Education budget could end proven programs in favor of perilous policies
K-12
Some Early Learning Programs See Funding Increases in 2017 Budget Bill
Head Start and CCDBG fared well, but uncertainty about the 2018 budget remains
Contours of the Field: Dual Language Learners and Academic Language
Note: this is the third in a series of posts explaining the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) recent report on the education of dual language learners (DLLs) and English Learners (ELs), Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English: Promising Futures. To read New America’s initial coverage of the report’s… Read more »
Eight Steps to Establish Support Systems for Undocumented Students
How colleges and universities can help
Refugees Can Choose a Separate High School in this Kentucky Town
Will the temporary segregation lead to better integration?
District Says 24 Credits and a D-minus Average Aren’t Good Enough
Focusing on family buy-in, a Connecticut district shifts to mastery-based learning
Poor Whites Just Realized They Need Education Equity as Much as Black Folk
But they must be able to say the word “equity” to get it.
High School Should Be More Like Preschool
Why secondary education is borrowing ideas from early childhood
A Well-Intended Bad Idea: Mayor Emanuel’s Plan for Chicago High Schools
Yesterday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a plan that would require all graduating Chicago Public Schools seniors to prove that they’ve been accepted to a four or two year college, trade school, internship, apprenticeship, gap-year program, or enlisted in the armed services before they can receive a diploma. When the Mayor initially announced his plan,… Read more »
Put More Gender Studies in Schools’ Sex Ed Courses
We can’t teach safe sex if kids don’t understand their own and others’ gender identities
