Courts and Law
The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause Doesn’t Suspend Free Speech and Free Exercise Rights, Supreme Court Rules
Opinion backs prayer by football coach, scraps Lemon test
Book Reviews
Palatial Schools for the Progressive era
C. B. J. Snyder built “grand municipal architecture full of promise and hope”
In The News
Teachers and Teaching
From Zero Sum to Positive Sum
In the current system, some students succeed at the expense of others. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Governance and Leadership
Marcus Foster Raised Expectations for All Students
Historian John P. Spencer on one of the first Black superintendents of a large urban district
Governance and Leadership
School Board Shakeup in San Francisco
Arrogance, incompetence, and woke rhetoric trigger successful recall effort
Federal Policy
“It Felt Like Guerrilla Warfare”
Student achievement levels in the Nation’s Report Card: a brief history of “basic,” “proficient,” and “advanced”
Early Childhood
End the Birthday Bias
Age allowances in high-stakes tests are a proven boost for fairness
From the Blog
Blog
“How’d You Do It?” Mississippi’s Superintendent of Education Explains State’s Learning Gains
“Data and accountability will drive the behaviors that you want to see,” Carey Wright says in exit interview
Courts and Law
The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause Doesn’t Suspend Free Speech and Free Exercise Rights, Supreme Court Rules
Opinion backs prayer by football coach, scraps Lemon test
Blog
In Carson v. Makin, Justices Prolong Death of Blaine Amendments, but Don’t Quite Finish the Job
Supreme Court majority rules that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from tuitioning program
Blog
What’s Ahead for the Nation’s First Federally Approved Teacher-Apprenticeship Program?
Tennessee finds a way for teachers to graduate with zero debt, and to be paid as they study.
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