Ensuring Digital Accessibility in K-12 Schools in a Technology-Driven Era ArticleNovember 13, 2024 Ensuring Digital Accessibility in K-12 Schools in a Technology-Driven Era As technology advances and becomes more integral to K-12 education, school districts and policymakers must prioritize digital accessibility to enhance the educational experiences of students with disabilities and promote equity for all learners. Nov 13, 2024 Weadé James
A Progressive Vision for Education in the 21st Century ReportNovember 4, 2024 A Progressive Vision for Education in the 21st Century This report encompasses key recommendations for strengthening the American education system across early childhood education, K-12 education, higher education, and workforce development. Nov 4, 2024 Jared C. Bass
Workforce Development State Strategies: A 50-State Scan of Best Practices From Recent Action ReportOctober 31, 2024 Workforce Development State Strategies: A 50-State Scan of Best Practices From Recent Action States can strengthen their workforces through fostering registered apprenticeships, establishing career pathways, providing supportive services, addressing demand in critical industries, and other measures. Oct 31, 2024 Veronica Goodman, Tania Otero Martinez, Kennedy Andara
Lessons From K-12 Education Relief Aid To Improve Federally Funded Programs ReportOctober 18, 2024 Lessons From K-12 Education Relief Aid To Improve Federally Funded Programs As COVID-19-era relief funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund winds down, federal policymakers should look toward expanding and improving existing base programs for K-12 public education to sustain vital investments. Oct 18, 2024 Weadé James, Paige Shoemaker DeMio
Leveraging Technology To Equip K-12 Students for Success Past EventOctober 15, 2024 Leveraging Technology To Equip K-12 Students for Success Oct 15, 2024
Using Learning Science To Analyze the Risks and Benefits of AI in K-12 Education ReportSeptember 19, 2024 Using Learning Science To Analyze the Risks and Benefits of AI in K-12 Education Before adopting AI tools, it is important that schools think critically about whether these tools will further divorce students from how their brains are primed to learn. Sep 19, 2024 Lisette Partelow
Hear From a Child Care Director: How Extreme Heat Affects Young Children VideoSeptember 17, 2024 Hear From a Child Care Director: How Extreme Heat Affects Young Children Extreme heat places a strain on child care program facilities and poses risks to children’s health, learning, and development. Sep 17, 2024 Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Fact Sheet: Local School Board Elections Matter ArticleSeptember 17, 2024 Fact Sheet: Local School Board Elections Matter Local school boards help shape their communities, yet few people show up to their elections. Sep 17, 2024 Shanthan Benjamin-Webb, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Rebecca Mears, 1 More Lisette Partelow
5 Reasons To Pay Attention to Local School Board Elections ReportSeptember 17, 2024 5 Reasons To Pay Attention to Local School Board Elections As voters prepare for election season, they should not discount the importance of their local school boards. Sep 17, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Rebecca Mears, Lisette Partelow
Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning VideoSeptember 12, 2024 Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning In rural and low-income communities, inadequate school infrastructure fails to protect students from extreme heat, negatively affecting student attendance, engagement, and achievement. Sep 12, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Project 2025 Is Already a Reality in Many States ArticleSeptember 12, 2024 Project 2025 Is Already a Reality in Many States Here are examples of how some states are already working to implement the extreme policies outlined in Project 2025. Sep 12, 2024 Ryan Koronowski
Project 2025 Policies Would Make Schools Less Safe for All Students ArticleSeptember 9, 2024 Project 2025 Policies Would Make Schools Less Safe for All Students New analysis from the Center for American Progress shows how anti-LGBTQI+ school policies could increase risks of school bullying. Sep 9, 2024 Cait Smith
Investing in GEAR UP To Advance College and Career Readiness: Pathways to Success ReportSeptember 3, 2024 Investing in GEAR UP To Advance College and Career Readiness: Pathways to Success Access to higher education remains strongly divided by race and socioeconomic status; programs such as GEAR UP that increase college readiness and enrollment for underrepresented groups are more important than ever. Sep 3, 2024 Tania Otero Martinez, Sara Partridge
States want to reduce qualifications for teachers. That’s a huge mistake. In the NewsAugust 25, 2024 States want to reduce qualifications for teachers. That’s a huge mistake. Paige Shoemaker DeMio writes in MSNBC about why teachers should be treated as trained professionals. Aug 25, 2024 MSNBC Paige Shoemaker DeMio
Project 2025’s Plan To Gut Checks and Balances Harms the American People Fact SheetAugust 8, 2024 Project 2025’s Plan To Gut Checks and Balances Harms the American People The new authoritarian playbook would devastate Americans in many ways. Aug 8, 2024 Colin Seeberger
Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State Fact SheetAugust 1, 2024 Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State These fact sheets provide insight into how Project 2025 would affect people in states across the country. Aug 1, 2024 Colin Seeberger
How States and Districts Can Close the Digital Divide To Increase College and Career Readiness ReportJuly 30, 2024 How States and Districts Can Close the Digital Divide To Increase College and Career Readiness To ensure that all students are college and career ready, policymakers and educators must focus their attention on closing the digital divide. Jul 30, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio
Project 2025’s Elimination of Title I Funding Would Hurt Students and Decimate Teaching Positions in Local Schools ArticleJuly 25, 2024 Project 2025’s Elimination of Title I Funding Would Hurt Students and Decimate Teaching Positions in Local Schools Project 2025 would decimate more than 180,000 teacher positions and negatively affect the academic outcomes of 2.8 million vulnerable students across the country. Jul 25, 2024 Weadé James, Will Ragland
What Is Project 2025? VideoJuly 12, 2024 What Is Project 2025? The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is a road map for how a new, far-right presidential administration could take over the country. Maya Angelou said it best: "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Jul 12, 2024 Colin Seeberger, Hai-Lam Phan, Toni Pandolfo, 2 More Olivia Mowry, Syrus Sadvandi
In Pursuit of Justice: Fulfilling the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education ArticleMay 17, 2024 In Pursuit of Justice: Fulfilling the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education If we hope to produce an active and diverse citizenry committed to advancing democratic principles, our students must be able to learn with and from peers of different races, ethnicities, languages, faiths, and economic status. May 17, 2024 Weadé James
Investing in School Libraries and Librarians To Improve Literacy Outcomes ReportApril 18, 2024 Investing in School Libraries and Librarians To Improve Literacy Outcomes Libraries and librarians not only spark a love of learning; they are crucial to reversing low reading assessment scores across the country. Apr 18, 2024 Tania Otero Martinez
K-12 Work-Based Learning Opportunities: A 50-State Scan of 2023 Legislative Action ReportApril 2, 2024 K-12 Work-Based Learning Opportunities: A 50-State Scan of 2023 Legislative Action Policymakers must work alongside educators and industry leaders to develop high-quality, equitable work-based learning models that bring these opportunities to more students. Apr 2, 2024 Tania Otero Martinez, Allie Pearce, Paige Shoemaker DeMio
2024 Summit on Education: Reset. Reframe. Reform. Past EventMarch 20, 2024 2024 Summit on Education: Reset. Reframe. Reform. Mar 20, 2024
Summit on Education: Reset. Reframe. Reform. Past EventMarch 20, 2024 Summit on Education: Reset. Reframe. Reform. Mar 20, 2024