Our nation's largest early childhood program has not fully caught up with what science now tells us about how children learn.

On August 26, 2026, Bill Gates published “The Turbulent AI Era Is Here. The Choices We Make Now Are Critical.

My story began in Baghdad. I was born at Al-Karkh Hospital for childbirth, and my earliest home was in Arasat Al-Hindiyah. When I was…

Some of my strongest memories of Baghdad begin around our family table. Before war became part of how we measured time, before politics…

Before I became an educator in the United States, before the degrees, classrooms, meetings, and responsibilities of adulthood, I was a boy…

When Congress strengthened Title III in the early 2000s, the focus was helping students acquire English and access academic content. That goal remains important, but the classrooms of 2026 look very d...

This data should push education leaders to think beyond enrollment counts. Declining enrollment affects staffing, building use, funding formulas, program access, and community trust. Growing enrollmen...

If Section 504 is going to continue protecting students with disabilities, it must reflect the classrooms and digital tools they experience now.

Passed in 1974, FERPA was never meant to govern cloud-based platforms, artificial intelligence, or the invisible flow of student data across third-party vendors. Our students deserve better.

Public education in the United States serves roughly 50 million students across more than 13,000 school districts. Total annual spending on K–12 public education sits around $850 billion.

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When educators embody compassion, predictability, and presence, students learn not just academically but emotionally. Trauma-supportive approaches nurture resilience—and resilience shapes lifelong thr...

Math outcomes by gender in Illinois aren’t as dramatic as headlines imply, but they’re not great either. NAEP 2022 snapshot: • Grade 4: boys 240, girls 234 • Grade 8: boys 278, girls 273 • Proficie...

Have Illinois educators read the first draft of the Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan? It lays out how the state aims to strengthen math teaching and learning from early childhood through high scho...

Off for Labor Day but not idle. Today, I found myself sifting through years of work lesson plans, workshop agendas, student notes, feedback forms, program drafts… all of it stacked into two heavy pil...

Adding a second language is more than cultural enrichment; it is a way to lift student achievement in math and science. Research shows dual language students often grow faster in math, perform as well...

Gratitude that runs deep. The heart behind Wild Heart Teacher isn’t just the educators who show up. It’s the people, foundations, and businesses who believe in us. Thanks to the generosity of incredib...