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Teacher turnover is often treated as a personnel issue—something districts quietly manage behind the scenes. But the truth is, turnover...

A recent survey by the Connecticut Education Association revealed what many in education already know: teachers are at their breaking...

When most people hear “test,” they think of something simple. If a student takes a quiz with 10 questions and gets 9 correct, that’s a...

Across the country, enrollment declines and growing school choice programs are colliding to reshape public education. While some hail...

In a long‑awaited move, Texas has signed into law House Bill 8 , replacing the current STAAR exam (State of Texas Assessments of Academic...

In recent years, Mississippi has made notable strides in public education. One of the shining examples is our state-funded pre-K program,...

A new Gallup poll reveals a disturbing reality: only 35% of Americans say they’re satisfied with the quality of K‑12 education . That’s...

Federal support for public education is under fire again. The latest proposal from the House Appropriations Committee would cut the U.S....

High school seniors across America are losing ground in reading and math—and not just from the pandemic. According to the 2024 NAEP...

Testing has long been one of the most heated flashpoints in education policy. Right now, there’s talk that under the current (Trump)...

The New Education Paradox: More Teachers—or Just More Problems? Across America, the narrative of a teacher shortage is shifting. What...

The consequences of stalled federal grant funding for public schools Across the country, millions of dollars already approved for K‑12...

Across Mississippi, the school choice conversation is heating up once again. As legislators consider expanding access to private school...

Balancing innovation with professional wisdom The Promise—and the Peril—of AI in the Classroom Artificial Intelligence has exploded into...

Pushback against top-down federal mandates and support for local school autonomy It’s easy to write education policy from behind a desk...

The importance of reading, writing, and arithmetic in today’s classrooms—and what we’ve lost in the age of testing There was a time when...

Policy is often made in rooms where teachers aren’t invited—but they’re the ones who live the outcomes. When mandates are written without...

“Learning loss” has become the go-to phrase to describe students post-pandemic—but what if we’re asking the wrong question? Yes, some...

Teaching is not just a profession—it’s a calling. It’s the decision to show up, even when you're exhausted. To believe in a child, even...

What’s the purpose of school? Too often, our answer sounds like: “To prepare students for the next test. The next grade. The next...