Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
I am a product of Head Start. Before I understood federal funding, program performance standards or the complicated systems that make Head Start possible, I understood what it meant to be a Head Start child. Years later, I returned, first as a center director and later as a regional director of a Head Start program […]
The rapid rise of dyslexia in public discourse reflects a long-overdue shift in education. For decades, students with persistent reading difficulties were misunderstood, mislabeled or overlooked entirely. Increased awareness has helped dispel harmful myths, fueled the Science of Reading movement, and prompted schools to take literacy instruction more seriously. The urgency could not be greater. […]
In the nearly four years since generative artificial intelligence began colonizing the academic lives of teens, it has changed the experience of school for millions of young people. Perhaps no group has watched their reality shift more than student journalists. Just as the technology has rewired the relationship between young writers-in-training and their teachers, it […]
Immigration enforcement activities on or around schools remain a concern for many educators at the start of the 2026-27 school year.
Marking the start of two weeks of intensive negotiations, the Legislature passed a state budget Monday with higher revenue projections than those proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, providing several billion dollars in additional spending for TK-12 and community colleges in 2026-27. Several other significant issues remain unresolved. Chief among them is the $3.9 billion in […]
Critics worry it will lead to a medical approach, while supporters say the collaboration will improve outcomes.
Three top Senate Democrats are accusing the Trump administration and Republicans of “taking a wrecking ball” to childcare programs, highlighting the issue in a midterm year where many Democrats are running on inflation and the high cost of living. Childcare costs have skyrocketed in recent decades, outpacing inflation. There’s bipartisan consensus on the crisis: an […]
It is widely accepted in the field of early care and education that staff turnover is high, but exactly how high has proven difficult to measure. A recent analysis from the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska offers new insights into the extent of the field’s attrition rates, finding that only 56% […]
The end of the fiscal year is near. For many school administrators, that means scrambling to decide whether to spend more money on artificial intelligence-driven ed tech products that promise everything from letting teachers operate on autopilot to ensuring that all students receive exactly what they need, minute-by-minute. Principals, superintendents and other school leaders are […]
In a Senate subcommittee hearing, experts shared why federal investments in teacher training and research are needed for successful implementation.
In two districts analyzed by Stanford University, students’ average weekly use of one such tutor was 2.18 minutes and 5.23 minutes, respectively.
A bill to provide $10,000 bonuses to New York City’s full-time paraprofessionals is headed to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s desk after it was approved by City Council members Thursday. Similar legislation introduced last year was backed by the United Federation of Teachers in an effort to address the city’s paraprofessional shortage. After the bill failed to […]
Preschoolers with disabilities in New York City will gain access to an unprecedented set of programs and services thanks to a major expansion in special education announced Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels. The nation’s largest school system is investing $67.5 million in special education as families […]
The former U.S. education secretary shared lessons learned from his career, including the value of collaboration, during the National School Leaders Conference.
Federal teams charged with making sure states are doing right by students with disabilities appear to have visited fewer than half of the states originally scheduled for review in 2025 and 2026. That information comes from U.S. Department of Education documents compiled and analyzed by the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a group that […]
America’s collapse in confidence in higher education — with support for colleges falling four times as much as for other government and civic institutions — doesn’t appear to be getting better anytime soon. Gallup polls over the last decade have shown a decline in support of colleges and universities from a high of 57% of respondents having […]
Every few years, a new technology enters schools. Television beamed lessons from the best teachers into classrooms. Computers and the internet gave students access to a wealth of information, right at their fingertips. Interactive whiteboards, tablets and Chromebooks were sold as the future of education. Now, it is artificial intelligence. And educators must ask: What […]
Republicans say the K-12 and higher education changes would spur efficiencies. Democrats say the proposals undermine public education.
Charter schools in Massachusetts have significantly accelerated student learning over the last quarter century, a newly released study shows. Compared with their counterparts in the state’s traditional public schools, charter students earned higher marks on state exams and the SAT, with particularly large gains in cities like Boston. Notably, however, these effects fluctuated over time. […]
Since taking office last year, Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson has prioritized increasing the state’s completion rate of the federal student aid form.
Chicago Public Schools is further away from having enough money to meet its students’ needs as defined by the state, according to new data released by the Illinois State Board of Education. Under ISBE’s calculations released Friday, CPS is now considered a little over 70% adequately funded, compared with 73% last year. CPS isn’t alone […]
The nation's largest school system will task the personnel with addressing a student behavior that affects up to 15% of youth and fuels chronic absenteeism.
