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Washington State K-12 students suffered significant grade inflation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. 

State and federal governments have made hundreds of millions of dollars available to pay for Grow Your Own teacher programs. But researchers say it's unclear whether they actually work.

One possible solution to the teacher shortage leaving vacancies as schools across the country has gone viral: Grow Your Own programs.

State and federal governments have made hundreds of millions of dollars available to pay for Grow Your Own teacher programs. But researchers say it's unclear whether they actually work.

Improving education is core to the American Institutes for Research's work with its clients and communities, as well as a key area of focus for the AIR Equity…

In 2019, Westcliffe Elementary in Greenville, South Carolina, got troubling news: It was one of 265 schools in the state where more than a third of third graders failed to meet literacy standards. Then the pandemic hit and “there were bigger fish to fry,” said Principal Beth Farmer. But the state had a plan. Teachers […]

Predictions can shed light on more precise treatments for patients to help improve the survival rate, according to team led by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Middle- and high-school students, who have the least time to catch up before they leave the K-12 system, may be suffering the most as schools emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, warns a new report released Wednesday. These students, researchers said, “deserve our urgent attention.” The report, which relies largely on recent findings from outside research […]

While these programs are spreading – and a new Department of Labor rule frees up funding for them – research on their effectiveness is scant.

"Grow your own' programs offer school employees a chance to become teachers at low cost. But do the programs really meet schools’ needs?