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For too long, teachers have been asking struggling readers to guess at words instead of helping them to learn the code The post The Brain That Sees Patterns appeared first on Education Next .

“I’m missing study hall for this ?” The post Chicago’s May Day Lesson in Civic Engagement appeared first on Education Next .

Paul E. Peterson interviews Ben Scafidi, Professor at Kennesaw State University The post The Education Exchange: School Districts with Declining Enrollments Have Higher Funding, More Staff Per Pupil appeared first on Education Next .

Evidence from Florida, home of the first statewide mandate The post Can Banning Cellphones Save Student Learning? appeared first on Education Next .

As K–12 reform heats back up, what can we learn from the last time the movement was riding high? The post Five Lessons for School Reformers: 2026 Edition appeared first on Education Next .

Paul E. Peterson interviews Patrick Graff, Senior Fellow with the American Federation for Children The post The Education Exchange: Public School Enrollment Is Declining. Is Universal Choice to Blame? appeared first on Education Next .

“Social prescribing” tries to put struggling teens into activities instead of therapy. It should work, so why hasn’t it yet? The post What If a Physician Prescribed a Soccer League Instead of Therapy? appeared first on Education Next .

Expensive institutions may need to reckon with OBBBA’s effort to rein in the nation’s $1.7 trillion in student loan debt The post New Caps on Federal Student Lending Could Impact Schools of Education appeared first on Education Next .

“Mere knowledge” is getting sidelined at innovative models that embrace a vaporous notion of success, leaving students and society vulnerable in the “age of AI” The post High School Reform for Dummies appeared first on Education Next .

Paul E. Peterson interviews John Moscatiello, founder of Marco Learning The post The Education Exchange: AP Exams Have Shown a Measurable Decline in Rigor for Years appeared first on Education Next .

A generation ago, state leaders collaborated to fix a K–12 nation at risk. Universities today need the same gubernatorial guidance. The post Governors Can Fix Higher Ed appeared first on Education Next .

The earn-and-learn expansion of federal Pell Grant eligibility offers policymakers an opportunity to leverage our most promising workforce pathway The post Apprenticeship Should Be a Centerpiece of Workforce Pell appeared first on Education Next .

A valuable document has come out of New Haven, but will it make good on its promises? The post Hope or Hype? What to Make of Yale’s Report on Trust in Higher Ed appeared first on Education Next .

Paul E. Peterson interviews Samuel Abrams, professor of politics at Sarah Lawrence College The post The Education Exchange: The Devaluing of College Professors appeared first on Education Next .

The proposals for overhauling the Institute of Education Sciences could address its operational inefficiencies but are unlikely to break through our ideological stalemate The post Imagine There’s No Politics: A Review of the Northern Report appeared first on Education Next .

Why the rebuilt IES needs a NAEP for 3 p.m. to midnight that’s anonymous and representative The post The Case for a National Assessment of Flourishing and Participation appeared first on Education Next .

What does partisan polarization mean for schooling and higher education? The post The State of Education Politics Today appeared first on Education Next .

Paul E. Peterson interviews Jeremy B. Ney, Adjunct Professor of Business at Columbia Business School The post The Education Exchange: Disability Diagnoses: The Latest Luxury Good at Elite Universities appeared first on Education Next .

Although the pathway has been a boon to rural employers, it can limit the mobility of recent graduates The post School-to-Work Programs Launch Students into Careers, but Maybe Not Far Enough appeared first on Education Next .

Overlooked and undervalued, three remote school districts show what could be possible with even more support from the state The post Colorado’s Small Rural Districts: A Potent Source of Education and Community appeared first on Education Next .