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University of Mississippi Medical Center data shows only 34 of 100 school districts had at least one visit in the 2022-23 school year.

A version of this essay appeared at Maryland Matters. The appointment of Mohammed Choudhury as Maryland state schools superintendent has been a gripping story which I have followed closely. As he was about to assume office in July 2021, I commended the state board on appointing someone with his potential. Then, in a review of […]

The future of a bill that would effectively mandate kindergarten in Alabama still faces an uphill battle, even as members of a state education commission said that they support the bill. During a Wednesday meeting of Governor’s Commission on Teaching and Learning — a group of educators, lawmakers and officials — State Superintendent Eric Mackey […]

The pandemic pushed teachers at Brooklyn Primary School in Baker City to overhaul how its teachers taught reading. When kids returned to the K-5 school in eastern Oregon, some of the second graders needed help sounding out the word “the.” Some of the third graders — who were in kindergarten when schools closed — struggled […]

Former state superintendent Carey Wright shares strategies for sustained improvements in student outcomes and hopes for the future of education in Mississippi.

  The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is aiming to have a new superintendent of education in place by the end of the calendar year. On Monday, the SBE released the following timeline: August 14, 2023: Application period opens September 5-22, 2023: Public survey opens on desired qualities and...

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Student scores released Wednesday by the National Assessment of Educational Progress show the single largest drop in math in 50 years.

The latest education news updates from EdSource.

The state shows that poverty is no excuse for failing to teach kids to read.