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Investing in Teacher Recruitment Delivers What Kids – and the Economy – Need
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (715+ words) Zachary Levine is executive director at Teach.org. TEACH partners with state education agencies, educator preparation programs, and school districts to implement a statewide Comprehensive Teacher Recruitment System (CTRS) customized for each partner state. Vince Marigna is the CEO of…...
Red States Take Control of School Districts With New Momentum, Fueled by National Politics
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (1729+ words) Roxanne Martinez moved back to her neighborhood in Fort Worth so her kids could attend the same schools she did. The mother of two was on the booster club. And on a walk one day with students to a polling location…...
Former Ed. Dept. Staff Say Their Firings Were ‘Politically Motivated’
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (522+ words) They lost their jobs when Education Secretary Linda McMahon issued mass layoffs last year. Now 16 former Department of Education employees are challenging those actions in court, saying their terminations were politically motivated and violated the law." In total, 142 former staffers…...
Amid Dismal Test Scores, Oregon Weighs Its Short School Year
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (479+ words) Kevin Mahnken is a senior writer at The 74. Depending on how they are interpreted, recent academic results from Oregon could be described as merely poor or truly awful. "When we tell people that we're 9 percent short, their eyes glaze over…...
Student Nutrition and School Meals a New Focus for Nation’s Governors in 2026
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (980+ words) In their 2026 State-of-the-State addresses, governors proposed a range of education initiatives for the year ahead, with many emphasizing school choice programs, higher education affordability and access to early childhood services. FutureEd analyzed speeches from 39 governors, highlighting key themes, moments of…...
How Pittsburgh Is Promoting Intergenerational Play to Support Early Learning
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (558+ words) Leigh Giangreco is a freelance reporter based in Chicago, where she is a contributor to The Guardian, The Washington Post and South Side Weekly. At the Firefly Garden in suburban Pittsburgh, children and caregivers can explore a sensory playground filled…...
Two New Reports Urge ‘Human-Centered’ School AI Adoption
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1197+ words) Greg Toppo is a senior writer at The 74. Two new reports caution that if schools make missteps implementing AI, the results could haunt them for years, locking them into a future largely written by big tech instead of those closest…...
Education Advocacy Needs More Strange Bedfellows
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (152+ words) Education Advocacy Needs More Strange Bedfellows'The 74 Derrell Bradford is president of 50CAN. According to Gallup, in their most recent poll just 27% of American adults consider themselves Democrats, and the same percentage consider themselves Republicans. So that 63% of Democrats who support free…...
Helping Student Parents Thrive in an Era of Unpredictable Federal Aid
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (1392+ words) Articles by Alina Tugend Kela King had two children by the time she was 17 years old. She dropped out of high school, received her GED, and for 13 years has struggled to complete her college degree as a single'working mother. "I'm…...
5 Things the Government Can Do to Help Make Reading Cool Again
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (777+ words) Reading achievement is in the dumps. Unlike math, where kids appear to be making at least some signs of progress, reading scores continue their long-term slide. Policymakers in Washington are starting to pay attention. Last year, Secretary of Education Linda…...