Every day, passionate individuals imagine the future of education. In thoughtful works, they grapple earnestly with our learning communities’ greatest challenges, while painstakingly illustrating nuanced solutions.
The State Board is committed to staying current with these conversations. Our Roundup, a collection of thought-provoking, staff-picked articles published weekly, reflects that commitment. We invite you to peruse these collections, so that you, too, can stay up to date.
(Disclaimer: Inclusion in the Roundup does not imply that the State Board officially endorses the piece, it’s author or any positions rendered by the publisher’s editorial board).
Week beginning December 2, 2024
The 74 | School Closures Are Way Down, but Delaying These Hard Choices Makes Things Worse
The Washington Post | D.C. school enrollment stays relatively flat over last year
K-12 Dive | Students with disabilities learn real-world job skills in Brooklyn high school’s sewing lab
K-12 Dive | Trump picks Rollins to lead USDA — and thus school nutrition programs
Chalkbeat New York | Suspensions declined last year, but NYC schools issued more lengthy punishments
California Courts Newsroom | How the El Dorado and Shingle Springs Family Wellness Court Uses Alternative Methods to Serve Tribal Youth and Families
K-12 Dive | High school students report challenges in accessing skilled trades training
The 74 | Survey: For Most Parents, Grades Have Lost Ground as Measure of Student Progress
K-12 Dive | Nation’s Report Card to debut new poverty measurement
Education Week | Tutors Don’t Get Much Training. A New Effort Could Help
New America | How to Find More Room for Child Care by Repurposing Public Schools
California School Boards Association | Districts across California are helping all students forge a path toward the future
Week beginning November 25, 2024
Education Week | Should Schools Have Cellphone Restrictions for Teachers Too?
K-12 Dive | Black teachers’ salaries, raises trail those of White teachers
K-12 Dive | Career education gets a boost with College Board pilot program
Education Week | What New Research Shows About the Academic Success of Former English Learners
K-12 Dive | Trump names Linda McMahon for education secretary
EdTrust | Understanding the Full Cost of Short-Term Credentials
K-12 Dive | IXL class-action suit advances amid student data harvesting claims
Education Week | Why Teachers Likely Take So Few Days Off
The 17 | Research Points to COVID’s ‘Long Tail’ on School Graduation Rates
National Conference of State Legislatures | State Lawmakers Discuss Cellphone Bans in Schools
Empower K12 | DC’s Bold Performing Schools Break Barriers and Exceed Expectations
National Association of State Boards of Education | Developing Content Standards: A Foundational Task for State Boards
City Tutor DC | Learnings from Transforming Teaching Pilots: A Brighter Future for Students and Teachers
Week beginning November 18, 2024
The 74 | At Special Ed Teacher Shortage Hearing, Panelists Debate Dismantling Ed Dept
K-12 Dive | How school leaders can tap into the Education Department’s AI toolkit
Education Week | How Strict Are School Cellphone Policies?
K-12 Dive | Schools continue to play vital role in preventing student opioid-related death
Education Commission of the States | Indigenous Students Count: Challenges and Promising Practices
K-12 Dive | Fewer after-school programs offering academic supports, NCES finds
NBC Washington | American University students worry as future of School of Education is uncertain
K-12 Dive | New York to replace graduation exam, implement graduate portrait framework
The Washington Post | D.C. truancy, chronic absenteeism drop to lowest levels since pandemic
K-12 Dive | 8th graders’ average scores decline on computer and information literacy exam
American Educational Research Association | Do Teachers with Absent Students Feel Less Job Satisfaction?
Office of the State Superintendent of Education | Bowser Administration Announces Continued Improvement in School Attendance for DC Students
K-12 Dive | School book bans triple in 2023-24
Week beginning November 11, 2024
NPR/WAMU 88.5 | Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
K-12 Dive | 8th graders’ average scores decline on computer and information literacy exam
Education Week | How Students Are Dodging Cellphone Restrictions
K-12 Dive | Special education teacher shortages focus of upcoming federal briefing
Education Week | No More School Lunch Fees for Low-Income Families, USDA Says
K-12 Dive | 6 statewide strategies to improve student math outcomes
ABC 7 | DC Auditor to dig into DCPS spending as questions mount over budget, staffing | I-Team
The 74 | Indiana Banking Apprenticeships and Academy to Break the Mold for U.S. Training
K-12 Dive | Majority of states see decrease in student-teacher ratios post-COVID
The 74 | Chicago is Winding Down a Trailblazing Program to Help Dropouts. What Happened?
Week beginning November 4, 2024
The Hechinger Report | Thrown into the deep end of algebra
The 74 | Could Massachusetts AI Cheating Case Push Schools to Refocus on Learning?
Education Week | Why We Still Haven’t Solved Teacher Shortages (Despite Decades of Trying)
Education Week | Reading Interventions for Older Students May Be Missing a Key Component
The Hechinger Report | 2 out of 5 child care teachers make so little they need public assistance to support their families
Education Commission of the States | How Are States Approaching Cell Phone Use in Schools?
LA School Report | Los Angeles Makes Gains in Reading and Math – But Most Kids Still Don’t Meet Standards
The Oklahoman | Oklahoma lawmakers are considering ways to limit cellphone use by students at school