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CoSN releases 2025 Driving K-12 Innovation Report
The organization's annual report highlights the challenges, mega-trends, and tools that are forecast to impact education innovation in the year ahead.
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New book says there’s more to holding students’ attention than silencing phones
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From the myth of multitasking to ‘attention contagion,’ high school teacher Blake Havard hopes to arm educators with the tools of cognitive science.
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Student Achievement and Assessment
NAEP scores show disheartening trends for the lowest-performing students
Chalkbeat
The 2024 results released on Wednesday paint a sobering picture of academic haves and have-nots across the country.
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Report: Chronic absenteeism dips slightly, but remains high nationally
A new analysis by Attendance Works and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University found that while modest improvements are being made, chronic student absences remain a challenge in nearly every area of the country.
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Special Education
Top scholar says evidence for special education inclusion is ‘fundamentally flawed’
The Hechinger Report
A new analysis of 50 years of research argues that there isn’t strong evidence for the academic advantages of placing children with disabilities in general education classrooms.
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New research: Done right, virtual tutoring nearly rivals in-person version
Two new Johns Hopkins University studies explore how high-quality virtual tutoring can help struggling students.
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Op-ed
Why data & AI literacy are important skills for K-12 students
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Other countries have already made data literacy and AI literacy part of their K-12 curriculum.
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Research: Black students disciplined more often in K-12 schools
A new report finds significant racial disparities in how disciplinary practices are applied across the country, and offers recommendations for district leaders to build healthier and more equitable cultures.
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Student Success
Resource Page: Addressing Chronic Absenteeism
These free resources from a variety of organizations are intended to help district leaders tackle this complex issue, including toolkits, policy recommendations, outreach and communications strategies, and more.
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Student Achievement and Assessment
Survey: For most parents, grades have lost ground as measure of student progress
Due to factors like grade inflation, parents are putting more stock in communication with teachers to gauge kids’ performance.
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Policy and Legislation
Missouri school districts show improvement in annual performance report
State officials once again delay classification of school districts based on performance report scores.
Commissioner of Education Karla Eslinger speaks during a State Board of Education meeting. (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent)
Facilities
Tennessee K-12 school building costs escalate amid competing political priorities for education
Chalkbeat Tennessee
A new report found the state needs to spend about $9.8 billion on repairs, upgrades, or construction to keep its K-12 public school buildings safe and conducive to learning.
The average cost of building a new school in Tennessee was $51 million in 2022, compared with $15 million in 2012, according to state data. One factor is the rising cost of construction and materials.
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