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Nicolle Echeverria, a political science major from the California State University, was sure about a career in law. But things took a turn in...
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Throughout a series of congressional hearings about what public schools and universities are doing to combat antisemitism, Republicans keep hammering school leaders on one...
Leaders
Many educators will tell you that cellphones are a source of serious academic, mental health, and behavioral problems for students. And school leaders are...
Academies
Children in home education died or were abused because “the protective factor that school can offer was missing from their lives”, an independent review...
Policy
After 70 years, what is left to say about Brown v. Board of Education? A lot, it turns out. As the anniversary nears this...
Teaching
I’ve always been intrigued by history, geography, and civics. Of course, I used to teach this stuff. While not everyone feels similarly, I suspect...
Teaching
Next year. Whenever I talk to new teachers, whether informally or within a teacher education course that I instruct, there is consistent talk of...
Teaching
The class of 2024 started high school during the pandemic, but schools are finding that more and more students with disabilities need extended education...
Academies
The Department for Education (DfE) has been criticised for its “lack of engagement” with a Parliamentary inquiry into the importance of outdoor space for...
Academies
The competition watchdog has launched another investigation into England’s largest school management information system (MIS) provider amid concerns it could be “abusing” its “dominant”...
Academies
I was pleased to be invited recently to Westminster to provide evidence to the committee of MPs examining the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. The Tobacco and Vapes...
Technology
Generative artificial intelligence has taken up a lot of space in the minds of K-12 district technology leaders over the past two school years....
News
In some ways, the issues at stake on Wednesday are identical to the ones that ensnared college presidents who appeared before the House committee....
Academies
Our Alternative Big Listen, launched last week, complements but may also undermine Ofsted’s own Big Listen. We intend it to be helpful and insightful...
News
Another House panel was scheduled to question the mayor of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday over the city’s handling of a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at...
Technology
A recent, AI-generated “deepfake” audio recording of a principal making hateful comments has laid bare an uncertain landscape for educators—a bleak one that could...
News
David C. Banks consulted his top deputies. He spoke with another school district leader. As the police cleared out pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had seized...
Academies
Some councils taking part in the government’s “safety valve” SEND deficit reduction programme have “removed” their deficits, a top civil servant has said. Susan...
News
Many donors, politicians and Jewish students have pressured their colleges to confront antisemitism more forcefully. But one challenge can make the whole exercise feel...
Teaching
Today’s post is the latest in a series sharing effective instructional strategies that can be used across content areas. ‘The Spacing Effect’ Neven Holland...
Academies
One of the first councils to sign up to a controversial government bailout programme over its high needs deficits has been slammed by inspectors...
Leaders
Nobody has to be convinced that the education system is broken. In the words of Leonard Cohen “Everybody Knows.” A recent Pew Research article...
Policy
Leaders from three large school districts condemned antisemitism at a congressional hearing on Wednesday and didn’t deny it has been on the rise in...
Policy
The chaotic and substantially delayed rollout of a simplified FAFSA form, rising reports of antisemitism at K-12 schools and on college campuses, Biden administration...
Policy
Schools stand to lose a significant chunk of revenue when federal COVID-relief aid expires. That’s one of the takeaways from a new batch of...
Leaders
Middle school has always been a difficult time for kids. But when you tack on their near-constant use of cellphones, this stage of development...
Leaders
More than half of the leaders in the top ranks of America’s school districts say they’re not compensated fairly for their work. For superintendents,...
Leaders
Testing is about more than just knowing the content. Illness, weariness, anxiety, and boredom can all distract students and undercut their performance on tests....
Technology
Many educators who have used generative artificial intelligence tools in their work have called the emerging technology a “game changer.” Some say it’s been...
Academies
Cutting teacher workload could have the same effect on teacher recruitment and retention as a 3 per cent pay rise, a report has said....
Academies
The government should re-create an emergency fund to top up schools’ contributions to teachers’ pensions, leaders have said, amid warnings they face making cuts...