"WLA’s extensive experience in technology education, its focus on equity, and its eagerness to integrate AI into student learning combine to offer an early glimpse into what education on the frontier of AI adoption looks like." bit.ly/4g6N7QW

"Tensions between the DSA and establishment Democrats may loom large for healthcare or our relationship with Israel, but it’s less likely to shape education policy." bit.ly/4yoF3CU

"There is a lot of research on how children learn about numbers and math. But in my experience, too little of it reaches teacher training and professional development." bit.ly/4iBWeve

"Whether you’re talking about a district school, charter school, or private school, it is the adults inside who determine that school’s expectations and norms." bit.ly/4z8MAX0

"Nearly three decades since New York State passed its charter school law, misconceptions about the schools abound—namely, that they select their students and are more generously funded than traditional public schools." bit.ly/4ACPDb3

"The authors do a skillful job of explaining why TQM and its heirs have yielded uneven results, and how they depend on things like the clarity of goals, the predictability of workflows, and the precise measurement of outcomes." bit.ly/4jq6Kqp

What do ESA supporters see as the key advantages of offering such flexible spending accounts over traditional vouchers? How can policymakers address concerns about waste, fraud, and abuse? bit.ly/4iixjg3

"What we’re seeing here is unambiguous evidence of a decline in overall student performance that grew over time as students adopted AI." bit.ly/4rLyCaJ

"Like many of our fellow state chiefs across the nation, Iowa and Rhode Island are focused on empowering students, families, and teachers with what they need to meet high expectations in U.S. history and civics." bit.ly/4B50JG5

"What colleges and universities are grappling with now is how to make their case persuasively, at a time when there are two words that seem to attract even more scorn than 'higher education.' Those two words are 'liberal arts.'" bit.ly/4qKWs5A

ICYMI - The $42,000 Question: Kicking the tires on Jeff Yass’s proposal for New York City students. bit.ly/4s79lIb

"On issue after issue, it seemed contemporary debates had been co-opted by performance artists on either side." bit.ly/4dO2c9r

"The goal isn’t to spend less on children; it’s to make sure more of the money Congress spends actually reaches them." bit.ly/3Uwxknl

"These programs are wildly popular among families, and none spend anywhere near as much as public schools." bit.ly/4ysI5VN

"One of the best ways we can commemorate our nation’s 250th birthday this year is through our commitment to educating informed, responsible, and engaged students." bit.ly/4B50JG5

"Democrats could seek to compel the administration to reverse staffing cuts at ED or unwind the interagency agreements that shifted units to other agencies, but they’ll lack the votes to overcome a Trump veto." bit.ly/4dg2l5y

"Like the science of reading, the science of math is an effort to bring what we are learning from psychology, educational research, and cognitive neuroscience to bear on the way we teach and assess children." bit.ly/4iBWeve

Jim Blew, advisor to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Coaltion, is this week's guest on the Education Exchange podcast. bit.ly/4zE80L8

"The FSTC will be of particular benefit to families in traditionally blue states like New York that would not have offered choice to students on their own but have indicated they will participate in the program." bit.ly/4i5Oj9f

"Sure enough, even though they are clearly fans of CID, they thoughtfully explore why it’s frequently a poor fit for isolated, harried school systems in which teachers and leaders harbor a lot of distrust for one another." bit.ly/4jq6Kqp