Sarah Schwartz

2 weeks ago | edweek.org | Sarah Schwartz

Science one semester, social studies the next. Or social studies and science alternating every other day. These are familiar schedules for the two subjects in elementary schools, where professional organizations have long argued that social studies and science are consistently marginalized in favor of the more frequently tested subjects of reading and math. But this type of schedule, in which social studies and science compete for minutes, isn’t uncommon in middle schools, too.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sarah Schwartz

NowTrump restricts international students from studying at HarvardPresident Trump barred most international students from entering the United States to study at Harvard University late Wednesday — escalating the …1 day agoHere’s More Damning Evidence That Trump’s Administration Is Re-Establishing White SupremacyThe One Big, Beautiful Bill Act is poised to deal irreparable financial damage to Indigenous colleges.

3 weeks ago | edweek.org | Sarah Schwartz

Americans think schools need to teach math skills to prepare students for future success—but they don’t always agree on which skills are the most crucial, and the subject stirs up complicated emotions, according to a sweeping survey of U.S. adults.

3 weeks ago | edweek.org | Sarah Schwartz

In many schools, rigorous academic coursework—Advanced Placement classes, dual-enrollment programs, or career-technical electives—is reserved for only the highest-achievers. What does it take for a district to make those options available to the majority of the student body?

1 month ago | edweek.org | Sarah Schwartz

The U.S. Department of Education has signaled that reading instruction will be a priority under President Donald Trump’s administration—placing literacy squarely on its agenda amid an ongoing national “science of reading” movement.