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Remiah Ward’s shift at the SmartStyle salon inside Walmart was almost over, and she’d barely made $30 in tips from the haircuts she’d done that day. It wasn’t unusual — a year after her graduation from beauty school, tips plus minimum wage weren’t enough to cover her rent. She scarcely had time to eat […] The post Congress exempted beauty schools from rules about how much graduates should earn appeared first on The...
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So you went to trade school. Do you out-earn high school grads in your state?
Schools that train hairstylists, dental assistants and health aides will be able to keep getting federal student loan dollars even if the professionals they turn out don’t end up earning any more than a high school graduate. That’s because programs like those, which don’t end in a college degree, were granted an exemption from new […] The post So you went to trade school. Do you out-earn high school grads in your...
Published on: September 26, 2025 | Source:The World's Classrooms Are Short 44 Million Teachers
“(Data) suggests there's something unique about the context of teaching or the working conditions teachers experience that are affecting these ...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:What I learned about Head Start in rural America
When Starr Dixon heard the Trump administration was floating a proposal last spring to eliminate Head Start, the 27-year-old parent in rural Michigan cried for a week. The free, federally funded early learning program has been life-changing for her and her young daughter, she said. It provided stability after Dixon, who lives about 100 miles […] The post What I learned about Head Start in rural America appeared first...
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source:How I’m Rewriting the Narrative for Latino Students in Our Schools
BREAKING THE NARRATIVE: Latino students are too often reduced to a single story — whether through labels like “no sabo kid” or assumptions about ...
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Rural community colleges are uniquely positioned to tackle complex regional challenges and drive community transformation. Here’s how
Every person deserves a place close to home where they can learn, grow and build a better future. In rural areas, that place is often a community college. But in today’s environment, community colleges are under threat. Enrollment has been declining for most of the past 15 years as increasing numbers of Americans question the […] The post OPINION: Rural community colleges are uniquely positioned to tackle complex...
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source:From Pony Soldier Inn to student housing: How an old hotel shows one solution to community college housing problems
GRESHAM, Ore. — When Ken Perez was 24, he quit his construction job and moved back in with his parents so he could give college another try. He chipped in on some bills, but it was otherwise free housing, allowing him to devote himself to the video production classes he was taking at Gresham’s Mt. […] The post From Pony Soldier Inn to student housing: How an old hotel shows one solution to community college housing...
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source:Rural Americans rely on Head Start. Federal turmoil has them worried
TROY, Ohio — For almost as long as she’s been a mother, Sara Laughlin has known where she could turn for help in this western Ohio town 20 miles north of Dayton. For years, the local Head Start program provided stability and care for her oldest son, and it now does the same for her […] The post Rural Americans rely on Head Start. Federal turmoil has them worried appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source:The ‘Silver Bullet’ to Fix Child Care’s Staffing Problem
The early childhood sector is having a staffing crisis. With men remaining a largely untouched population, new efforts could draw them in.
Published on: September 23, 2025 | Source:OPINION: With students back on campus, schools need a broader approach for addressing their mental health needs
Many colleges are facing a steady surge in mental health crises, but their infrastructure hasn’t kept pace — even as the number of students reporting suicidal or self-injurious behavior has risen sharply over the past decade, along with the number of students reporting psychological distress and loneliness. While our understanding of crisis intervention and suicide […] The post OPINION: With students back on campus,...
Published on: September 23, 2025 | Source:Public school kids were already going missing. Now schools are poised to see sharper enrollment declines
For many Americans, the specter of missing children evokes forlorn images on milk cartons or Amber alerts on cell phones. But a new report from the Brookings Institution suggests that the pandemic may have created a new generation of lost kids — this time, from classrooms. Lost but not found The number of students who […] The post Public school kids were already going missing. Now schools are poised to see sharper...
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:At This Rural Microschool, Students Will Study With AI and Run an Airbnb
A rural district in North Carolina is putting its hopes in a new microschool where students operate an Airbnb and study through AI-powered lessons.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Two Moms and Trump’s Head Start Rule: Child Care Shortages Meet Anti-Immigrant Politics
Solangel, a Venezuelan immigrant, is the mother of a 7-year-old who blossomed at the Head Start preschool program he attended in a Denver suburb. He ...
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Teaching Through the Latest Industrial Revolution
Almost three years into the ChatGPT frenzy, and we’ve heard it all about AI. Ever since ChatGPT was released, and kids started writing essays with AI, ...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:What I Learned After Building a Tech Tool to Support Student Well-Being
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.One morning, my computer science students opened their ...
Published on: September 17, 2025 | Source:Teachers Turn Toward Virtual Schools for Better Work-Life Balance
More teachers are flocking to virtual schools, citing better work-life balance, improved safety and more time for creativity as driving forces.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Head Start ‘changed our lives’: A newly minted Ph.D. reflects on why this program must be saved
The first words I uttered after successfully defending my dissertation were, “Wow, what a ride. From Head Start to Ph.D.!” Saying them reminded me where it all began: sitting cross-legged with a picture book at the Westside Head Start Center, just a few blocks from my childhood home in Jackson, Mississippi. I don’t remember every […] The post OPINION: Head Start ‘changed our lives’: A newly minted Ph.D. reflects on why...
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:STUDENT VOICE: What National Endowment for the Humanities cuts mean for high schoolers like me
In April, the Trump administration announced drastic funding cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities. Those cuts are harming education groups that rely on NEH grants — and students like me. Among the organizations that lost funding was National History Day, a nonprofit that runs a half-century-old competition engaging some 500,000 students annually in […] The post STUDENT VOICE: What National Endowment for...
