The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education this week provides a rare opportunity to rethink our current top-down approach to school governance. We should jump on it. It’s not sexy to talk about governance,

The goal of education should be to instruct a child on a wide range of disciplines so that they can decide what profession they want to practice and pursue in their life. This process will lead to a life full of higher satisfaction and pleasures brought by ...

TAWCS is redefining what it means to learn, breaking away from the rigid structures of traditional schooling to create a holistic, child-centered, and community-driven approach to education. In the borough of New York—away from the rigidity of the ...

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As the newly appointed commissioner for Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development, or DEED, I am honored to serve the people of Alaska, particularly our youth, as well as our educators and essential state workers at DEED. My unwavering ...

Education systems tend to be labyrinthine bureaucracies, comprising countless stakeholders and moving parts. Amid their complexity, pedagogical reforms often run out of steam before they can take root in the classroom. The most common pitfall is the ...

A recent 2022 Schools Survey conducted by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) revealed that 78 percent of clinical service providers rely on the caseload approach to determine the number of students they served. Traditionally, this caseload ...

Almost two decades ago, through a reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, emerged the idea that students may need different degrees of support to achieve the same academic outcomes. When Congress last reauthorized the law, it ...

In an era where artificial intelligence and digital technologies are reshaping every aspect of our lives, education stands at a pivotal crossroads. With increasing access to data and powerful analytic tools, the temptation to reduce educational outcomes to ...