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The Jealousy List: 16 Education Articles We Wish We Had Written in 2024

The 74 staff’s annual compilation of education stories we felt were the most impactful over the last year.

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California
California

High Schools Moved On From College For All. Will Trump Come Through For Job Training?

Career pathways popular, but politics may affect their future

Carolyn Jones
Joanna Smith-Griffin
AI

AllHere CEO Arrested for Fraud

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The Jealousy List: 16 Education Articles We Wish We Had Written in 2024

The 74 staff’s annual compilation of education stories we felt were the most impactful over the last year.

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early education
Early Childhood

A Decade Ago, Universal Pre-K Seemed Inevitable. What Went Wrong?

Williams: Politics may have killed universal pre-K but the research, results and family economics that made it such a strong bet are alive and well.

Conor P. Williams
Author: Conor P. Williams
The Big Picture
Black teachers
The Big Picture

As College-Educated Workforce Has Diversified, Teachers Haven’t Kept Pace

A 'troubling trend:' Despite its documented benefits to all students, new data show teacher diversity is slowing.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
Autism
Artificial Intelligence

Why Robots Are Not Effective Tools for Supporting Autistic People

Despite a push from investors, new research shows robot-human interaction does not deliver the help that autistic people need.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Analysis
assessments

Are Students Gaining Ground in Math and Reading? Not Very Much …

Early assessments show little progress in making up for pandemic learning loss.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

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Unwelcome to America
Donald Trump

Oakland Enrolls — and Graduates — Older, Immigrant Students Many Districts Deny

The struggling Bay Area school system has made it its mission to embrace and educate these new arrivals now threatened by Donald Trump’s election.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano

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California
The 74 Interview

Q&A: Teacher of the Year on STEM Success in South Central LA Despite Odds

Veteran LAUSD teacher Marisol Pérez shares lessons in helping kids find their way to upwardly mobile tech careers.

Jinge Li
Author: Jinge Li
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AI
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Q&A: Putting AI In its Place in an Era of Lost Human Connection at School

As AI proliferates, aiEDU founder Alex Kotran says schools need to prioritize student engagement, agency, relevance

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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California
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Q&A: Nation’s First School Counselor Residency Launches in Rural CA

Amid the youth mental health crisis, a new residency model from the California Center on Teaching Careers could transform counselor shortages.

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
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AI
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Q&A: Katy Knight’s Quest to Fund Ed Tech’s ‘Deeply Unsexy Things’

Siegel Family Endowment’s Katy Knight seeks to rebalance school technology ‘churn’ with evidence, stability.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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Opinion
Curriculum

Why Being Forced to Precisely Follow a Curriculum Harms Teachers and Students

Educators speak of being forced to follow scripts.

Cara Elizabeth Furman, The Conversation
commentary
Atlanta

How to Keep Superintendent Turnover from Disrupting Student Progress

Sceusi: In Atlanta, which is on its 5th leader in a decade, engaging families and sharing decision making has minimized turmoil from churn at the top

Angira Sceusi
Author: Angira Sceusi
commentary
commentary

After Racist ‘Plantation’ Text, Mother and Son Navigate a Divided World

Virella and Jahaly: Beyond the initial shock, how should we respond to hatred in this fraught time in our history?

Patricia Virella & Hudson Jahaly
commentary
commentary

School Choice for Some But Not for All?

Rhim: With the coming push to expand publicly-funded private school choice, students with disabilities have a great deal to lose.

Lauren Morando Rhim
Author: Lauren Morando Rhim
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education
Future of High School

Hip Hop Is Saving Teen Lives in Minnesota

By connecting with at-risk youth through music that is embedded in Twin Cities culture, one high school is getting students to learn — off the streets

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
Arts education
Arts education

The Student-Led Music Group that Led Zeppelin Loves

The Louisville Leopard Percussionists performed for Ozzy Osbourne, and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin promoted their YouTube cover of ‘Kashmir.’

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Video
Bronx

WATCH: When Noma Makes School Lunch for New York City Students

Denmark’s Noma Projects, by the World’s Best Restaurant, made lunch for nearly 600 K-8 students. Here’s what happened.

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
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interactive
data visualization

Which School Districts Do the Best Job of Teaching Math?

Aldeman: In some 600 districts, 8th graders significantly outperform expectations. See which school systems in your state get exceptional results.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

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New York

How NYC Schools Exclusively Serving New Immigrants are Preparing for Trump

Michael Elsen-Rooney
New Hampshire

New Hampshire School Districts Spar at Supreme Court Hearing Over School Funding

Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin
California

Controversial Temecula School Board Member Joseph Komrosky Elected Again

Nadra Nittle, The 19th
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school choice

Many Voters Unhappy with K-12 Education, Would End School Zones, Survey Finds

Lauren Wagner
webinar

Career Pathway Initiatives: A Bipartisan Solution for Rural Education?

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Minnesota

Low-Income Mothers in Minnesota Lost Tax Refunds to Tutoring Companies Using Overseas Instructors

Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer
Ohio

Local Schools, Colleges Respond to Ohio’s Bathroom Bill

Keri Johnson
child care

Election Day Proved That Voters Want Action on Child Care

Bryce Covert
Author: Bryce Covert
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The Year in Education: Our Top 24 Stories About Schools, Students and Learning

Nicole Ridgway
Author: Nicole Ridgway
Hawaii

Lahaina Schools Are Recovering From the Fires, But Challenges Remain

Megan Tagami, CalMatters
bilingual education

In Los Angeles, a Teacher Residency Program Creates Bilingual Teachers

Conor P. Williams
Author: Conor P. Williams
Early Care and Education

2024 Must-Reads: 9 Stories About Early Care and Education That We Can’t Stop Thinking About

Marisa Busch
Author: Marisa Busch
Unwelcome to America

In Every Language, Oakland Schools Makes Enrollment Possible for Newcomers

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Wants to be a National AI in Education Model

Carly Sitrin
South Dakota

Civics Could Soon Be Added as a South Dakota College Graduation Requirement

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight
Tren

The Teen Male Obsession with Steroid, Trenbolone.

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boys

Girls Face Stereotypes about STEM Abilities as Early as 6, Study Finds

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
EDlection 2024

Facing Four More Years of Trump, Democrats Wonder: How Did They Lose Parents?

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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