"Three general kinds of SGOs are emerging to distribute FSTC scholarships: state-based, national, and those seeking to channel funds to students attending public schools." bit.ly/4i5Oj9f

"Just what are 'continuous improvement and design' strategies? The authors trace their origins to W. Edwards Deming’s pioneering work on total quality management and his insights into data, coordination, and strategic management." bit.ly/4jq6Kqp

The Education Exchange: Federal K–12 Scholarships Will Soon Be Available to American Families. With FSTC rules now in place, a big question remains: Will taxpayers participate? bit.ly/4zE80L8

"With early voting already underway and the poll numbers steadily worsening for Republicans, the base case currently has Democrats taking the House, the Senate, and key gubernatorial races. That makes these queries especially timely." bit.ly/4dg2l5y

"Universities that do not practice institutional neutrality endanger academic freedom on their campuses by implying there is only one correct view on a controversy, potentially coercing faculty, students and staff into adopting that view or staying silent" bit.ly/4ykZ1hL

ICYMI - Education Savings Accounts: Boon or Boondoggle? Three experts debate the effectiveness and sustainability of ESA programs. bit.ly/4iixjg3

Is Improving Schools from the Bottom Up the Key to Real Reform? A new book reveals what happens when schools embrace “continuous improvement and design.” bit.ly/4jq6Kqp

"As I’ve said repeatedly for several years, generative AI is a tool of cognitive automation. It’s both predictable and tragic that students are learning less because of it." bit.ly/4rLyCaJ

"If such conditions incentivize teachers to improve, that could be especially meaningful for early-career teachers, who experience dramatic growth and high rates of turnover in their first few years on the job." bit.ly/3TwIqsf

"Concentrated in New York’s poorest communities, scores of high-performing charter schools enroll the neighborhood’s children. They are Black and Latino and, in the main, from low-income families." bit.ly/4ACPDb3

ICYMI - The Education Exchange: Don’t Ban AI in Schools. Amid concerns over the impact of artificial intelligence on student learning, the time-saving benefits for adults—and maybe even students—are clear. bit.ly/4jp3g7D

"But sticking with the $42,000 per-student average, what would you guess it buys in NYC at today’s prices, if split between tuition and outside enrichment? Let’s look at our three cases." bit.ly/4s79lIb

"In practice, these priorities often served to reinforce progressive approaches to education that treat equity as the main goal, decry student assessments as discriminatory, and downplay the importance of acquiring academic knowledge and skills..." bit.ly/4yrJgG6

"The pushback on AI and data centers is widespread and real, but parents seem a lot less worried about the devices that have overrun their kids’ classrooms." bit.ly/4hr4z4k

"Brandeis has 12 percent fewer students than it did 12 years ago, federal data show, and the trend is even worse at the important revenue-producing graduate level." bit.ly/4qKWs5A

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"As we continue to honor 250 years of American independence, the most recent Nation’s Report Card shows we must renew our national commitment to our children’s U.S. history and civics education." bit.ly/4B50JG5

"Put simply, we now have rigorous, empirical evidence on the real-world, long-term impact of students using AI." bit.ly/4rLyCaJ

"All professors of education at public research universities, the four set out to solve the not-so-mysterious mystery of why many states moved to combat CRT, dismantle DEI, adopt the 'science of reading,' and ban cell phones in schools." bit.ly/4zwsN3j

"Two key regulatory elements affect the distribution of funds. First, the SGO must ensure that scholarships are only going to eligible uses. Second, it must be able to prove this." bit.ly/4i5Oj9f