Saturday, July 22 marks the 30-year anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the federal government’s first major legislative response to homelessness. One important—and controversial—section of the law requires states to remove educational barriers experienced by homeless children and youth, out of recognition that many homeless children cannot enroll in school for a host of […]
Education in America
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Teacher Tests Test Teachers
The practice of evaluating teachers by their students’ performance on standardized tests is coming under serious challenge.
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School Suspensions, Test Scores, and Lead Poisoning
Economists find new evidence that kids with higher exposure to lead are more likely to misbehave in school and do worse academically.
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Illinois Poised To Strip Rahm Emanuel’s Control over Chicago Schools
After years of mayoral control, Chicago residents may soon get to elect their local school board.
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Why Do Billionaires Care So Much About Charter Schools?
For the 1 percent, combating inequality is all about individual achievement, not systemic change.
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Black Is Beautiful, But Hair Is Still Political
How a suburban Boston charter school’s dress code underscores whites’ obsession with African American hair
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Massachusetts Charter School Backs Off Exclusionary Hair Policies — For Now
Public outrage plus scrutiny from civil rights groups and the state attorney general draws attention to penalties imposed on black students.
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Fixing Our Infrastructure? How About Schools?
Tens of millions of children report daily to run-down, sometimes unsafe school buildings. Two proposals for upgrading schools are now before Congress.
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Bernie, the Billionaires, and the School Board
The pro-charter candidates in Tuesday’s Los Angeles election are backed by the Walton family, Michael Bloomberg, and Eli Broad. Their opponents are backed by Bernie Sanders, in the priciest school board race in U.S. history.
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Mass Incarceration and the Achievement Gap
The impact of imprisoned parents on children shows how criminal justice policy is education policy.
