Category: Current News

It’s Friday, and it’s going to hit 50 degrees in Iowa! Time for the News Roundup. New Research: Done Right, Virtual Tutoring Nearly Rivals In-Person Version (The 74) According to The 74 this week, “High-dosage, in-person tutoring gets results, recent research suggests. But as federal funding for remediation dries up and school struggle to raise…

Today’s Friday News Roundup is focused on the top stories of 2024, 2025 predictions, and a few other New Year surprises. Let’s get to it. Every year, The 74 releases 12 charts that defined American education for that year. Here are the chart titles that made news for 2024, without the charts themselves: “Federal Funds…

It’s Friday! Time for the last News Roundup of 2024. Edutopia just published their “2024 in Review,” a collection of stories that highlight what they considered important when it comes to young learners. Here are nine of their 2024 most compelling ideas and passionate debates that sparked important, memorable discussions among educators: “I’m a teacher,…

It’s Friday. Time for the News Roundup. Amid Explosion of School Choice, Report Spotlights the Marginalized Families Left Behind (The 74) As feared, the families that need choice the most, when it comes to their child’s education, don’t have real options when it comes to K-12 public schools. The 74 reported this week that, “As…

Yesterday’s column was the 500th article posted by ABPTL. When I started writing ABPTL in April of 2022, my goal was to persuade readers to think about a different system of learning for our kids. Our current K-12 public school system just isn’t working well enough for the kids who need an effective learning system…

It’s Friday. Time for the News Roundup. Jeb Bush: This Election, Families Made Their Voices Heard on School Choice (The 74) This week, Jeb Bush wrote an opinion piece for The 74 discussing how our recent election contained a clear message that American families want more school choice moving forward. Here are a few excerpts…

It’s Friday. Time for the News Roundup. Can Trump Really Dismantle the Department of Education? (EducationWeek) Evie Blad, a reporter for EducationWeek, wrote the following this week regarding attempts to close the U.S. Department of Education: “Plans to abolish the U.S. Department of Education – a key part of President-elect Donald Trump’s platform and a…

After a few days off, I’m back with your Friday News Roundup. Why We Still Haven’t Solved Teacher Shortages (Despite Decades of Trying) (EducationWeek) I’ll spare you the details of this article. If you want to read it, you know where to find it. It was the article’s title that caught my attention. My God,…

It’s Friday – the Dia de Los Muertos. Here’s your News Roundup. “Mom is Texting”: Teachers Say Parents Are a Daily Distraction During Class (EducationWeek) According to EducationWeek this past week, “Nearly half of teachers, principals, and district leaders say that parents are texting and emailing their children during class at least daily, according to…