrolled in state-funded preschools than ever before, but the quality and availability of preschool programs have experts concerned about creating a system of haves and have-nots. “If providing high-quality preschool education to all 3- and 4-year-olds were a race, some states are nearing the finish line, others have stumbled and fallen behind, and a few have yet to leave t...[Read More]
Novakid Launches AI App for English-Speaking Practice
Novakid, an online English learning platform for children, has launched NovaPals, an AI-powered conversational app for independent English-speaking practice.
I Built Radical Possibility in Schools — and It Nearly Broke Me
In my application to the Voices of Change Fellowship, I quoted musician Olu Dara’s words to his son, the rapper Nas: Quit school if you want to save your own life. These words stunned me as an educator and student who understands the stakes confronting Black youth in education. Nas’ conversation with his father did not feel unfamiliar, nor did it feel cavalier; it carried the audacity Black folks ...[Read More]
Schools Have Another Year to Make Websites Accessible. Why That Matters
People with disabilities say inaccessible online content is a barrier to participating in public life.
What Happens When Schools Restrict Cellphone Use
New survey sheds light on how cellphone restrictions are improving student behavior and engagement.
The Quiet Quitting Principal: What Districts Can Do to Re-Engage School Leadership
By: Andy Szeto Quiet quitting entered the workplace during the pandemic as employees and leaders renegotiated expectations around workload, boundaries, and engagement. Randall S. Peterson (2025) describes leadership-level disengagement as a lack of vision, weak decision-making, and diminished trust. In schools, this pattern has real consequences: when principals disengage, instructional quality de...[Read More]
What Are Distractors In Multiple-Choice Questions?
Distractors are the incorrect but plausible answer choices in a multiple-choice question. Strong distractors are written around likely student misconceptions or errors, allowing the teacher to see not only whether a student chose the correct answer, but what kind of misunderstanding may have led them to choose an incorrect one.