About 40% of teacher prep programs aren’t producing graduating classes that are as diverse as their state’s educator workforce, new report finds
Teacher Colleges Aren’t Boosting Workforce Diversity, & Some Are Making It Worse
About 40% of teacher prep programs aren’t producing graduating classes that are as diverse as their state’s educator workforce, new report finds.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
About 40% of teacher prep programs aren’t producing graduating classes that are as diverse as their state’s educator workforce, new report finds
Opinion: Multilingualism is a strength. Why isn't curriculum designed that way?
Multilingualism Is a Strength. Why Isn’t Curriculum Designed That Way?
Gonzalez: We cannot allow the push for English-only policies to overshadow years of data about the power of speaking more than one language.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Opinion: Multilingualism is a strength. Why isn't curriculum designed that way?
Opinion: Students will pay a heavy price if feds gut funding for high-impact tutoring
Students Will Pay a Heavy Price If Feds Gut Funding for High-Impact Tutoring
Tracey-Mooney: Tutoring has driven academic recovery after COVID. Budget proposals from Trump and his allies in Congress would sabotage those programs
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December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Opinion: Students will pay a heavy price if feds gut funding for high-impact tutoring
Helming what has become a lucrative business empire, Graham Dugoni says he wants schools to retain a sense of "unexplored territory." www.the74million.org/article/from...
From Biker Bars to Schools, Yondr Founder Sees Phone Pouches as ‘Impulse Disrupters’
Helming what has become a lucrative business empire, Graham Dugoni says he wants schools to retain a sense of ‘unexplored territory.’
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December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Helming what has become a lucrative business empire, Graham Dugoni says he wants schools to retain a sense of "unexplored territory." www.the74million.org/article/from...
Opinion: When every student is guaranteed a chance, more reach advanced math
When Every Student Is Guaranteed a Chance, More Reach Advanced Math
Henderson and Kung: Several states are now ensuring that all students with high test scores in math can take algebra in middle school.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Opinion: When every student is guaranteed a chance, more reach advanced math
Q&A: In new book, researcher calls out dumbed-down method of teaching reading
In New Book, Researcher Calls Out Dumbed-Down Method of Teaching Reading
Aldeman: In 'Leveled Reading: Leveled Lives,' Tim Shanahan argues that protecting students from difficult texts puts them on a treadmill with no exit.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Q&A: In new book, researcher calls out dumbed-down method of teaching reading
Why aren't parents reading to kids? Here's what it means for young students
Why Parents Aren’t Reading to Kids, and What It Means for Young Students
A recent study found less than half of children are read to daily. The consequences are serious for early learners who enter school unprepared.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Why aren't parents reading to kids? Here's what it means for young students
Chen: Many homeschoolers, charter students and military kids don't have access to music, dance or theater. My Florida program helps fill that gap
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November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Chen: Many homeschoolers, charter students and military kids don't have access to music, dance or theater. My Florida program helps fill that gap
Vaping is 'everywhere now' in schools. Can surveillance tech thwart it?
Vaping is ‘Everywhere Now’ in Schools. Can Surveillance Tech Thwart it?
74 Investigation: Vape detector logs reveal an avalanche of alerts, suspensions dwarfing treatment services and younger kids being punished more.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Vaping is 'everywhere now' in schools. Can surveillance tech thwart it?
Opinion: What football can tell us about how to teach reading
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November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Opinion: What football can tell us about how to teach reading
Opinion: Weakening the IDEA threatens millions of disabled Americans like me
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November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Opinion: Weakening the IDEA threatens millions of disabled Americans like me
Opinion: Schools should take a cue from the military and start aptitude screening
Schools Should Take a Cue from the Military and Start Aptitude Screening
Newman: Imagine a nationwide framework deliberately tailored to the civilian economy and introduced in middle school.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Opinion: Schools should take a cue from the military and start aptitude screening
Opinion: Mayor-elect Mamdani's first test: Keeping our schools accountable
Mayor-elect Mamdani’s First Test: Keeping Our Schools Accountable
McQueen-Taylor: Mayoral accountability is not the enemy of democracy. It is the mechanism that makes democracy effective.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Opinion: Mayor-elect Mamdani's first test: Keeping our schools accountable
Inside the race to hire and retain America's early educators
Inside the Race to Hire and Retain America’s Early Educators
As child care programs face staff shortages, leaders are testing new ways to recruit and retain the teachers families depend on.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Inside the race to hire and retain America's early educators
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New, from me @the74.bsky.social today: The story of four Albuquerque schools teaching a mix of cutting-edge and ancient sustainable agriculture strategies — and the endangered river the students are helping to protect.
