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While pre-K gets attention, babies are left behind. Only 19% program capacity for under-2s. Maryland's $10M investment signals what might come next: states filling the gap Washington won't address. https://bit.ly/3XcrPYW
As More States Expand Child Care Programs, This Is One to Watch
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One county in Maryland is garnering attention after a $10 million initiative to boost early childhood programs.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
While pre-K gets attention, babies are left behind. Only 19% program capacity for under-2s. Maryland's $10M investment signals what might come next: states filling the gap Washington won't address. https://bit.ly/3XcrPYW
Age segregation in schools mirrors an assembly-line model, efficient but ineffective. One educator's 12-year experience shows mixed-age learning builds leadership, empathy, and genuine understanding. Some schools do it. Most don't. Why?
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How Multi-Age Groups Changed My Teaching Forever - EdSurge News
Children aren’t standardized, and diversity is an asset to learning and society.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Age segregation in schools mirrors an assembly-line model, efficient but ineffective. One educator's 12-year experience shows mixed-age learning builds leadership, empathy, and genuine understanding. Some schools do it. Most don't. Why?
https://bit.ly/3WxLcLQ
https://bit.ly/3WxLcLQ
School meals are where children get their best nutrition. Yet 3 years after ending pandemic free meals, schools carry $6,900+ in unpaid lunch debt on average. Families are choosing between food and rent. https://bit.ly/47VylcK
The Power of a School Lunch With SNAP Benefits in Limbo - EdSurge News
“School students need to be well-nourished to be ready to learn.”
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November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
School meals are where children get their best nutrition. Yet 3 years after ending pandemic free meals, schools carry $6,900+ in unpaid lunch debt on average. Families are choosing between food and rent. https://bit.ly/47VylcK
Middle-class parents end up in higher-performing schools with fewer Black and Latino students. Low-income families? They don't. School choice was supposed to reduce inequality. Instead, it's entrenching it.
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Why ‘School Choice’ Doesn’t Feel Empowering to Many Families
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In a new book about the dilemma of school choice in New York, a sociologist casts the Big Apple as a microcosm for the country with the city’s parents ...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Middle-class parents end up in higher-performing schools with fewer Black and Latino students. Low-income families? They don't. School choice was supposed to reduce inequality. Instead, it's entrenching it.
https://bit.ly/4oi7cqj
https://bit.ly/4oi7cqj
Tri-Share splits child care costs three ways: families, employers, state. Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Connecticut are adopting it. But critics say it addresses affordability, not supply. Many eligible families still can't find care. Is it solving the crisis?https://bit.ly/448CrvE
More States Adopt ‘Tri-Share’ for Child Care, Even As Some Question Its Merits - EdSurge News
A child care cost-sharing model that originated in Michigan is now available in at least 10 states. But not everyone thinks the Tri-Share program is ...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Tri-Share splits child care costs three ways: families, employers, state. Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Connecticut are adopting it. But critics say it addresses affordability, not supply. Many eligible families still can't find care. Is it solving the crisis?https://bit.ly/448CrvE
Law enforcement agencies are watching colleges that invest in experiential learning. Gwynedd Mercy's Crime Scene House doesn't just prepare students, it gives them the confidence to walk into a police academy already knowing what to expect. https://bit.ly/47gjCce
Fingerprints and Blood Spatter: How a College Readies the Next Cohort of Investigators - EdSurge News
The new crime scene house at Gwynedd Mercy University is part of a growing trend in experiential learning that gives students needed skills to enter ...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Law enforcement agencies are watching colleges that invest in experiential learning. Gwynedd Mercy's Crime Scene House doesn't just prepare students, it gives them the confidence to walk into a police academy already knowing what to expect. https://bit.ly/47gjCce
Ruby was a sharp, funny sophomore killed in a drive-by shooting. Her teacher now attends her murder trial and advocates nationally for gun violence prevention and educator mental health support. Teachers are becoming activists out of necessity.
