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America’s Trillion-Dollar School System: 5 Trends Explain Where the Money Goes
Aldeman: Enrollment is down, spending has risen substantially and staffing has expanded, yet pay has stagnated and student outcomes remain uneven.
Chad Aldeman
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The Academic Year Is Getting Longer, But Students Aren’t Getting More School
Aldeman: With vacation breaks, long weekends and religious holidays, 180 days of instruction in Fairfax County, Virginia, stretch out over 297 days.
Chad Aldeman
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Analysis
As NJ Lowers Math Standards, Fewer Students Can Handle College-Level Work
Aldeman: New report finds that since 2019, more and more Rutgers freshmen have to retake lower-level math classes they already took in HS.
Chad Aldeman
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International Literacy Day: 8 Things That Top Schools for Reading Have in Common
Aldeman: Strong leadership, foundational skills, high expectations — lessons from our Bright Spots schools that beat the odds in teaching kids to read
Chad Aldeman
Analysis
Analysis
Superintendents Want Schools to Change. New Study Examines Why It Doesn’t Happen
Rose & Waite: Survey of 307 district chiefs finds most focus on stabilizing systems — assessment, curriculum, staffing — rather than transforming them.
Jess Rose & Chelsea Waite
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