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State funding for homeschooling is on the rise. Not everyone wants it.

by Stephanie Hughes
Mar 29, 2023
At least 12 states now have laws allowing families to use public funds for homeschooling expenses.
Anna Fulbright (right) instructs her daughter, 10-year-old Natalie Fulbright, on how to make a geographical landscape with Play-Doh.
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If retirement isn't your thing just yet, what about ... college?

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Mar 24, 2023
Some schools are creating college programs for adults who've finished one career — and may want to use their past experience to give back to their communities.
Students in CU Denver's Change Makers program during an evening class.
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The job market is hot. But who's hiring?

by Samantha Fields
Mar 22, 2023
The sectors hit hardest during the pandemic, including hospitality and retail, are coming back.
Even if they're not the most well-paying gigs, people are still taking jobs in the restaurant industry.
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How a tight labor market has made way for educators to strike

by Stephanie Hughes
Mar 22, 2023
The ongoing strike by Los Angeles educators is being fueled largely by high demand for workers.
Los Angeles Unified School District workers and supporters rally outside LAUSD headquarters on the first day of a strike over a new contract on March 21.
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Teachers are underpaid. Is that changing?

by Stephanie Hughes
Mar 3, 2023
At least two dozen states — and Congress — have either proposed or enacted laws to increase teacher pay in the past couple of years.
At least two dozen states, plus Congress, have proposed or enacted laws to boost teacher pay in recent years.
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Why are more and more public school principals quitting their jobs?

by Stephanie Hughes
Feb 22, 2023
A Rand survey finds that 16% of public school principals retired or quit in the 2021-22 school year, more than double the rate from the year before.
School principals have increasingly been at the center of polarizing debates over issues like masking.
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At the Federal Games Guild, video games and public policy play together

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 14, 2023
Want to balance the federal budget? A video game lets you do it. Elizabeth Newbury of the Federal Games Guild and Wilson Center explains.
"You're not going to get the same thing from reading a 25-page policy brief as you'll get from a game, but more people — I bet — will play my game," the FGG's Elizabeth Newbury says.
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Why colleges may soon have more midcareer students

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Feb 14, 2023
Chris Farrell discusses college programs that may portend a return to class for older workers, making the schools "centers for lifelong learning."
Pilot programs for experienced workers at Harvard, Notre Dame and the University of Texas at Austin offer a glimpse at the possible future of continuing education.
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States consider a contract that would help teachers stay certified across state lines

by Stephanie Hughes
Feb 2, 2023
At least 10 states are considering an agreement that would make it easier for teachers licensed in one state to work in any of the others.
A newly proposed compact would allow teachers in states that join get certified more easily in other member states.
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The advent of ChatGPT creates demand for software to detect its use

by Stephanie Hughes
Feb 1, 2023
Since the chatbot launched, schools have sought tools to inform teachers when students try to pass off AI-generated writing as their own.
Some students are using artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT to do their homework. Now school districts are seeking software to identify AI-generated writing.
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