EdSource

Put down the phone: What my daughter taught me about parenting in the digital age

If we want cellphone bans to work, we need to look beyond the classroom. Because the truth is, our kids aren’t the only ones distracted. We parents are too.
Grist

Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate change

This story first appeared on The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. In Illinois, the Chicago Teachers Union won a contract ...
lpm

In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic. When it ...
NPR

In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump

When it comes to reading, the nation's third- through eighth-graders are still mired in a pandemic-era slump, according to new testing data. In math, the news is only a little more heartening: Student ...
Morningstar

NWEA Launches New National Dashboard to Track Student Achievement and Growth

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, announced today a new national dashboard that provides timely trends and data on U.S. student academic ...
Iowa Public Radio

Pass or fail? Midwest families and districts are learning from the 4-day school week

Math teacher Andrew Skinner greets students the week before classes resume at Martensdale-St. Marys in August 2025. Like many Iowa school districts that follow a four-day school week, Martensdale-St.
Detroit Free Press

Free summer program fights learning loss in Southeast Michigan

As summer approaches, many parents worry about “summer slide,” a term used to describe the learning loss that can occur when children are out of school for an extended period. Research from ...
Voice of San Diego

Post-Pandemic, Students Are Recovering in Math and Getting Worse at Reading

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. When Tom Kane looked at the results of the latest Education Recovery Scorecard, he noticed a ...
Voice of San Diego

Only 96 Schools Are Performing Better Than Before the Pandemic

Markers sit on a table in a classroom at Madison Elementary School in El Cajon on Nov. 9, 2023. / Photo by Ariana Drehsler Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. The ...
Green Bay Press-Gazette

Green Bay students struggle with reading. Here are local resources to help.

Less than 40% of Green Bay students meet grade-level English language arts standards, according to state testing results for 2023-24. They’re not the only ones who are struggling: Students nationwide ...
KQED

Why Are Kids Still Struggling in School 4 Years After the Pandemic?

Four years after the pandemic shuttered schools, we all want to be done with COVID. But the latest analyses from three assessment companies paint a grim picture of where U.S. children are academically ...