Right now, 15.5 million undergraduate students around the country are getting ready to start or return to college. Seven million of them have one thing in common: relying on a Pell Grant to help pay for their higher education. But the grant program is facing a $15 billion funding shortfall that will undermine college access […]
Indiana’s early literacy rates improved for the fifth consecutive year, with nearly 89% of Hoosier third graders demonstrating proficiency in foundational reading skills on the state’s IREAD assessment. The Indiana Department of Education released statewide IREAD, ILEARN and SAT results for the 2025-26 school year Tuesday at the State Board of Education’s August meeting. The […]
Across the economy, Americans are watching an artificial intelligence investment boom reshape the job market. Some of the same companies spending hundreds of billions to build the AI future are also announcing sweeping job cuts, adding to an already daunting employment landscape for college graduates. In other sectors, opportunity is booming. Homes, roads, bridges, vehicles, […]
This story was co-published with Mother Jones. A few years ago, Eric Gil was living at his uncle’s place in Waterbury, Connecticut, where he shared a bedroom with his brother and cousin. With eight people in the house, it was crowded. He was trying to get out, but rental prices in Waterbury — which currently […]
The Trump administration’s move against unintentional discrimination will likely narrow or close investigations, education civil rights experts say.
Most districts don't have the systems in place to screen for the learning disability related to numbers and math, CRPE said in a report.
Public schools continued to serve more than 1.5 million students across North Carolina in the 2025-26 school year — or about 84% of market share, a percentage that is about the same as previous years. Market share is a term used to describe how many students are served by different sectors of schools, including public […]
Collaborations between states and districts can help improve student outcomes, the governors of Maryland and Wyoming say.
Class Disrupted is an education podcast featuring author Michael Horn and Futre’s Diane Tavenner in conversation with educators, school leaders, students and other members of school communities as they investigate the challenges facing the education system in the aftermath of the pandemic — and where we should go from here. Find every episode by bookmarking […]
The last time I interviewed Dr. Dana Suskind, we discussed the three T’s strategy outlined in her book “Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential, Fulfilling Society’s Promise”: Tune in. Talk more. Take turns. “It doesn’t require fancy gadgets,” she told me, “or a specialized degree.” Though it was only a few years ago, the fancy […]
This may sound strange coming from the co-founder of an education technology company, but I think paper is a powerful technology in a classroom. Research on the science of learning consistently says so. So do the piles of paper that good teaching produces, the piles that bury the teachers who produced them. The real question […]
Public schools are beginning to imagine ways they can benefit from the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, after the Treasury Department clarified last month that district students will be eligible for scholarships. But for microschools, a growing segment of the private school market, the initial guidance from federal officials has left school leaders worried they […]
A proposed rule would rescind regulations for the program, which the agency says would allow it to “explore other means” of delivering those services.
At least one state has gone as far as to prohibit artificial intelligence’s use for grading, discipline or other high-stakes decisions.
Most of Cassie Reed’s life has been marked by instability. During her childhood, she moved between nine different foster homes, often enduring abuse. Violence followed her into her adult life, as she met and fled partners who mistreated her. The turning point came several years ago for Reed, who lives in Spokane, Washington, when she […]
More than 85,000 families are participating in Texas’ private school voucher program during its first year, a number that could increase as state officials finalize enrollment data, according to a new state report. White families make up the largest share of participants so far, as do those considered low-income, the comptroller’s office noted in the […]
California teachers had some big wins in this year’s state budget, including about $700 million for stipends and training, and $218 million to support paid pregnancy leave. The funding for teacher recruitment and retention builds on the more than $1 billion California has spent since 2018 to end a persistent school staffing shortage that has […]
As John Adams observed, “facts are stubborn things.” The facts, as education policy writer Chad Aldeman recently observed, are that No Child Left Behind coincided with some of the fastest achievement gains on record for Black, Hispanic and low-income students, and when that accountability framework loosened after 2015, scores fell — fastest for the students […]
The federal agency aims to give more control to states over the design of their early learning programs, but critics fear a weakening of the landmark program.
The federal agency aims to give more control to states over the design of their early learning programs, but critics fear a weakening of the landmark program.
As schools head into the 2026-27 school year, some classrooms will be reopening with religious displays despite parents' efforts to stop them.
By all appearances, she is a typical fourth-grade girl. She has long, dark brown hair and an infectious smile, and she dreams of becoming a police officer when she grows up. But unlike most 10-year-olds, a year ago this child left her family and her home, walking for days with little to eat. To protect […]
The bill seeks to keep all special education, postsecondary, Native American, and elementary and secondary education activities within the department.
The ban is being implemented for the 2026-27 school year as the nation's second-largest school system reviews its artificial intelligence policies.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education announced a plan for increased enforcement measures against two Kansas school districts for their gender-inclusive policies. In April, the department found four public school districts — Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Topeka and Kansas City, Kansas — were in violation of federal Title IX civil […]