More students are enrolling in state preschool programs than ever before, but a slump in the rate of growth and in per-student spending is eclipsing this good news. Source: U.S. News
Educators in Arizona held a strike vote on Thursday that launched a first-ever statewide walkout and turned down a proposed pay raise — instead demanding increased school funding. Source: National Public Radio
A new paper published in the Journal of School Health by researchers at Child Trends suggests that while districts have largely been pushing back start times in high schools, middle school students could also benefit. Source: Education Dive
Mentors aren’t just friends—they are more than that. They are amazing practitioners who pass on their knowledge through informal conversation and everyday modeling. Source: Edutopia
Broward County Public School leaders voted to reject arming teachers, a decision that comes despite the new state law that would allow gun carrying inside schools for certain teachers and other school employees. Source: CBS Miami
Schools usually focus on teaching comprehension skills instead of general knowledge—even though education researchers know better. Source: The Atlantic
Teachers and parents are at odds when it comes to how much they think digital devices are affecting children’s mental and physical health, according to new research by Gallup. Source: The Washington Post
The performance of U.S. students in reading and mathematics has remained relatively flat since 2015, according to the results of the National Assessment of Education Progress, released today by the National Center for Education Statistics. Source: Education Dive
Districts in at least 21 states have adopted the four-day school week, but a new study points to an unintended but perhaps unsurprising consequence of cutting the school week: a spike in juvenile crime. Source: ChalkBeat
This Long Island district is scrapping traditional rows of desks in favor of more flexible learning spaces. Classroom redesign has fundamentally altered the way educators in the district perform their jobs. Source: The Hechinger Report