State Education Commissioner speaks on federal changes, chronic absenteeism and more

Fordham Institute
For decades, high-achieving high school students have been told the surest way to impress selective colleges is to take calculus.

The 74
State accountability systems were designed with good intentions: to ensure rigor and drive continuous student improvement.

Chalkbeat
Charles Longshore distinctly remembers the tipping point that led his Alabama middle school to ban cellphones, two years before the state adopted its own ban.

The Durango Herald (Paywall)
Mountain Middle School plans to build a microgrid on the school campus that will allow for uninterrupted power, shelter, and resources for students and community members during outages or emergencies.

The 74
Thirty-five years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, students with disabilities still underperform their peers and face ongoing barriers in education and employment.

NPR
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.