The Signal in Education News
In the vast majority of schools around the United States, the academic gap between the highest- and lowest-achieving students has grown significantly since 2005, according to a recently released paper. The divergence was largely driven by stagnation among struggling students, which turned into steep learning losses dur…
When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the miracle has hit a wall: middle school. Results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show that Missi…
Several North Texas districts are launching new virtual and hybrid high school programs after a state law expanded funding for online learning. Leaders hope the options will help attract and retain students as enrollment shifts.
When a water-treatment plant outside Denver discovered an algae problem in its pipes, it did not call an engineering firm. It called the students.
This approach helps strengthen understanding and relevance, but teachers should be intentional in teeing up the assignments, education professors say.
Eminent ed school dean Smug Snidely sees the decline in take-home assignments as allowing students more time to be their authentic selves
Most of the schools in Mamdani’s new initiative currently have speed limits of 20 mph, while the rest of New York City’s roughly 2,300 school locations have limits of 25.
The school board has a vacancy following the resignation of former District 2 commissioner Gayle Cosby. The district seeks applicants without a felony record who live in the district.
This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez of The 19th. Dr. Lara Jones still remembers her visceral reaction to the image of Liam Ramos. It wasn’t the most famous one, of the 5-year-old boy in a blue bunny winter hat and superhero backpack with ICE officers behind him. It was one from days later, […]