Policy & Politics

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Policy & Politics Opinion Is Education Research Too Political?
Outgoing Institute of Education Sciences Director Mark Schneider laments politicization at the Ed. Department—and in academia writ large.
Rick Hess
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7 min read
States Is Tutoring at Risk? States Stretch to Keep Funding in Place
States are using a variety of ways to ensure that tutoring programs can continue.
Olina Banerji
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6 min read
Federal Opinion 'Jargon' and 'Fads': Departing IES Chief on State of Ed. Research
Better writing, timelier publication, and more focused research centers can help improve the field, Mark Schneider says.
Rick Hess
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7 min read
Law & Courts Why It Will Now Be Easier for Educators to Sue Over Job Transfers
The case asked whether transferred employees had to show a 'significant' change in job conditions to sue under Title VII. The court said no.
Mark Walsh
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8 min read
Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 16, 2022.
Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 16, 2022. The high court on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, made it easier for workers, including educators, to sue over job transfers.
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Education Funding When There's More Money for Schools, Is There an 'Objective' Way to Hand It Out?
A fight over the school funding formula in Mississippi is kicking up old debates over how to best target aid.
Mark Lieberman
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7 min read
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Education Funding Explainer How Can Districts Get More Time to Spend ESSER Dollars? An Explainer
Districts can get up to 14 additional months to spend ESSER dollars on contracts—if their state and the federal government both approve.
Mark Lieberman
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4 min read
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Law & Courts Oxford School Shooter's Parents Were Convicted. Holding District Liable Could Be Tougher
The conviction of parents in the Oxford, Mich., case expanded the scope of responsibility, but it remains difficult to hold schools liable.
Mark Walsh
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12 min read
Four roses are placed on a fence to honor Hana St. Juliana, 14, Madisyn Baldwin, 17, Tate Myre, 16, and Justin Shilling, 17, the four teens killed in last week's shooting, outside Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.
Four roses are placed on a fence outside Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., honor Hana St. Juliana, 14, Madisyn Baldwin, 17, Tate Myre, 16, and Justin Shilling, 17, the four teens killed in the Nov. 30, 2021, shooting at the school.
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Purchasing Alert Maryland District Needs Learning Platform; Miss. School System to Buy Interventions Software
A Maryland district is looking for a platform to manage work-based learning opportunities, while a Mississippi school system seeks a student interventions software.
Emma Kate Fittes
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2 min read
Purchasing Alert Okla. System Seeks Formative Assessments; Neb. District to Buy VR Math Platform
A district in Oklahoma is looking for formative assessments, while a Nebraska school system seeks a virtual reality platform for high school math courses.
Michelle Caffrey
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Analyst's View Why “Single-Point Solutions” Fail to Drive Ed-Tech Innovation
The pressure to scale up digital innovations can get in the way of potential breakthroughs across districts, says the CEO of the Learning Accelerator.
Michelle Caffrey
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11 min read
Market Trends Hunger for Social-Emotional Learning Persists, Despite Funding Uncertainty and Cultural Fights
Some school districts have altered their messaging, in trying to communicate the concept's value to parents and policymakers.
David Saleh Rauf
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