Most educators identify middle school as the ideal starting point for career and college preparation, yet instruction still clusters in the final two years of high school.
Improving attendance is one of the highest-return investments available to policymakers: An analysis suggests that raising high school graduation rates by just three percentage points could generate billions of dollars.
The dominant metaphor for colleges of education is a pipeline. Candidates enter, complete preparation, and exit into schools. That model is no longer sufficient.
In the evolving landscape of American education, rural public schools have moved from the "fringes" of policy debate to a central role as vital community anchors.
Researchers say repeated phone checking, more than overall screen time, may be especially disruptive to learning and linked to reduced cognitive control.
