"The goal isn’t to spend less on children; it’s to make sure more of the money Congress spends actually reaches them." bit.ly/3Uwxknl

"These programs are wildly popular among families, and none spend anywhere near as much as public schools." bit.ly/4ysI5VN

"One of the best ways we can commemorate our nation’s 250th birthday this year is through our commitment to educating informed, responsible, and engaged students." bit.ly/4B50JG5

"Democrats could seek to compel the administration to reverse staffing cuts at ED or unwind the interagency agreements that shifted units to other agencies, but they’ll lack the votes to overcome a Trump veto." bit.ly/4dg2l5y

"Like the science of reading, the science of math is an effort to bring what we are learning from psychology, educational research, and cognitive neuroscience to bear on the way we teach and assess children." bit.ly/4iBWeve

Jim Blew, advisor to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Coaltion, is this week's guest on the Education Exchange podcast. bit.ly/4zE80L8

"The FSTC will be of particular benefit to families in traditionally blue states like New York that would not have offered choice to students on their own but have indicated they will participate in the program." bit.ly/4i5Oj9f

"Sure enough, even though they are clearly fans of CID, they thoughtfully explore why it’s frequently a poor fit for isolated, harried school systems in which teachers and leaders harbor a lot of distrust for one another." bit.ly/4jq6Kqp

Why Educators Should Embrace the “Science of Math.” The research about how children understand numbers doesn’t always reach teachers. bit.ly/4iBWeve

"With EOC assessments baked into the graduation requirement, Massachusetts will be far better equipped to identify where students and schools need more support, which is crucial for educational equity." bit.ly/470YgOU

"Why the continued warm feelings towards 'educational' tech, even as polls evince a broader turn against Big Tech? I suspect two things are going on. ..." bit.ly/4hr4z4k

"If we are to overcome the delays in learning that students still suffer, we need to understand how these policies contributed to learning loss in the pandemic era and identify which of them are still in place." bit.ly/4yrJgG6

"I look at changes in teacher value-added from 2008 through 2015 to identify the effects of the new evaluation and tenure system over time." bit.ly/3TwIqsf

"Whatever you think of AI’s potential upsides—and I believe they are significant—the most urgent questions around artificial intelligence in education have to do with minimizing harm." bit.ly/4hZcTc1

"The growth in program participation and improvement in student outcomes in the Natural State is another in a series of universal school choice successes across the country." bit.ly/4ysI5VN

"I have long believed that the school—more than the classroom or system—is the unit of change in reform and that school culture is a critical driver of improvement." bit.ly/4z8MAX0

"If a funder steps up, we think we can find the practitioners to administer the trial, and absent that, do it ourselves." bit.ly/4s79lIb

"To better understand and address the challenges of academic freedom and campus free speech, additional surveys of students and faculty are needed." bit.ly/4ykZ1hL

"The bulk of the book consists of in-depth case studies of four long-running CID initiatives aimed at tackling challenges ranging from early literacy to high school biology." bit.ly/4jq6Kqp

"Applying civics knowledge can lead to local change and help students find a career path: Lukowicz is now attending college and studying pre-law." bit.ly/4B50JG5