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The city abandoned a similar policy more than a decade ago amid strong evidence that educators were systematically nudging students scores over the passing cutoff.

Hawaii is on track to have fewer students enrolled in state-run schools by 2027 than at any point since the early years of statehood. 

Every December at The 74, we take a moment to recap and spotlight our most read, shared and debated education articles of the year. Looking back now at our time capsules from December 2020 and December 2021, one can chart the rolling impact of the pandemic on America’s students, families and school communities. Two years […]

The disappearance of students from NYC public schools has been one of the most devastating consequences of the pandemic, putting thousands of students at risk while creating financial chaos in the system.

Districts where students spent the most time in remote learning during the 2020-21 school year lost at least half a million more students than they would have if they’d stayed open, a new report shows. And those that offered mostly in-person learning during the first full school year of the pandemic not only lost fewer […]

California’s race for state superintendent is in its final days. But according to some local observers, the outcome has been in hand for most of the year. Incumbent Superintendent Tony Thurmond might have avoided campaigning entirely, in fact, if he’d picked up just a few extra points of support in the June primary. Instead, he […]

Rural communities from Iowa to South Dakota to Colorado are rethinking who they send as first responders to help those in a mental health crisis.

Crisis response teams have been slower to catch on in rural areas even though mental illness is just as prevalent as the cities.

In many places across the U.S., law enforcement is the only group to respond to mental health crisis. Now, rural mental health programs are on the rise.

Even though mental illness is just as pervasive in rural communities, crisis response teams have been slow to grow beyond cities partly due to a lack of resources. Unfortunately, there's not a simple solution.