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Matt Barnum
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K-12 education reporter at the Wall Street Journal
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New: American school systems have a growing and difficult problem — too many schools and not enough students. But closing under-enrolled schools is not easy. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

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New: Religious charter schools could upend the charter school movement — and some of the leading opponents are existing charter movement leaders. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

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It's a surprising and a remarkable fact: most public school teachers don't get paid parental leave. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

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This is very similar to what I found in reviewing data from ten other states. wsj.com/us-news/educ...

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New teacher attrition data from Texas: teacher exits are down from last year but still substantially higher than any year on record pre-pandemic. tea.texas.gov/reports-and-...

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Teacher salary lags significantly behind that of most other professionals. Schools—public and private, alike—have prioritized hiring more staff rather than raising teacher pay. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

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New from me: Why teacher salaries have been flat for three decades. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

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this is a good sign!

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strap in because we are getting perilously close to 2030, when 65% (a lower bound) of jobs will be newly invented

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Matt Barnum
@mattbarnum.bsky.social
K-12 education reporter at the Wall Street Journal
173 followers110 following28 posts