Aldeman: Let students work independently, at their own pace, using high-quality content, guided by teachers and assessed with free, AP-style exams.

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Why Virginia’s warnings about federal scholarship tax credits don’t add up

Nearly 40% of students who earn diplomas can’t do basic high school math

Finland’s achievement scores have gone straight down hill

Aldeman: If classroom grades show progress and parents discount test scores, students who most need additional help may be the least likely to get it.

Since the University of California abandoned the SAT and ACT, thousands of faculty say it’s admitting students who aren’t prepared for the coursework. Will UC listen?

Aldeman: Enrollment is down, spending has risen substantially and staffing has expanded, yet pay has stagnated and student outcomes remain uneven.

Aldeman: As Massachusetts implements a new literacy mandate, officials must not lose sight of the ultimate goal: helping more students learn to read

But their academic trajectories aren't set in stone, and early intervention is key, researchers say.

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Aldeman: Threat of holding students back if they can't read properly is a warning to schools to make sure each child is on track in literacy.

Federal data on enrollment, teacher pay, school spending, safety, and more has gone stale — raising questions about what the public can still know about American education.

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Aldeman: Practical guide offers concrete tips and embedded QR codes that link to videos of teachers putting those strategies into practice.

With the approval of the 2026 federal budget for education behind us, and  the President’s annual budget request for next year around the corner, many education leaders are asking the same question: W...

Aldeman: Worcester County posts the highest 3rd-grade reading proficiency in the state despite its poverty level. Here's how they do it

In the past three decades, the performance curve looks flatter with a few more high scorers but a lot more low performers.

Non-teaching staff comprise over half of all school employees, and their turnover may be consequential for school operation, culture, and student success, yet w...

On the contrary, data show teacher turnover remains consistently low

Aldeman: Educators take on huge debt to earn advanced degrees, and taxpayers foot the bill for higher pay. But an M.A. doesn't make teachers better.

Aldeman: In 'Leveled Reading: Leveled Lives,' Tim Shanahan argues that protecting students from difficult texts puts them on a treadmill with no exit.

Higher education is facing a crisis of confidence among the general public, and much of that is driven by concerns regarding affordability. For example, about 80 percent of Democrats and Republican…

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The list includes dozens of totally fine schools where students can learn all the same things they’d learn at one of those expensive colleges on the East Coast.

New analysis compares literacy vs. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. Is your school a Bright Spot?

New analysis compares literacy vs. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. Is your school a Bright Spot?

Students with disabilities should not be the only children who benefit from a federal guarantee of an adequate education, two researchers argue in a new report.

States like New Jersey can copy their playbook for educational improvements

Autism diagnoses have increased because diagnostic practices changed.

Aldeman: It's not about race, income or parents' education. But across tests, grades and subjects, gap between higher and lower performers is growing