Since nutrition standards were strengthened in 2010, eating at school provides many students with healthier food than is available cheaply elsewhere. Plus, reducing stigma increases the number of kids getting fed.
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Research shows that more children have handled household guns than their parents think.
A former physics teacher says America could lose its technological edge if it doesn’t do a better job of teaching quantum information science – starting in high school.
A veteran education researcher raises questions about whether educational research is actually being put to use.
Polarization among the public and politicians threatens to undermine educational progress made over the past few decades.
Teacher wages have risen little over the past few decades when adjusted for inflation.
Federal, state and local efforts to help students recover learning they missed or lost during the pandemic are underway. But those projects don’t include the youngest students.
The effort to give every student equal access to an education has lasted decades and may need even more time before the goal is reached.
Local control over school funding leads to uneven resources between districts, two legal scholars maintain.
The physical activity and social connection that take place at recess help children be more engaged once back in the classroom.
A school finance expert and an education law scholar make the case for why reparations should be paid to African Americans by changing the way schools are funded.
Are comparisons to war a good way to make a point in debates about education? A scholar of communication says it depends on the analogies and how they are used.
Fighting against federal authority is a political tradition in the South – and resisting federal guidance to wear masks in schools is just the latest example, an education policy expert writes.
Expanding free lunch programs could also reduce stigma for students, lower administrative burdens for schools and create jobs for communities.
A proposed ‘historic’ investment in schools that serve low-income children would also give the federal government more power over America’s schools, a political scientist argues.
Despite the disruption and challenges of COVID-19, standardized tests for America’s students are expected to proceed this spring or fall. But what will the tests really show?
A former deputy chancellor of New York City schools explains why the police don’t need to patrol the nation’s public schools.
When the federal government doesn’t intervene during downturns, the states often cut school spending. In turn, teachers may earn less or lose their jobs. And three in four teachers are female.
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Associate Professor of Education, University of Southern California
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Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Memphis
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Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
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John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education, University of Connecticut
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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