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Education Reform Opinion
CANON: American Civics in the Time of Coronavirus
At the peak of his popularity, Jay Leno could put his “Tonight Show” audience in stitches merely by sticking a…
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Education Reform Opinion
MOONEY: Why Are Cyber Charter Schools Treated as a Threat, Not Savior, amid Shutdowns?
They have become attractive to parents who may not have previously considered them as an option. The advantages are obvious.
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Education Reform Opinion
IZUMI: Homeschooling Advice for Parents During School Shutdowns
With conventional schools shut down across America due to the coronavirus, many parents are considering homeschooling, but have questions about…
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Education Reform Opinion
LEGG: Education Will Never Be the Same Again; That’s Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
There is no question that education has changed forever, and as an educator and parent, I am grateful for that…
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Education Reform Opinion
WEARNE: Coronavirus School Closures Show the Value of Hybrid Homeschools
These trying times are an ideal opportunity for more conventional public and private schools to implement hybrid homeschools in their…
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National Education News
Coronvirus School Closures Capsize Student Teachers’ Plans to Become Certified
Sudden, lengthy closures across the country could capsize student teachers' efforts to become certified and start teaching in their own…
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Newswire
Parents of Children with Disabilities Work to Be Teachers and Therapists amid Coronavirus
Now, everyone is dealing with the worries that come with drastic change — the same type of worries children with…
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National Education News
Gallup Poll: Over 8 in 10 Parents Now Say Child Is Learning Remotely
In the two weeks that Gallup has been tracking the ways in which U.S. schoolchildren are being educated during the…
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Federal Education News
Dr. Fauci: Country Should Be in ‘Good Shape’ to Reopen Schools in the Fall
“Bottom line is, no absolute prediction, but I think we're going to be in good shape,” Fauci said at a…
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Newswire
Court Motion Seeks to Block Implementation of Tennessee Education Savings Account Program
A joint motion filed in Davidson County Chancery Court seeks to block the implementation of a new Tennessee school-voucher program…
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Maryland
National Teachers Union Opens Investigation into Baltimore Teachers Union Election
The American Federation of Teachers is blocking an attempt to hold a new Baltimore Teachers Union election until it finishes…
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Federal Education News
Interview with Betsy DeVos on Coronavirus: What Are the Feds Doing to Help Schools?
"Students who never anticipated being distance learners, and educators who are only used to teaching in a classroom, are now…
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Indiana
Indianapolis ‘Restart’ Schools Try to Build Trust and Hire Teachers — from a Distance
When the Indianapolis Public Schools administration recommended in February that Alicia Hervey take the helm of a troubled westside campus…
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Newswire
One School District’s Plan to Save Graduation: A Ceremony at a Drive-In Movie Theater
When Superintendent Nathan Barrett called the local drive-in movie theater last Thursday to try to salvage his Pennsylvania school district's…
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Newswire
New Tennessee Rules Could Mean No More Grades, No Required Attendance, No Teacher Effectiveness Scores
Teacher effectiveness scores would be officially shelved this school year and high school students would receive their semester grades as…
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California
San Diego ‘Zoombombing’ Incident Highlights Need for Schools to Use Safety Controls
James Armstrong gasped when he learned what happened during his daughter’s high school advanced biology class, which held a Zoom…
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Must-Reads
Analysis: How 18 Top Charter School Networks Are Adapting to Online Education, and What Other Schools Can Learn From Them
As public schools across the country build out remote learning plans to support students during school closures prompted by the…
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New York
NYC Department of Education Hit with $264 Million in Budget Cuts Due to Coronavirus
The startling budget slash — which will impact programs ranging from early education to teacher training — is part of…
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National Education News
Diplomas Are Great, But Does High School Set the Stage for Success?
The high school graduation rate has been rising for at least a decade. But the bar for preparing for the…
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National Education News
Education Researchers Concerned about Looming School Budget Crisis
When the last recession hit school budgets about a decade ago, it didn’t hit them equally.
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California
California District Settles $665,000 Free Speech Lawsuit with Student Who Made ‘Terrorists’ Video
Three years after a high school student was accused of showing a video some claimed was racist and insensitive when…
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Illinois
‘Tumultuous, Rocky, Unpredictable’: Chicago Students’ Lost School Year Began with the Teachers Strike
The COVID-19 school closure hits all students, but it’s been particularly hard on Chicago students who also lost time to…
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Education Reform Opinion
McSHANE and BEDRICK: School Districts Hoard Students Instead of Teaching Them
With the onset of the COVID-19 virus, U.S. citizens are becoming accustomed to irrational hoarding behavior. We just never imagined…
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Florida
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Districts’ Challenge to Charter School Law
Nine Florida school districts have lost their final legal effort to overturn a controversial 2017 law they contended wrested away…
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District of Columbia
As DC Students Struggle to Get Online, Schools and Parents Rush to Fill the Void
Schools, activists and nonprofits are trying to fill the gaps, delivering computers and hotspots to children who need it.
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