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We're a team of local leaders and advocates working toward a high-quality education for all kids, regardless of their address.
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Today, we are releasing The State of Educational Opportunity in America: A Survey of 20,000 Parents. The survey offers an unprecedented, state-by-state examination of how parents perceive the current education landscape. Access the full report at: https://t.co/HItCj3B8XY
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“Handwriting isn’t an old-fashioned skill; it’s central to reading, writing and cognitive development.” @The74
https://t.co/cyMGmlwOF2
the74million.org
Educators' view: Far from being a relic of the past, writing by hand engages multiple senses at once and strengthens cognitive abilities.
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KIPP used to be a top performer on reading and math achievement in DC. What happened?
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🤔if given a choice, would you travel back in time or into the future? Our poll has some astonishing connections to that and the emotions that go into how people vote in elections. Crazy right! The two best experts @ChrisLaneMA and @brentbuc have the analysis. Pod linked in bio
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50CAN did an annual report in 2017 that was just all Busy, Busy Town characters https://t.co/JjC4mYjCgh
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Graduation rates are up. Test scores are down. Stop me if you have heard this one before.
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The public education system has engaged in a profoundly unique experiment to take tutoring to scale as part of pandemic recovery efforts. I had the pleasure of speaking w/ @lizcohen12 about what we've learned & where we go from here. https://t.co/xHvvjx8BOq
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Tutoring! @MatthewAKraft sees a path for sustaining it, perhaps with an assist from AI. But will probably take longer than people think #edchat #edpolicy #edtech
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"If I had one piece of advice for parents, it would be that they should act quickly if they spot any red flags about their child’s reading progress." Good advice! Subscribe to Aldeman On Education
chadaldeman.com
Chad Aldeman writes about school finance, teacher labor markets, and school quality. Click to read Aldeman On Education, by Chad Aldeman, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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Honored to write for @DystinctMag on what “evidence-based” should truly mean in schools. Parents deserve clarity about interventions, how progress is measured, and whether support is closing learning gaps, not just checking boxes. Read here: https://t.co/ZKi6JJOxaw
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A really GREAT local podcast worth checking out
🚨 Season 6 of the New Mexico Rising Podcast is HERE!🎙️ Tune in to hear our Executive Director, Amanda Aragon, and Advocacy Manager Dominica Chavez break down the 2025 statewide assessment results and what it means for NM schools. 🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/yVuZ808Cwe
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New on The Future of Tutoring: my conversation with Brown University economist Matt Kraft. Did we overhype tutoring? What more do we need to understand about how tutoring works? Why does Matt think tutoring could be the next kindergarten? (Link to interview in comments!)
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It’s a good thing a large number of progressive education groups haven’t built their whole identity around opposing the expansion of school choice
Expanding school choice enjoys +9% net support, ranking above traditional Democratic priorities like preschool or Title I funding—a notable sign of how mainstream school choice has become.
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The most unpopular thing you can do on education policy right now is run on getting rid of tracking in public schools
Expanding school choice enjoys +9% net support, ranking above traditional Democratic priorities like preschool or Title I funding—a notable sign of how mainstream school choice has become.
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“Amber Northern, a Virginia Board of Education member, said at the board’s September meeting that the state expects too little of students and that setting higher passing scores will incentivize them to do better on the exams”
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Tonight it’s a pack house for @_GA_CAN’s dialogue on special education in Clayton County. Proud of our parent network for organizing this event. Parent led, Parent focused.
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Our very own @lizcohen12 joined a panel discussion in New Jersey this week to talk about what the future holds for the expansion of tutoring programs across the country. For a better understanding of Liz's findings, be sure to pick up her new book "The Future of Tutoring",
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Virginia is trying to raise standards for students to better prepare them for opportunity. It will be phased in over 4-5 years. That's still *too fast* for various adult interests. Virginia's standards have fallen to the lowest in the country in some cases. 1/2
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Over the years, when standards were lowered, I can't remember people speaking up and saying "too fast!" "Phase it in." Ever. This timeline is arguably too long, but regardless it's time to move forward. 2/2 https://t.co/Egq61B1ZFx
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Do they have “math anxiety” or did we not teach them math?
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