K-12 Education

An empty classroom is seen during teachers' strike at a primary school in Warsaw, Poland April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel - RC161453D540

Teacher turnover and the disruption of teacher staffing

Lucy Sorensen and Helen F. Ladd

Monday, April 29, 2019

A school bus used for transporting New York City public school students is seen parked in front of a school in the Queens borough of New York January 15, 2013. New York City school bus drivers will go on strike on Wednesday, an action that Mayor Michael Bloomberg said would complicate the commute of more than 152,000 students in the nation's largest public school system. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: EDUCATION) - GM1E91G074101

Fixing school buses is an effective (and cheap) way to improve students’ health and academic performance

Wes Austin, Garth Heutel, and Daniel Kreisman

Monday, April 22, 2019

A woman uses her cell phones in Manhattan, New York.

Can text messages help families applying for early childhood education programs?

Lindsay Bell Weixler, Jon Valant, Daphna Bassok, Justin B. Doromal, and Alica Gerry

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

A child practices algebra on a chalk board.

Who does the choosing under school choice?

Peter Bergman and Isaac McFarlin, Jr.

Monday, April 15, 2019

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks with school children during a listening session before the arrival of U.S. first lady Melania Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC14E35B0270

Betsy DeVos’s support of charters spells disaster for their Democrat backers

Thursday, April 11, 2019

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Charts of the Week: Teacher diversity

Friday, April 5, 2019

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The teacher diversity gap is literally inherited

Seth Gershenson and Alberto Jacinto

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Boys play at a school in Yemen's capital Sanaa sheltering them and their families after the conflict forced them to flee their areas from the Houthi-controlled northern province of Saada August 4, 2015. A Saudi-led Arab alliance launched a military campaign on March 26 to end Houthi control over much of Yemen and to return President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi from exile. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - GF20000013228

How playful learning can help leapfrog progress in education

Rebecca Winthrop

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Kyle Schwartz (C), a 3rd grade teacher, works with students Mckylah Lenkiewicz (L) and Juliana Enquist in her classroom at Doull Elementary School in Denver April 17, 2015. Schwartz, who posted notes from her third grade class online and started a social media whirlwind under the hashtag #IWishMyTeacherKnew said on Friday the assignment had been a revelation for her. REUTERS/Rick Wilking - GF10000063458

As more women graduate from college, the teaching profession becomes more female

Friday, March 29, 2019

A Chinese language teacher sits in an empty classroom as she teaches a class during an online course at Jingshan School, on a smoggy day under a "red alert" for air pollution, in Beijing

Simple tweaks could offer a chance for stronger, more diverse teachers

Thursday, March 14, 2019