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Former Trump appointee condemns cuts at US education department

James Woodworth, former NCES commissioner, says cuts to key agency made ‘without knowing what they’re doing’

The Guardian - US

Musk’s ‘Doge’ guts nearly $1bn in US education department’s research office

Cuts in effect wipe out Institute of Education Sciences, one of the country’s largest funders of education research

The Guardian - US

We Have Already Passed Peak Public School

As families continue to defect from government-managed K-12, teachers unions are tightening their squeeze on the Democratic Party.

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2023 Brought More Evidence That Pandemic School Closures Damaged Students

Post-COVID educational declines are here to stay.

Reason

How many Black male teachers are there in the US?

Nationally, 1.3% of US public school teachers in 2020-2021 were Black men — a decline from 6.5% just three years before.

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US school shootings double in a year to reach historic high

Figures for 2021-22 covering elementary and secondary schools show a total of 327 shootings, 188 of which ended with casualties

The Guardian - US

New Test Data Show That COVID School Closures Rapidly Accelerated U.S. Learning Losses

Nearly two years after most children returned to the classroom, educational losses continue to grow.

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Which states pay teachers the most and least?

Overall, New York and Massachusetts K-12 teachers are paid more, relative to other earners and cost of living, than teachers in the rest of the country. Public teacher pay is the lowest in Florida and Arizona.

USAFacts

Miserable Math and Reading Scores Will Fuel School Choice Movement

There’s no reason to argue over lessons and policies when you can pick what works for your family.

Reason

The pandemic hurt test scores — but why?

As the anti-closure crowd claims vindication, experts say the data doesn't actually say what they think

Salon

More Latinos than ever are at four-year US colleges, but study shows other declines

MIAMI — More Latinos than ever are choosing to attend four-year universities in the U.S., according to an analysis released Friday by the Pew Research Center. However, two-year colleges registered a recent decline in enrollment.

Miami Herald

Reading and math scores dropped during pandemic, rolling back years of progress.

A special assessment of 9-year-olds shows how student achievement suffered during the pandemic.

USAFacts

Despite Polarization, Americans Agree: School Learning Losses Are a System Failure

Democrats and Republicans share dismay over how educators handled the pandemic and support alternatives.

Reason

Reading and math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

The findings offer an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation's children during the first two years of the pandemic.

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Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

A new national study finds math and reading scores for America's 9-year-old students fell sharply during the pandemic, underscoring the impact of two years of learning disruptions

USAFacts

College tuition has increased — but what’s the actual cost?

More and more Americans are going to college as tuition increases. But what’s the actual cost of higher education? Here’s an analysis of how colleges finances work and how tuition factors in.

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