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After Losing My Student to Gun Violence, I Teach for the Ones We Lost - EdSurge News
As a veteran educator and activist, EdSurge Voices of Change fellow Sofia Gonzalez has witnessed the devastating impact of gun violence on students and ...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ruby was a sharp, funny sophomore killed in a drive-by shooting. Her teacher now attends her murder trial and advocates nationally for gun violence prevention and educator mental health support. Teachers are becoming activists out of necessity.
https://bit.ly/4oqd8gR
https://bit.ly/4oqd8gR
By seeking opportunities, reflecting on goals, and stepping outside his comfort zone, Clark became a teacher, writer, curriculum designer, and community leader — all without leaving the classroom. https://bit.ly/43gQRtk
How I Found Leadership Without Leaving the Classroom - EdSurge News
Very few people want to be stuck doing the same thing for the rest of their lives. Even if educators view their career as a calling, the desire to grow ...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
By seeking opportunities, reflecting on goals, and stepping outside his comfort zone, Clark became a teacher, writer, curriculum designer, and community leader — all without leaving the classroom. https://bit.ly/43gQRtk
Emotions and cognition are inseparable in the brain. Students who can't manage anxiety or frustration can't access learning. New meta-analysis of 40 studies shows SEL programs boost academic performance by 4-8 percentage points depending on program length.https://bit.ly/47xyce5
Social-Emotional Learning Can Boost Student Achievement. New Data Says By How Much. - EdSurge News
“They could be learning the best possible math curriculum from the best possible teacher. But if that student is feeling anxious or embarrassed or ...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Emotions and cognition are inseparable in the brain. Students who can't manage anxiety or frustration can't access learning. New meta-analysis of 40 studies shows SEL programs boost academic performance by 4-8 percentage points depending on program length.https://bit.ly/47xyce5
Psychologist Angela Duckworth on school phone policies: "You cannot solve the problem through individual willpower." Her research with 20K+ teachers confirms it. Schools that physically remove phones see the best results.https://bit.ly/48GPKqC
The Stricter the Cellphone Policy, the Happier the Teacher, Research Finds - EdSurge News
What happens when schools restrict students’ access to their cellphones? Preliminary findings from a new national survey give us a clue.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Psychologist Angela Duckworth on school phone policies: "You cannot solve the problem through individual willpower." Her research with 20K+ teachers confirms it. Schools that physically remove phones see the best results.https://bit.ly/48GPKqC
"Near-peer" mental health navigators, ages 18-24, are more effective than traditional counselors in some cases because they share students' lived experiences and understand digital-age struggles firsthand. Trust and authenticity matter.
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Schools Tapped Young Adults to Serve as Mental Health Navigators. What Happened Next? - EdSurge News
One year into deployment of the national Youth Mental Health Corps, schools are seeing an impact in student behavior and attendance
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November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Near-peer" mental health navigators, ages 18-24, are more effective than traditional counselors in some cases because they share students' lived experiences and understand digital-age struggles firsthand. Trust and authenticity matter.
https://bit.ly/3WFeuYW
https://bit.ly/3WFeuYW
Early reading skills predict later academic success, but they're not the only predictor. A parent learned to balance research-backed instruction with the reality of letting kids play and learn naturally, without projected anxiety about their future. https://bit.ly/4nAneus
This Teacher Says Toddlers Can Read. Here’s What Science and My 4-Year-Old Say. - EdSurge News
A researcher-dad breaks down how the science of reading made him a believer that toddlers can read after trying simple, evidence-based methods that ...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Early reading skills predict later academic success, but they're not the only predictor. A parent learned to balance research-backed instruction with the reality of letting kids play and learn naturally, without projected anxiety about their future. https://bit.ly/4nAneus
Girls' science and math performance improved when schools prioritized early STEM exposure and integrated science into other subjects. But with pandemic relief funding expired and teacher shortages mounting, schools struggle to maintain those gains. https://bit.ly/3JgjXT7
Girls Are Scoring Worse Than Boys in Science and Math — Again. What Now? - EdSurge News
A magic trick that nobody wanted: the reappearing gender gap in K-12 students’ science and math scores. Beset by problems and starved of funding, can ...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Girls' science and math performance improved when schools prioritized early STEM exposure and integrated science into other subjects. But with pandemic relief funding expired and teacher shortages mounting, schools struggle to maintain those gains. https://bit.ly/3JgjXT7
AI translation tools help silent English learners participate in class for the first time. One girl went from "I don't think I can" to proficiency. But AI struggles with voices, misses cultural context, and can become a crutch instead of a bridge fluency. https://bit.ly/49wnk31
Schools Turn to AI Translation Tools to Support English Learners
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Teachers and school administrators are turning toward AI tools to help bridge the language gap with English learners — but experts caution their use.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
AI translation tools help silent English learners participate in class for the first time. One girl went from "I don't think I can" to proficiency. But AI struggles with voices, misses cultural context, and can become a crutch instead of a bridge fluency. https://bit.ly/49wnk31
The edtech industry's dirty secret: student data persists long after contracts terminate. Vendors claim they don't know if deletion happened. Schools have to take their word. When breaches occur years later, data that should have been deleted resurfaces.
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https://bit.ly/47Q7PA6
Breaking Up With Edtech Is Hard to Do - EdSurge News
Shedding old edtech is a real pain, district experts say. Worse, student privacy may be at risk.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The edtech industry's dirty secret: student data persists long after contracts terminate. Vendors claim they don't know if deletion happened. Schools have to take their word. When breaches occur years later, data that should have been deleted resurfaces.
https://bit.ly/47Q7PA6
https://bit.ly/47Q7PA6
While companies claim surveillance tools save lives, critics say schools need transparency, bias checks, and careful contract review to ensure these systems protect rather than harm students. https://bit.ly/4ofpOr3
What Do We Know About the Edtech Services That Watch Students? - EdSurge News
After talking with teens lobbying against the dark sides of AI, EdSurge asks: “What’s known about the companies that schools use to monitor students?” ...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
While companies claim surveillance tools save lives, critics say schools need transparency, bias checks, and careful contract review to ensure these systems protect rather than harm students. https://bit.ly/4ofpOr3
"A smile or whatever could make them feel better for that moment." Denver kitchen manager Khallela Ahmad knows that sometimes the most important thing she serves isn't on the menu. https://bit.ly/3Jd0liE
Pizza Days and Chicken Wings: A Kitchen Manager’s Recipe for Connecting With Kids - EdSurge News
What’s it like to go from feeding four people at home to over 400 in an industrial kitchen? For our latest installment of Role Call, we find out from a ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"A smile or whatever could make them feel better for that moment." Denver kitchen manager Khallela Ahmad knows that sometimes the most important thing she serves isn't on the menu. https://bit.ly/3Jd0liE
The E-Rate hot spot program supported 12,500+ libraries (half in rural areas) and 106,000 schools. The FCC cut it in October after Republicans said it was funding overreach. Now districts and libraries are on their own to bridge the digital divide. https://bit.ly/48JSZgY
Wi-Fi Hot Spot Lending Program Scrapped, Leaving Libraries Scrambling
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Federal funding that helped rural and urban communities more easily access Wi-Fi has been cut, leaving libraries scrambling for alternatives.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The E-Rate hot spot program supported 12,500+ libraries (half in rural areas) and 106,000 schools. The FCC cut it in October after Republicans said it was funding overreach. Now districts and libraries are on their own to bridge the digital divide. https://bit.ly/48JSZgY
Kids pick up on whether the adults in their world are working together or at odds. When they sense unity, they feel safer and more willing to take risks. A child who knows their parent and teacher are on the same side can settle in, focus, and thrive. https://bit.ly/43fpIXZ
Children Thrive When Teachers and Parents Act Like Allies - EdSurge News
When students sense unity, they feel safer, more grounded, and more willing to take the risks that real learning requires.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Kids pick up on whether the adults in their world are working together or at odds. When they sense unity, they feel safer and more willing to take risks. A child who knows their parent and teacher are on the same side can settle in, focus, and thrive. https://bit.ly/43fpIXZ
The Youth Mental Health Corps deployed 317 young adults as school mental health navigators in year one, reaching 16,000 students. Early results: reduced behavioral referrals, improved attendance, less stigma around seeking help. https://bit.ly/3WFeuYW
Schools Tapped Young Adults to Serve as Mental Health Navigators. What Happened Next? - EdSurge News
One year into deployment of the national Youth Mental Health Corps, schools are seeing an impact in student behavior and attendance
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November 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The Youth Mental Health Corps deployed 317 young adults as school mental health navigators in year one, reaching 16,000 students. Early results: reduced behavioral referrals, improved attendance, less stigma around seeking help. https://bit.ly/3WFeuYW
Between 2000-2022, 1,375 school shootings in U.S. schools killed 515 students. Teachers exposed to violence experience PTSD rates higher than most professions. One educator lost a student to gun violence and now advocates for trauma-informed policy change.https://bit.ly/4oqd8gR
After Losing My Student to Gun Violence, I Teach for the Ones We Lost - EdSurge News
As a veteran educator and activist, EdSurge Voices of Change fellow Sofia Gonzalez has witnessed the devastating impact of gun violence on students and ...
