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Home Schooling Is Way Up With COVID-19. Will It Last?

The shift could have lasting effects on both public schools and the home-schooling movement.




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Ohio lawmakers OK revamp of eligibility for school vouchers




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Nevada school district may cut jobs amid online learning




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Report finds Loudoun school's admission policy discriminates




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We Americans Risk Losing the Ability to Govern Ourselves. Better Civics Education Can Help

The ability to discern fact from fiction and to recognize reliable news is fundamental, writes News Literacy Project’s Charles Salter.




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Montana announces $13M in coronavirus relief for schools




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Louisiana education leaders look to improve child literacy




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Anchorage School District to continue online-only learning




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Schools struggle to stay open as quarantines sideline staff




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Study: Students falling behind in math during pandemic




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Colorado lawmakers consider emergency COVID relief package




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Teacher Tips: Keeping Kids Engaged During Online Math Class

Math teachers share advice for making remote instruction work.




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The Problem With Giving Math Tests Online, and How Teachers Are Solving It

With many students working remotely, there’s no point in administering assessments that ask students to come up with a single answer; it’s simply too easy to cheat.




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Tennessee expands COVID-19 mental health hotline to teachers




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DeVos says free college amounts to a 'socialist takeover'




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School closings threaten gains of students with disabilities




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California boy, 11, fatally shoots self during online class




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Narrowed digital divide touted as pandemic silver lining




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New Mexico lawmakers consider slimmer child welfare budgets




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New Virginia laws seek to close ‘school-to-prison pipeline’




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School district to pay $200K to settle public records battle




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Alabama's First Charter School Gets Green Light to Open

Alabama lawmakers passed a charter school law last year, becoming the 43rd state to adopt one.




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School Quality a Critical Family Issue for Military

Concerns about local school systems can pose recruitment and retention hurdles for the armed services as they seek to meet the needs of military families.




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Polis: Proposed budget will ease suffering, set up recovery




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Colorado governor calls special session for COVID-19 relief




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Colorado lawmakers consider emergency COVID relief package




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Tennessee School District Prohibits Crowdfunding for Class Supplies

A school district in Tennessee says it no longer wants teachers to use crowdfunding websites to get extra school supplies.




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How Teachers' Insights Inform State Policy in Tennessee

Teachers in Tennessee have an important voice in shaping state initiatives and policies.




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A Once Homeless Teen Earned $3 Million in Scholarship Offers. Here's What Made His Story Possible

Tupac Mosley overcame homelessness to graduate as valedictorian, writes Jonathan E. Collins, but there’s an overlooked part of his inspirational story: policy.




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Former Governor Recruits Stuck-at-Home College Students to Combat K-12's 'COVID Slide'

Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced the Tennessee Tutoring Corps, which will recruit college students to tutor children in an effort to prevent learning loss after extended school closures.




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Tennessee expands COVID-19 mental health hotline to teachers




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Christie Asks N.J. High Court to Revoke Teacher Tenure in Struggling Districts

The Christie administration is arguing that the only way to improve education in the state's poorest districts is to ditch teacher job protections.




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What Are the K-12 Policy Stakes in N.J. and Virginia Elections?

Education policy analysts are closely watching Tuesday's races for governor and state legislature in both states to see what messages about K-12 could resonate when many more states hold elections next year.




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How Schools Will Overcome the 'Coronavirus Slide:' Ideas From 5 Superintendents

With many school buildings closed for the rest of the academic year—and more to follow—district leaders turn their attention to making up for what may be deep learning losses.




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What Democratic Victories in Virginia and New Jersey Mean for K-12 Policy

Virginia Gov.-elect Ralph Northam has said he would further restrict that state's charter laws, and New Jersey Gov.-elect Phil Murphy has promised to pull the state out of the PARCC testing consortium.




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HHS Audit Says New Jersey Must Pay Back Hundreds of Millions in Medicaid Funds

New Jersey used an incorrect method to calculate Medicaid reimbursements for services provided to students with disabilities, according to a federal audit, but the state disputes that claim.




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Paid Maternity Leave for Teachers? California Is Considering It

A bill approved in both houses of the California legislature would allow certified teachers six paid weeks of maternity leave.




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STEM Blossoms in California Salad Bowl

Along with winter vegetables, STEM is blooming in Imperial County. Dennis and Daniel Gibbs are growing young scientists by transplanting the scientific method to the second grade.




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Is California a Bellwether for Teachers?

Public schools in this country are on the threshold of a new era if the results of a California poll are any indication.




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The PACE Perspective on the 'The California Way'

Policy Analysis for California Education has been a premier ed policy organization for three decades. As Daisy Gonzales writes, it is in the forefront of shaping current reforms and interpreting them for audiences such as 'On California.'




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This Group Wants to Be the Match.com of Teacher Shortages in California

A California organization is tasked with giving out $9.4 million in grants to local programs across the state to solve shortages.




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Teachers' Union Victory in California

Teachers unions are scapegoats for low student performance.




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2018 Election Will Rock California Education

Next year's California election will be both a referendum on the massive changes in education finance and testing enacted during Jerry Brown governorship and a test of the political coalition that made those changes possible.




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Where Are the Arts in California Schools?

California joins a growing number of cities and states hoping to spotlight which students do and do not have access to high-quality arts education.





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The California Testing-Funding Paradox

As the number of charter schools continues to grow, voters in California will be forced to examine their largess.




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'California, Trump on Collision Course'

A read of California's news outlets makes clear that the state is not going to accept President-elect Donald Trump's policies without a fight, particularly those on immigration.




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Michael Kirst Stepping Down as President of California State Board

Michael Kirst will be stepping down from his job as president of the California School Board when Gov. Jerry Brown's tenure is over, Kirst announced this week. Kirst, who is an emeritus professor education and business administration at Stanford University, was first appointed to the state board bac




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'On California' Is on Vacation

The blessings of season to you all! We will be back in the New Year. Christmas thoughts follow.




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School Revolution in California

What's taking place in California is nothing less than a quiet revolution in education.