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Report: Tennessee Students Have Nearly Returned to Pre-COVID Math Achievement
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (905+ words) Jo Napolitano is a senior reporter at The 74. Tennessee students have nearly returned to pre-pandemic achievement levels in math and have also made significant improvements in reading, according to a recent report that charts how well schools have recovered from…...
First-Generation Student's Journey From "Stain on the Carpet' to Honors Grad
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (501+ words) Camila Linares graduated in May from Tulsa Honor Academy, a charter school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She plans to attend Washington University in St. Louis in the fall. This story is part of our SPOTLIGHT series focusing on the state of…...
At this Ohio High School, Students Can Skip Lectures and Work On Their Own
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (1765+ words) Patrick O'Donnell is a correspondent at The 74, covering the impact of the pandemic on America's education system Letting students decide how they learn is almost as important a goal of Mayfield High School near Cleveland as learning itself. The school…...
An Explosion in School Choice: Jeb Bush on a Quarter-Century of Change in Florida
23+ hour, 53+ min ago (625+ words) By Michael B. Horn Listen to the episode below. A full transcript follows. Michael Horn: Governor, Ryan, welcome to The Future of Education. Thanks for being here. Governor Bush: Good to be at a Primer school. Michael Horn: And as you…...
Oklahoma Eases School Penalties for Chronic Student Absences
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (860+ words) This story is part of our SPOTLIGHT series focusing on the state of education in Oklahoma. Read more here. "Taylor dropped a new album." "Resting up from my vacay." "Netflix binge last night." Those were among the "lame excuses" for…...
A Fast-Food Menu of Schools Doesn't Mean Kids Will Get a Nourishing Education
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (178+ words) The 74 Dr. David Steiner is executive director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and professor of education at Johns Hopkins University. He previously served as a member of the Maryland State Board of Education and as commissioner of…...
When School and Sports Aren't Safe: Massachusetts Faces Identity-Based Bullying
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (377+ words) Mirian Albert is an attorney at the Boston-based nonprofit Lawyers for Civil Rights. By Brooke Simone & Mirian Albert For too many students, school and sports are not a refuge; they are sites of identity-based trauma." Half of all children of…...
Could This Dead Shopping Mall Become America's Largest Family Service Center?
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (181+ words) The 74 Could This Dead Shopping Mall Become America's Largest Family Service Center? Years after Crossroads Mall closed, educators are proposing a bold $37 million vision to reinvent its shops as a sprawling hub for learning and families. Oklahoma City's Crossroads Mall…...
Why Students Reach College Underprepared for Math " And What to Do About It
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (336+ words) Shakiyya Bland, director of education partnerships at Just Equations, is a longtime math educator and curriculum specialist with deep experience in culturally responsive education. Stripped of careful phrasing, the logic is familiar: Some students are deficient, fixing them is costly,…...
Oklahoma's Schools Are Some of the Worst in the Nation. Can They Recover?
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1421+ words) This story is part of our SPOTLIGHT series focusing on the state of education in Oklahoma. When Oklahoma's education rankings make headlines, it's usually not a good thing. Last year, Wallet Hub, a personal finance website, ranked the state 50th " just…...