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"Either way, SGOs will need to follow a series of steps to comply with the law. These five steps delineate what implementation will look like." bit.ly/4i5Oj9f

"Analyses conducted at a more granular level reveal that many policies enacted in response to the pandemic not only aggravated learning losses during the shutdowns, but also in fact extended the impact after schools reopened." bit.ly/4yrJgG6

"The case arose from one of Governor Jared Polis’s signature initiatives: a universal preschool program. Created in 2022, the program funds up to 15 hours a week of preschool per child at participating schools, including private ones." bit.ly/4jRWcR5

"Indeed, almost every aspect of the AP program has become easier than it was just a decade or two ago." bit.ly/47U0W1t

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"More immediately, state leaders could unofficially partner with a trusted SGO that commits to sending a fixed share of its funds to students at the highest poverty public schools. Here again, state backing would go a long way for an SGO." bit.ly/4sytqaj

"Why do I bring this up? Because Trump’s gambit so perfectly captures how the comfortable and connected have stolen sports from kids and families." bit.ly/4ii4QWm

"Put simply, we now have rigorous, empirical evidence on the real-world, long-term impact of students using AI." bit.ly/4rLyCaJ

"“What do you think of the White House taking part ownership in American businesses?” asked another student. “You elected a communist?!” Ike spat." bit.ly/4zZziMq

"The pushback on AI and data centers is widespread and real, but parents seem a lot less worried about the devices that have overrun their kids’ classrooms." bit.ly/4hr4z4k

ICYMI: Why Educators Should Embrace the “Science of Math.” The research about how children understand numbers doesn’t always reach teachers. bit.ly/4iBWeve

Clint Bolick, the 44th Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, is this week's guest on the Education Exchange podcast. bit.ly/3W6qVjD

"Whether you’re talking about a district school, charter school, or private school, it is the adults inside who determine that school’s expectations and norms." bit.ly/4z8MAX0

In a new forum, Education Next invited three experts to weigh in on the advantages and downsides of education savings accounts: Katherine Bathgate, Alisha Thomas Searcy and Ashley Rogers Berner. bit.ly/4iixjg3

Should IES primarily help practitioners solve concrete problems identified by state and local practitioners, or should it also function as a national research institution with its own strategic agenda? bit.ly/4Acuy6g

"At oral argument, the conservative justices seemed unpersuaded by the Tenth Circuit’s reasoning. Justice Kavanaugh questioned why the conflict was even necessary." bit.ly/4jRWcR5

ICYMI - Beyond Play and Phones: What it really takes to improve teen mental health. bit.ly/3UilZrh

Another student interjected, “So, what do you think of live streaming military executions?” bit.ly/4zZziMq

"The recent national conversation about the 'dumbing down' of AP Exams is missing the point." bit.ly/47U0W1t

"Assuming this scheme works out, the best case outcome is a 15-month closure that’ll eventually yield a gaudy course that prices out working families but occasionally hosts a professional tournament. Swell." bit.ly/4ii4QWm