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  • Back to School: Technology changes for the coming school year

    Back to School: Technology changes for the coming school year

    Sep 4, 2026

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    By

    Linda Hamilton

    in A.I., AI in Education, Cell Phone Bans, EdTech Policy, Education Policy, K-12 Technology, State Policy & Governance, Student Social Media Safety, Teachers

    A number of state and district policies will have an impact on technology use in the K-12 classrooms. This blog runs through recent legal and policy changes in cell phone, social media, and generative artificial intelligence usage for students that…


  • What Does a “B” School Actually Tell You? How States Rate Schools, and Why One Rating Is Never the Whole Story

    What Does a “B” School Actually Tell You? How States Rate Schools, and Why One Rating Is Never the Whole Story

    Aug 25, 2026

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    By

    Lisa Kessler

    in Reporting, Assessment & Reporting Frameworks, Data, Metrics & Validity, Equity & Subgroup Outcomes, School Choice & Family Decision‑Making, Schools, State and District, State Policy & Governance

    This article explains how states rate schools and why one letter or number can obscure far more than it reveals.


  • Counting What We Never Promised: U. S. Education at 250

    Counting What We Never Promised: U. S. Education at 250

    Jul 31, 2026

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    By

    Tom Snyder

    in Education Policy, Equality in Education, Reporting

    Even without a national right to education, the United States built one of the world’s most ambitious systems to support, count, and understand its schools.


  • Who’s Deciding Which AI Tools Are Safe for Your Students?

    Who’s Deciding Which AI Tools Are Safe for Your Students?

    Jul 22, 2026

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    By

    Lisa Kessler

    in A.I., Education Policy, Schools

    A governance vacuum has left private groups, not states, effectively deciding which AI tools are considered safe for students.


  • From Hidden Histories to Missing Data: Investigating LGBTQ+ Representation in Teaching

    From Hidden Histories to Missing Data: Investigating LGBTQ+ Representation in Teaching

    Jun 25, 2026

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    By

    Laura Bellows

    in Data Analysis, Education Policy, Equality in Education, Teachers, Test and Survey

    Fears about LGBTQ+ teachers lead to underrepresentation by LGBTQ+ individuals in teaching today.


  • When Schools Closed: Remembering Juneteenth and the Fight for Educational Equality

    When Schools Closed: Remembering Juneteenth and the Fight for Educational Equality

    Jun 19, 2026

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    By

    Tom Snyder

    in Education Policy, Equality in Education, Schools

    A look back at the school districts that chose to close their public schools rather than integrate, and what this history means as we honor Juneteenth.


  • What do we know about teachers, and how do we know it?

    What do we know about teachers, and how do we know it?

    Jun 14, 2026

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    By

    Maura Spiegelman

    in Data Analysis, Federal Education Data, Reporting, Teachers

    Do you have questions about teachers? There is a data source for you!


  • Graduation Day and the Uneven Promise of CTE

    Graduation Day and the Uneven Promise of CTE

    Jun 7, 2026

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    By

    Laura Bellows

    in CTE, Data Analysis, Early Childhood Education, High School

    Research tends to assume a CTE‑to‑career pipeline, yet it’s not clear that all fields follow it.


  • Beginning a New Chapter at the National Center for Education Statistics

    Beginning a New Chapter at the National Center for Education Statistics

    Jun 5, 2026

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    By

    Tom Snyder

    in Education Policy, Federal Education Data, Project Leadership

    Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of NCES requires thoughtful discussions.


  • The Merits of Watching the Grass Grow: How Longitudinal Studies Bear Real Fruit

    The Merits of Watching the Grass Grow: How Longitudinal Studies Bear Real Fruit

    May 3, 2026

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    By

    Jodi Jacobson Chernoff

    and

    Shannon Russell

    in Assessment, Data Preservation, Early Childhood Education, High School, Middle school

    Longitudinal studies are the deep‑rooted work that yields the clearest picture of how learning unfolds over time.


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