Language barriers prevent special education students from being served in Dallas

An external review of the Dallas Independent School District found Latino students were underserved by special education programs because of communication problems.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017

Michigan schools slated for closure may stay open with new partnerships

38 schools at risk of being closed because of enduring poor performance received a letter last week outlining a public-private hybrid model that could save the schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017

KY state legislators consider bill that would resegregate Louisville schools

Jefferson County’s school system has remained more economically and racially integrated than many urban districts across the nation, even after being released from court-ordered desegregation, but that might change.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017

HBCUs, women in STEM, and ELLs: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on textbook industry woes, Ohio's potential public higher ed savings and more here.

By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2017

How will ESSA shape education research?

Thomas Kane, a professor of education and economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, outlines a vision for state and local studies to determine program impact.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017

Denver Center for Family Opportunity takes 'two-gen' approach to combatting poverty

The Center for Family Opportunity, funded by the Mile High United Way and run by Denver Public Schools, aims to break the cycle of poverty with classes and supports for whole families.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017

Educators are on the front lines in battle for tighter gun laws

The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has been a rallying cry for both sides of the gun control debate, and educators are providing perspective about what's best in schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017

South Carolina reflects on worst-in-the-nation ed system ranking

The latest U.S. News & World Report ranking determines the quality of all 50 states on a range of metrics, including education.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017

Healthcare overhaul's impact could reach deep into schools

The Affordable Care Act increased the number of children covered by health insurance, and Medicaid expansion meant more money for school districts to serve students.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017

Report highlights path forward for ELL success

English-learners make up the fastest-growing population of U.S. students, and in addition to language, they often face other barriers to learning like poverty and stressful home environments.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2017

'Evidence for ESSA' website ranks reading, math programs based on evidence standards

The Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University launched the free resource to help schools determine what to use in classrooms.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2017

Leadership Conference pressures DeVos on OCR pick

The more than 60 civil rights groups that make up the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights signed a letter to the secretary of education this week.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 28, 2017

AmeriCorps, discipline and diversity: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on a Colorado district's efforts to provide affordable housing to teachers and more here.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 24, 2017

If GOP eliminates AmeriCorps, 11K schools will lose support

Though the program costs just .03% of the federal budget and operates with much more than that in private donations, it has routinely fallen in conservatives' crosshairs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2017

NY nonprofit head cautions against rush to voucher expansion

Lynette Guastaferro, executive director of Teaching Matters Inc., says a rushed and haphazard voucher program could have ruinous consequences.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2017

Rhode Island white paper outlines plans to scale personalized learning statewide

The Statewide Personalized Learning Initiative’s paper offers a common definition for personalized learning and maps out broad goals and objectives, with action items for individual districts.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2017

California ed officials explore ways to measure, use school climate data

The state's next stage of accountability goes beyond test scores and grad rates, asking districts to take responsibility for continually improving school climate measures.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 23, 2017

Feds rescind transgender bathroom guidance despite pushback from DeVos

While the Obama-era guidance requiring schools to let transgender students use the bathroom of their choice is no longer in place, Betsy DeVos has come out as a protector of LGBT students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 23, 2017

States begin fleshing out ESSA plans in advance of Ed Dept deadline

The Coalition of Chief State School Officers says at least 39 states have hosted community meetings or town halls to get public feedback.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 23, 2017

Report: Districts should better leverage non-residential properties for school funding

EdBuild research finds districts often don’t leverage the non-residential property tax base, made up of businesses, factories and farms.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 22, 2017

Districts push students into 'alternative' charters to boost grad rates

A ProPublica investigation finds many states allow high schools to send students to alternative programs if they have low test scores or attendance rates, or are at high risk of dropping out.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 22, 2017

What lessons can be drawn from Denver's relative school choice success?

The Mile High City has a fairly popular school choice program that has raised overall academic growth and graduation rates, but achievement gaps persist and school closings have been disruptive.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 21, 2017

Teachers with DACA protection wait to learn their fate under Trump

Teachers are among those given temporary reprieve from deportation through the program, which President Donald Trump targeted on the campaign trail.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 21, 2017

Latino kindergartners start school 3 months behind in math, on average

Latinos make up 1 in 4 kindergartners today and that is expected to rise to 1 in 3 by 2050, making their math achievement levels an issue of national importance.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 16, 2017

Former House education chair talks ESSA, accountability, responsibility to educate all

Few have had a front-row seat to the changes in federal education policy over the last 40 years like former Rep. George Miller. 

By Autumn A. Arnett • Feb. 15, 2017