What to Know About Education Funding in Biden’s Budget
The budget is an important opportunity for the administration to signal its priorities when it comes to education.
PreK–12 Education
Judy Heumann Leaves a Lasting Legacy in Education
Known as the mother of the disability rights movement in the U.S., the world mourns her passing and pauses to recognize her contributions.
Refusing Federal Education Dollars Jeopardizes Students with Disabilities
Some lawmakers want to be free of federal education rules. But for students with disabilities, those “rules” are civil rights.
Powerful Pennsylvania Ruling Sets a New Standard for School Funding
A Pennsylvania court just stuck down the state's school finance system as unconstitutional. The ruling is a clarion call for fairer funding.
Improving Data Collection Could Be One Key to Solving the Teacher Shortage Crisis
Solving teacher shortages nationwide cannot happen without more consistent, comparable, and accessible teacher workforce data.
High-Quality Pre-K Curriculum: What Does It Really Take?
Considerations when enacting and selecting pre-K curriculum
Making Sense of Classroom Limitations on Race and Gender: A Review of the 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey
New America reviews the findings of the 2022 AIRS, exploring how teachers are responding to classroom limitations on race and gender.
What Can We Learn about Black Girls’ Use of Social Media for In-School Learning?
Meeting Black girls where they are is key for helping them reach their full potential in literacy and digital inclusion.
Interview with Teacher and Author Jessica Lander on the State of Immigrant Education
In her new book, Lander charts a path forward in how we can reimagine the education of immigrant students.
New Research Suggests Ways to Improve Every Stage of Diverse Teachers’ Careers
A recent report from RAND recommends ways to address barriers at all stages of the teacher career pipeline when recruiting teachers of color
What Role Does the U.S. Department of Education Play in Addressing Teacher Shortages?
A report from the Government Accountability Office examines teacher shortages and how the US Department of Education is addressing the issue
Building Pathways to Earning California’s PK-3 Credential
Accessible teacher preparation programs for the current ECE workforce will ensure they have a chance at new TK jobs
Meeting Demand for California’s New Public Pre-K Jobs
A new preK-3rd grade credential aims to bring more early childhood expertise into California's public schools. Will it work?
Follow-up Q & A with Dual Language Learner Experts on Improving Pre-K Assessments
Pre-K assessments do not equitably include DLLs, hear from experts about how we can change that.
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
Low expectations for youth, systemic barriers and inaccessibility contribute to the high unemployment rate for people with disabilities.