Category: Current News

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…

TGIF! Here’s your News Roundup. In Cities with School Choice, Low-Income Kids Catching Up to Wealthier Peers (The 74) The 74 reported recently that, “A new report form the Progressive Policy Institute finds that over the last decade, low-income students in large districts that aggressively expanded public school choices have started to catch up to…

It’s Friday! Your News Roundup awaits. Report: Nearly 500 Schools Underenrolled and Chronically Underperforming (The 74) The 74 announced late last month that, “Low performing schools are twice as likely to have lost substantial numbers of students – with nearly 500 losing 20% or more since the pandemic, marking them potential candidates for closures, a…

It’s Friday. Time for the News Roundup. What Happens When a 48K-Student District Commits to the “Science of Learning” (The 74) This is a head scratcher. Why more school districts don’t commit to teaching learning science to their teachers is perplexing. One must guess school districts think that learning science is covered in a teacher’s…

It’s time for the Friday News Roundup! State Officials and Educators Brace for Another Tough Budget year as the School Year Starts (Vermont Public) Vermont, like other states, continues to struggle with their school budgets. Vermont Public reports that, “Last year was a bad year for school budgets. And this year, things could be just…

It’s Friday. Time for the Roundup. Richmond Pilot Program Asks: What Happens If a School Year Is 200 Days, Not 180? (The 74) I’ll spare you this article’s details. What happens if a school year is 200 days, not 180? Research tells us that most kids will learn more over 200 days compared to 180.…