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Citing unprepared freshmen, thousands of @UofCalifornia professors have called for reinstating college admissions tests, but K-12 Calif. educators are skeptical buff.ly/Az7s1tj

California’s audacious goal of having half of all K-12 students enrolled in bilingual education programs by 2030 has encountered one big stumbling block — there aren’t enough qualified bilingual teachers. Via @EdSource buff.ly/sU2Nl6q

Opinion: The gaps in fundraising from one school to another in this Illinois district once ran as high as $40,000 a year. Today, all PTA funds are raised collectively across all district schools and reallocated equitably buff.ly/rkiKc8d

California high school students in ethnic study courses achieved higher grades that persisted, a report found buff.ly/oDV4FR9

Hellman: In too many communities, facility conditions are the cause — not a symptom — of educational decline buff.ly/1Rs9noV

Teachers say generative AI is forcing them to rethink one of school's oldest institutions — and not necessarily in a good way buff.ly/Nxut310

In a conversation with @SwartzMark, @DrDanaSuskind talks about how AI is shaping child development and why preserving human connection is key buff.ly/duSgZ76

The new @USTreasury scholarship tax credit will pay tuition at private schools, but many microschools are homeschool groups, leaving some in limbo over whether their students will be eligible. @lrj417 reports buff.ly/qxT4yBH

This year, at least six states enacted laws trying to reduce the number of students chronically absent from school. Via @statesnewsroom buff.ly/d4aZ0V9

Opinion: State education agencies need to become genuine partners to their school districts, rather than sources of additional compliance burden. Here are six steps to making that happen. @CRPE_edu buff.ly/lzPwRcA

40+ states now mandate evidence-based reading instruction in public schools, most of them based on the #ScienceofReading and focused on the early grades. But what about high school? A new @KnowledgeMatrs tool can help buff.ly/Q91iOH1

The Lena Grow program, which collects data on preschooler talk and trains teachers to increase conversations, has been linked to higher reading scores buff.ly/JkJarrq

Michigan Central Station, long a symbol of decline and decay, is now an innovation hub with workshops and cutting edge equipment for youth buff.ly/8UEBJeZ

Only 1 in 4 Mississippi children who depend on free or reduced-cost school meals made it to an in-person meal site on an average summer day in 2023. Via @MSTODAYnews buff.ly/inmcPNy

Class Disrupted Podcast: The AI app seeking to scale 'magic' in the classroom, @magicschoolai buff.ly/FcaPuCd

Kids on phone bans: "I like not having my phone when I'm learning." But also: "I don't feel safe." Phones aren't just distractions — for many students, they're comfort objects buff.ly/bc7WRGV

Paul & Thompson: Young people should be taught how to handle conflict without cruelty, repair a relationship, reach out when someone feels alone buff.ly/m2LA16k

Opinion: How can we make children’s screen time more meaningful? bit.ly/4bzbTYd

Analysis: Students should think about when music helps them stay motivated and when it becomes another distraction competing for their attention. Via @ConversationUS buff.ly/g9NdzKG

While many elementary school principals lack prior experience in early childhood education, the P-3 Leadership Program seeks to help administrators develop and then deepen their knowledge of the early grades, with a focus on pre-K to third grade buff.ly/N4MhFuB