A puzzling gender gap has emerged in America’s learning loss crisis
Girls’ scores have fallen faster than boys’ on major tests, and the gap has not gone away. The latest NAEP results make the pattern impossible to dismiss.
The risks of telling teachers to focus on “critical thinking” skills
Domain-specific knowledge and facts are crucial for problem-solving and critical thinking, learning scientists say. But teachers aren’t always hearing that message, including at a recent training put on by the American Federation of Teachers’ AI Academy.
School data goes stale after Trump cuts Education Department research arm
The Digest of Education Statistics hasn’t updated many tables since DOGE canceled a key contract, leaving gaps on school spending, teachers, and safety.
Why this UC San Diego student felt unprepared for college-level math
Students like Cecilia Lopez Alvarado were at the center of a national controversy over high school grade inflation and college admissions. Here’s her take.
School funding is relatively equal, but childhood outside of school still isn’t
A new study finds public education helps narrow resource gaps for children in poverty. But disparities persist in housing, health care, nutrition, and informal education.
Trump pressured states to limit undocumented high school students’ access to career education programs
Nearly every Virginia school district agreed to block undocumented students from accessing federally funded career-technical education programs. The policy was reversed following Chalkbeat inquiries.
