Category: Current News

It’s Friday! And it’s warming up here in Iowa. Time for the News Roundup. Standards Gap: Why So Many Students Score Proficient on State Tests But Not on NAEP (The 74) Why are state standardized test scores so much higher than scores on NAEP, or our Nation’s Report Card? The 74 reported this week that,…

It’s Friday! Time for the News Roundup. Exclusive: 12 Education Chiefs Ask McMahon for More Control over Federal Funds (The 74) The 74 reported late last week that, “Some state education chiefs aren’t wasting any time letting the new administration know what they want.” “A dozen state leaders, all from Republican-led states, wrote to Linda…

Here’s your Friday News Roundup! School Leaders Rush to Manage Deportation Fears (EducationWeek) Last week, EducationWeek reported that, “For months now, Almi Abeyta, the superintendent of Chelsea public schools just north of Boston, has been bracing herself for an immigration policy change that could affect schools.” “Back in November, following the victory of President Donald…

It’s Friday. Time for the News Roundup. Several Bills Filed to Weaken Vaccine Mandates as More Texas Families Opt Out of Immunizations (The Texas Tribune) It used to be that you were vaccinated, or you couldn’t attend public school. I don’t remember my parents or other parents making a stink about choosing not to be…

It’s Friday! Time for the News Roundup. Administration Officials Unveil Education Plan with Just 5 School Districts Statewide (Vermont Digger) Vermont has long prided itself on small public school districts that responded to the needs of the townspeople they served. But recently Vermont’s schools have run into budgetary challenges that have caused many to ask…

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…