Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):

Explaining Change and Stability in Classroom Practice is by Larry Cuban.

The State of Public Education in 2024 in Five Charts is from RAND.

How well are chronic absenteeism interventions working? is from Ed Source. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Student Absenteeism.

Students aren’t benefiting much from tutoring, one new study shows is from The Hechinger Report.

10 LAUSD schools get a chance to opt out of standardized testing, create alternative measurements is from Ed Source.  I’m adding it to The Best Articles Describing Alternatives To High-Stakes Testing — Help Me Find More.

Where Do School Reformers Get Their Ideas for Changing Teaching Practices? is by Larry Cuban.

Oklahoma schools resist the order to teach from the Bible in classrooms is from NPR.

Cash Incentives To Improve Schooling is by Larry Cuban. I’m adding it to Best Posts On “Motivating” Students.