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:How Much Freedom Do Teachers Have in the Classroom? In 2025, It’s Complicated.
PEN America this year identified more than a dozen states that have considered laws prohibiting teachers from displaying flags or signs related to ...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Behind the latest dismal NAEP scores
The National Assessment for Educational Progress, called NAEP or the Nation’s Report Card, has long been considered the gold standard for understanding how American students are doing. So bad headlines were inevitable last week when the long-delayed 2024 results for 12th graders in math and reading and for eighth graders in science were finally released. […] The post Behind the latest dismal NAEP scores appeared first...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:OPINION: The push to expand school choice is reshaping the landscape of American education, but leaving behind fundamental democratic values
From Texas to Florida to Arizona, school voucher policies are reshaping the landscape of American education. The Trump administration champions federal support for voucher expansion, and many state-level leaders are advancing school choice programs. Billions of public dollars are now flowing to private schools, church networks and microeducation platforms. The push to expand school choice […] The post OPINION: The push...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Football fantasy: Colleges add sports to bring men, but it doesn’t always work
SALEM, Va. — On a hot and humid August morning in this southwestern Virginia town, football training camp is in full swing at Roanoke College. Players cheer as a receiver makes a leaping one-handed catch, and linemen sweat through blocking drills. Practice hums along like a well-oiled machine — yet this is the first day […] The post Football fantasy: Colleges add sports to bring men, but it doesn’t always work appeared...
Published on: September 13, 2025 | Source:How Schools Are Helping Students Feel Safe Enough to Attend Amid Immigration Raids
“What they see are their classmates, their family members, their neighbors often being apprehended in violent and confusing ways, and this for children ...
Published on: September 12, 2025 | Source:Student Scores in Math, Science, Reading Slide Again on Nation’s Report Card
Exasperating. Depressing. Predictable. That’s how experts describe the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known ...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:How School-Family Partnerships Can Boost Early Literacy
When the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called the Nation’s Report Card, was released last year, the results were sobering. Despite ...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:What I Needed as a Teacher Is the Compass I Use Now as a Coach
“I’ve learned that the power of coaching isn’t in providing fixes, but in creating space for teachers to think aloud, reflect, and choose their own ...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Higher education has been under attack. Here’s a new way to fight back and help today’s students
Today’s colleges face an uncertain future and need to be more relevant and more connected to the world of work to thrive. The liberal arts, which have evolved throughout history to meet the needs of society and the state of knowledge, were created for the industrial era. They are badly dated and must be rethought […] The post OPINION: Higher education has been under attack. Here’s a new way to fight back and help today...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:A window into America’s high schools slams shut
This story was reported by and originally published byAPM Reportsin connection with its podcastSold a Story: How Teach Kids to Read Went So Wrong. The choices you make as a teenager can shape the rest of your life. If you take high school classes for college credit, you’re more likely to enroll at a university. […] The post A window into America’s high schools slams shut appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Lawsuit saves massive reading experiment
This story was reported by and originally published byAPM Reportsin connection with its podcastSold a Story: How Teach Kids to Read Went So Wrong. The Zoom call was supposed to be a regular check-in for the team at Boston University. They’d wrapped up work on a massive, federally funded study of a system to detect […] The post Lawsuit saves massive reading experiment appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:A researcher’s view on using AI to become a better writer
Writing can be hard, equal parts heavy lifting and drudgery. No wonder so many students are turning to the time-saving allure of ChatGPT, which can crank out entire papers in seconds. It rescues them from procrastination jams and dreaded all-nighters, magically freeing up more time for other pursuits, like, say … doomscrolling. Of course, no […] The post A researcher’s view on using AI to become a better writer...
Published on: September 08, 2025 | Source:Jelly Beans for Grapes: How AI Can Erode Students’ Creativity
High school teacher Tom Moore reminds young writers that an AI-generated essay rings false because it can’t replace the traits that drive human ...
Published on: September 08, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Schools cannot teach AI literacy without a way to measure it
Back to School with AI Everywhere you look, someone is telling students and workers to “learn AI.” It’s become the go-to advice for staying employable, relevant and prepared for the future. But here’s the problem: While definitions of artificial intelligence literacy are starting to emerge, we still lack a consistent, measurable framework to know whether […] The post OPINION: Schools cannot teach AI literacy without a...
Published on: September 07, 2025 | Source:OPINION: AI can be a great equalizer, but it remains out of reach for millions of Americans; we cannot let that continue
Back to School with AI In an age defined by digital transformation, access to reliable, high-speed internet is not a luxury; it is the bedrock of opportunity. It impacts the school classroom, the doctor’s office, the town square and the job market. As we stand on the cusp of a workforce revolution driven by the […] The post OPINION: AI can be a great equalizer, but it remains out of reach for millions of Americans; we...
Published on: September 07, 2025 | Source:OPINION: As they face conflicting messages about AI, some advice for educators on how to use it responsibly
Back to School with AI When it comes to the rapid integration of artificial intelligence into K-12 classrooms, educators are being pulled in two very different directions. One prevailing media narrative stokes such profound fears about the emerging strengths of artificial intelligence that it could lead one to believe it will soon be “game over” […] The post OPINION: As they face conflicting messages about AI, some...
Published on: September 07, 2025 | Source:4-Year-Olds Pose Messy Challenge for Elementary Schools: Toilet-Training
More 4-year-olds across California are entering transitional kindergarten (TK) this year — curious and eager to play and learn. But some aren’t fully ...
Published on: September 05, 2025 | Source: