Incredibly important piece by Jens Ludwig in the Chicago Tribune. "The most important problem in higher education that no one is talking about," including this devastating chart: chicagotribune.com/2024/09/08/opi…

Happy 70th Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 36 senators and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

I was talking to a friend of mine who is a high school teacher at a school with a new “no phones in the classroom policy” and he said that he had to do something this week that he hasn’t had to do in years — ask students to stop talking.

I’m t-minus one month out (in theory) from giving birth and being a first time mom. What are things (or experiences) that made you feel more human during this stage of life?

Harris’ new policy page is up. No specifics on K-12 education.

Florida schools seek to reassure their communities they're safe after Georgia shooting. That story, plus the latest on nurses, textbooks, bass fishing and more, in today's Tampa Bay Times Florida education news roundup. tampabay.com/news/education…

"The finding was a part of an investigative summary recently released by the Maryland inspector general for education." Ex-Maryland schools chief used encrypted messaging to discuss work - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/education/2024…

Just months after an unprecedented parental conviction in Michigan, Georgia prosecutors look to hold a father criminally accountable for the Apalachee High School shooting buff.ly/4edpQtN

"A year after a landmark Supreme Court decision, some schools held their share of minority students steady. Others lost ground." The Colleges Falling Behind on Black Student Enrollment - WSJ wsj.com/us-news/educat…

"WNYC and Gothamist education reporter Jessica Gould is here now to talk about that and other new school year news." First Day of School Report | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC wnyc.org/story/first-da…

"John Yang speaks with Associated Press business reporter Cora Lewis for more." 8/31 pbs.org/newshour/show/…

"As residents in Winder, Ga., consoled one another, questions rose about whether more could have been done to prevent the attack." After Georgia Shooting, a Grief-Stricken City Seeks Solace, and Answers - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/09/08/us/…

NYC Schools Chief Says Migrants Have Been a ‘Godsend’ - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/09/05/nyr…

"New Jersey is holding mediation sessions to settle a segregation lawsuit. If an agreement is reached, other states may take notice." Facing Entrenched School Segregation, New Jersey Tries Something New - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/09/06/nyr…

Children are glued to screens. Are 'forest schools' the antidote? - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/environment/st…

"Ahead of the candidates’ only scheduled debate, in Philadelphia on Tuesday, we’ve put together a handy primer of their education views." What we know about Trump and Harris’ views on education policy : NPR npr.org/2024/09/08/nx-…

"Following a ProPublica-Chicago Tribune investigation, the Garrison School in Illinois will change its disciplinary practices and provide services to those who missed class due to being arrested or sent to a seclusion room.' 9/6 propublica.org/article/illino…

California School Dashboard lacks pandemic focus, earns a D grade in report laist.com/news/education…

ICYMI from Friday: The First Post-Affirmative Action Class Enters College nytimes.com/2024/09/06/pod…

"Nearly three months ago, a board member for the one-school Rancho Santa Fe allegedly attacked the husband of another. The tension from that incident has been bubbling under the surface ever since. " A Fight in an Elevator Is Roiling Rancho Santa Fe voiceofsandiego.org/2024/09/09/a-f…