New, from me @the74.bsky.social today: The story of four Albuquerque schools teaching a mix of cutting-edge and ancient sustainable agriculture strategies — and the endangered river the students are helping to protect.
Ancient Aquifers & Drones: NM Kids Learn to Save Precious Water for the Future
This year, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque. The conservation techniques students are learning will be key to the region’s survival.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Looking for a good news lunchtime read?
New, from me @the74.bsky.social today: The story of four Albuquerque schools teaching a mix of cutting-edge and ancient sustainable agriculture strategies — and the endangered river the students are helping to protect.
New, from me @the74.bsky.social today: The story of four Albuquerque schools teaching a mix of cutting-edge and ancient sustainable agriculture strategies — and the endangered river the students are helping to protect.
State and district leaders predict further complications when the Labor Department starts managing $28 billion in K-12 funds. @lrj417.bsky.social reports
With Crossed Wires and Late Funding, Some Call Ed Move to Labor a ‘Muddle’
State and district leaders predict further complications when the Labor Department starts managing $28 billion in K-12 funds.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
State and district leaders predict further complications when the Labor Department starts managing $28 billion in K-12 funds. @lrj417.bsky.social reports
New Mexico kids learn to save precious water for the future. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports
Ancient Aquifers & Drones: NM Kids Learn to Save Precious Water for the Future
This year, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque. The conservation techniques students are learning will be key to the region’s survival.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New Mexico kids learn to save precious water for the future. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports
Alina Adams: A recent ranking of public elementary schools exposes a key component to student success, but the top schools approach it in vastly different ways
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November 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Alina Adams: A recent ranking of public elementary schools exposes a key component to student success, but the top schools approach it in vastly different ways
There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know
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November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know
Watch: These schools are beating the odds in teaching kids to read @chadaldeman.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/8hec1...
These Schools Are Beating the Odds in Teaching Kids to Read
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November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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The nation’s second-largest district now enrolls about 62,000 English learners, down from more than 75,000 immigrant students in the 2024-25 academic www.the74million.org/article/thou...
Thousands of Immigrant Students Flee L.A. Unified Schools After ‘Chilling Effect’ of ICE Raids
The nation’s second-largest district now enrolls about 62,000 English learners, down from more than 75,000 immigrant students in the 2024-25 academic.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The nation’s second-largest district now enrolls about 62,000 English learners, down from more than 75,000 immigrant students in the 2024-25 academic www.the74million.org/article/thou...
Opinion: Downgrading education is a disastrous misreading of what our country needs
Downgrading Education Is a Disastrous Misreading of What Our Country Needs
Guernsey: Amid demands to improve reading and integrate AI, do we really want to be a country without a Department of Education in the 21st century?
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November 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Opinion: Downgrading education is a disastrous misreading of what our country needs
Illinois teachers call for taxing the wealthy to address school budget deficits. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports
Illinois Teachers Call for Taxing the Wealthy to Address School Budget Deficits
With districts still far below the funding levels they need, a new union president takes Chicago’s push for tax increases statewide.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Illinois teachers call for taxing the wealthy to address school budget deficits. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports
Study: As ICE actions ramp up, there have been 81K lost school days after the California raids. @jonapolitano.bsky.social reports
As ICE Actions Ramp Up, Study Cites 81K Lost School Days After California Raids
Research shows student absenteeism rose 22% among some 113,000 children living in California’s rural Central Valley in wake of the early 2025 raids.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Study: As ICE actions ramp up, there have been 81K lost school days after the California raids. @jonapolitano.bsky.social reports
Civic engagement rises among LGBTQ youth, but so do mental health challenges. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports
Civic Engagement Rises Among LGBTQ Youth, But So Do Mental Health Challenges
Political concerns are prompting some young people to consider moving to different states or crossing state lines for health care, survey shows.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Civic engagement rises among LGBTQ youth, but so do mental health challenges. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports