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August 10
Oklahoma Doubled Recess and Banned Taking It Away as Punishment Education policy Oklahoma Doubled Recess and Banned Taking It Away as Punishment Oklahoma doubled elementary recess to 40 minutes a day and barred schools from withholding it as punishment. What the law requires, what the evidence supports, and the questions worth asking…
August 9
Senators Move to Keep Special Education Out of the Medical System Education policy Senators Move to Keep Special Education Out of the Medical System A bipartisan Senate vote pushes back on moving special education to a health agency. Both parties landed on the same point: a struggling learner is not a patient to diagnose.…
August 8
Why Dyslexia’s Biggest Advocates Are Fighting the Senate Dyslexia Bill Education policy Why Dyslexia’s Biggest Advocates Are Fighting the Senate Dyslexia Bill A bipartisan dyslexia bill sounds like overdue help. So why are the nation's leading disability groups, including the International Dyslexia Association, asking the Senate to slow down? The answer is… Your State Says Your Child Reads Fine. National Tests Disagree. Education policy Your State Says Your Child Reads Fine. National Tests Disagree. Proficient on the state test, struggling at the kitchen table? Federal mapping puts most states' reading bars at or below the national Basic level, and a new report warns the…
August 4
Arkansas Is Holding Back Third Graders. Retention Is the Wrong Fight Education policy Arkansas Is Holding Back Third Graders. Retention Is the Wrong Fight Arkansas's third-grade reading gate is live and the first retention decisions are out. The loud fight over holding kids back hides a bigger number, and the classroom entitlements the law…
August 3
Pennsylvania Parents Will Now Hear Less About Lead in School Water Education policy Pennsylvania Parents Will Now Hear Less About Lead in School Water Pennsylvania's budget quietly raised the bar for reporting lead in school drinking water from any detection to 5 parts per billion. The EPA's health goal is zero. What changed, what…
July 26
In NYC, a Promotion Letter Is Not a Reading Report Education policy In NYC, a Promotion Letter Is Not a Reading Report New York City celebrated rising test scores while the passing bar quietly dropped and promotion stayed near-automatic. Four in ten children in grades 3 through 8 missed proficiency in reading…
July 19
The Education Department Breakup Won’t Change How Your Child Learns to Read Education policy The Education Department Breakup Won’t Change How Your Child Learns to Read A House committee approved ten bills moving most Education Department functions to other agencies. Parents are hearing panic and celebration. Both frames miss what decides your child's outcomes: instruction quality,…
July 15
Education policy Mississippi Gave Teachers Classroom Funding Early. The New Platform Blocked Local Suppliers. Mississippi released $25 million in teacher supply funds two weeks early. The new platform blocked Walmart and local tutoring stores, required pre-approval on every purchase, and trained teachers via a…
July 14
Education policy California’s Career Ed Formula Lost $115 Million. The Students Who Needed Those Classes Most Paid for It. California earmarked $300 million a year for career education programs — the hands-on classes that often keep struggling learners engaged in school. A 2-to-1 matching requirement sent $115 million back…