Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is making strides to elevate rural education through virtual listening and learning roundtables with rural youth from across the nation. "Compared to urban schools, rural community schools have a hard...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with details provided by the state education department about Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn’s meeting Wednesday with Williamson County parents.
Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn’s bus tour of summer learning...
School principals must feel a lot like circus performers. Just as a performer is expected to juggle multiple balls, bowling pins, or torches while dangling from a high wire with ease, principals must also...
This piece originally appeared with Education Post in 2015.
There is one thing we know for certain about net neutrality: it’s a quagmire of conspiracy theories, accusations and picking sides. But if we don’t figure...
Did you ever learn about Black Wall Street and the Tulsa, Oklahoma Massacre? I know I did not. It was not until I was an adult. Did you learn about the Rosewood, Florida Massacre...
A new study shows that teacher shortages in Montana may be unique from those in other states.
The study, conducted by the Institute of Education Sciences, reveals that Montana is indeed experiencing a teacher shortage....
What is the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit program?
On May 12, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program to help families pay for broadband internet access for their education and work-from-home needs...
Texas may not be the only state tackling rural teacher recruitment, but its latest pet project could have some teachers seeing six-figure salaries.
The Lone Star State's Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) program provides pay...