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Between 2000-2022, 1,375 school shootings in U.S. schools killed 515 students. Teachers exposed to violence experience PTSD rates higher than most professions. One educator lost a student to gun violence and now advocates for trauma-informed policy change.https://bit.ly/4oqd8gR
A rural Ohio library circulated 60 hot spots over 1,300 times a year, for students, telehealth appointments, job interviews. Now that E-Rate funding is gone, and they're scrambling. Libraries in underserved areas are hit hardest. https://bit.ly/48JSZgY
Wi-Fi Hot Spot Lending Program Scrapped, Leaving Libraries Scrambling
- EdSurge News
Federal funding that helped rural and urban communities more easily access Wi-Fi has been cut, leaving libraries scrambling for alternatives.
www.edsurge.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A rural Ohio library circulated 60 hot spots over 1,300 times a year, for students, telehealth appointments, job interviews. Now that E-Rate funding is gone, and they're scrambling. Libraries in underserved areas are hit hardest. https://bit.ly/48JSZgY
Experts warn these tools disproportionately target students with disabilities, LGBTQ students, and students of color, and can even lead to unnecessary police involvement. Clear policies and oversight are critical. https://bit.ly/4ofpOr3
What Do We Know About the Edtech Services That Watch Students? - EdSurge News
After talking with teens lobbying against the dark sides of AI, EdSurge asks: “What’s known about the companies that schools use to monitor students?” ...
www.edsurge.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Experts warn these tools disproportionately target students with disabilities, LGBTQ students, and students of color, and can even lead to unnecessary police involvement. Clear policies and oversight are critical. https://bit.ly/4ofpOr3
Montgomery County, Maryland invested $10M in early childhood education. Only 19% of programs have infant/toddler seats. As federal funding stalls, states are stepping in with creative solutions. Could this spark a national trend? https://bit.ly/3XcrPYW
As More States Expand Child Care Programs, This Is One to Watch
- EdSurge News
One county in Maryland is garnering attention after a $10 million initiative to boost early childhood programs.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Montgomery County, Maryland invested $10M in early childhood education. Only 19% of programs have infant/toddler seats. As federal funding stalls, states are stepping in with creative solutions. Could this spark a national trend? https://bit.ly/3XcrPYW
A teacher applied science of reading research to his 4-year-old and watched her decode unfamiliar words in real time. Sound identification over letter names, consistent timing, and gamification, all based on how young brains actually process language. https://bit.ly/4nAneus
This Teacher Says Toddlers Can Read. Here’s What Science and My 4-Year-Old Say. - EdSurge News
A researcher-dad breaks down how the science of reading made him a believer that toddlers can read after trying simple, evidence-based methods that ...
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A teacher applied science of reading research to his 4-year-old and watched her decode unfamiliar words in real time. Sound identification over letter names, consistent timing, and gamification, all based on how young brains actually process language. https://bit.ly/4nAneus