2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1663+ words) For 20 high school football seasons, Mac Hardy’s phone rang every Friday afternoon before a home game. It was his boss, the chief of police in Hoover, Ala., asking the same question. “Are you ready for tonight?” Hardy was the school…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (853+ words) Today’s post is the latest in a multiyear series in which students share their favorite classroom experiences and what they think all teachers can learn from them. Personally, I think the collection of these anecdotes would make a great basis…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (745+ words) Nearly half of children whose parents want them to attend summer camp or other structured programs are unable to do so, mostly because of affordability, according to a report by the Afterschool Alliance. “This equates to approximately 12.6 million children who…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (397+ words) Teens think their schools are doing a good job preparing them for an AI-driven world but remain concerned about how the technology will help or hurt their job prospects, a new survey shows. “Students are feeling pretty confident that they…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (277+ words) As an elementary school principal, I believe that the relationship between a teacher and a family is one of the most powerful levers for student success. Strong school-home partnerships improve academic outcomes, reduce anxiety in young learners, and build the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (890+ words) Education Week Is Career and Technical Education Stuck in the Past? A new education bandwagon is well and truly here: career-connected learning. A wave of new organizations, money, and rhetoric is cresting, from school boards to foundations to legislatures. But…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (366+ words) Of course, it turned out that a substantial chunk of that “success” was a product of credit recovery, lowered standards, and grade inflation. Today’s sky-high completion rates sit side-by-side with declining academic achievement and eye-popping rates of chronic absenteeism. You…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (935+ words) Education Week Why Local Control Over Education Won’t Work Without Federal Support It may sound uncontroversial that evidence should affect school decisions. In practice, though, it is deeply contested. When a district considers a new reading curriculum, a technology platform,…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (539+ words) A security officer with a smile and compassionate presence rather than a weapon, Stanley “Ric” Calhoun spends his days at Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, Wash., herding students out of halls and into classes, directing parents to proper parking, and…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (996+ words) The Los Angeles Unified School District faces “severe” indications that it will be insolvent by November 2027—falling $231 million into the red and unable to make payroll—county analysts have concluded, setting up a 45-day deadline for the school board to…...