Dec 19, 2024 · As everyone involved in American schooling continued to claw their way back to some semblance of normal in 2024, the year in education was anything but. One need look no further than Education Next ’s annual round-up of the 20 most-read articles to observe some themes in what most concerned our readers about education in this evolving post-pandemic period. In an echo of the topics that ...

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Aug 9, 2022 · First comprehensive analysis finds broad gains in test scores, with larger gains for students of color than white students

Feb 28, 2024 · Since its founding 34 years ago, Teach For America has prepared nearly 70,000 recent college graduates and career-changers to teach in high-poverty schools across the United States. The selective program recruits mission-driven applicants, with annual admissions rates as low as 12 percent. Unlike traditional teacher-preparation programs, it places “corps members” in short-staffed public ...

Oct 29, 2024 · The Purposes of Education Let’s get right to the heart of the matter: What do Americans think the aims and objectives of K–12 education ought to be? Broadly speaking, Americans would like schools to help mold students into astute thinkers, productive workers, engaged citizens, and decent human beings. Once we dig into the details, however, we begin to see significant disagreements that ...

Aug 29, 2023 · This article appeared in the Fall 2023 issue of Education Next. Suggested citation format: D’Orio, W. (2023). To Fix Students’ Bad Behavior, Stop Punishing Them: Collaborative methods for handling misconduct make their way to the classroom. Education Next, 23 (4), 50-55.

Sep 16, 2013 · The school field trip has a long history in American public education. For decades, students have piled into yellow buses to visit a variety of cultural institutions, including art, natural history, and science museums, as well as theaters, zoos, and historical sites. Schools gladly endured the expense and disruption of providing field …

Dec 21, 2021 · Students and teachers returning to face-to-face (or mask-to-mask) instruction are encountering a heightened set of challenges around classroom discussion. After a year-plus of learning at home or in varying degrees of isolation, academic discourse can feel unnatural. Students talking in class might seem unremarkable. But it’s actually a critical factor in creating productive, equitable ...

Aug 16, 2009 · How much does it cost to provide a high school math course? What about remedial English? An Advanced Placement (AP) course in history? As the economic outlook continues to darken, school districts will be looking for ways to cut costs, and they will no doubt wrestle with some difficult issues. When does it make sense to keep classes small? When does it make sense to increase class sizes to cut ...

Nov 5, 2024 · Into the breach created when “College for All” and “Computer Science for All” stumbled steps “CTE for All.” Earlier “for All” movements did not live up to their career-prep promises, but a growing number of K–12 programs connect learning with real careers.