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July 8

Education policy Jul 8 Oklahoma Doubled Recess. The State Ruled It Does Not Count. Science Disagrees. Oklahoma doubled mandatory recess for elementary students. Then the state ruled it does not count as instructional time. The resulting school-day scramble reveals exactly how school systems think about learning,… Education policy Jul 8 More Special Ed Staff Than Ever, Fewer Kids Identified With Learning Differences Schools hired more support staff than ever and identified nearly half a million fewer children with learning differences. An Education Next analysis of federal data reveals a system that grew…

July 5

Education policy Jul 5 Massachusetts Dropped the MCAS Graduation Gate. The Replacement Needs Scrutiny. Massachusetts voters ended the MCAS graduation requirement in 2024. Now the replacement plan proposes end-of-course tests that “meaningfully count toward graduation.” For kids with learning differences, the capstone component offers… Education policy Jul 5 Reading Science Is Reaching Your Child’s Teachers. A Federal Freeze Threatens That. Congress protected federal teacher training funds in February. OMB froze $2 billion anyway. Here is what that means for the reading science finally reaching your child's classroom, and the one… Education policy Jul 5 Georgia Charters Win Federal Millions. Parents of Struggling Learners Need This Data. Georgia's charter schools collected $2.4 million in new federal grants. For parents of kids who learn differently, the bigger question isn't which schools got the money. It's what the research… Education policy Jul 5 Florida’s Schools Got As. Harvard Put Its Reading Scores Dead Last. Florida's school grading system just handed As to three-quarters of schools — but Harvard and Stanford researchers placed the state dead last in reading growth among 35 states. Here's what…

July 4

Education policy Jul 4 Rhode Island Owes Homebound Special Education Kids Five Hours. They Are Getting Two. Rhode Island requires five hours of weekly in-home instruction for homebound special education students. Some are getting two. The staffing-shortage explanation is accurate as far as it goes. Federal law… Education policy Jul 4 South Carolina Is Finding Struggling Readers in First Grade. The Rest Is Politics. South Carolina started tracking reading proficiency in first grade this year, and scores rose six points. The same budget also suspended other state tests via a single proviso. Early identification…