Today marks the 60th anniversary of International Literacy Day, first proclaimed by @UNESCO In 1966 to remind people around the world of "the critical importance of literacy for creating a more literate, just, peaceful and sustainable society." This year the theme is “Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity." Throughout the day, we’ll be highlighting schools across the country that are beating the odds in teaching kids to read. Is your school a Bright Spot? Find out here: the74million.org/article/the…

Birth and immigration rates are down across the country, but as California invests in subsidized childcare, leaders in districts throughout the state see an untapped population in young children and their families buff.ly/YNrscCX

How nurses in Pittsburgh fought to secure the nation's first countywide 12-week paid parental leave policy. Via @19thNews buff.ly/UpHACkZ

Education savings accounts can be a boon to private schools, but recent data from @NAISnetwork shows smaller private schools, around 100 kids or less, are experiencing "acute enrollment challenges.” buff.ly/pnqMXwZ

Kline: $20M Capital Math Collective will give advanced training to 1,000 teachers, expand coaching, engage families & provide tutoring to 6,000 kids buff.ly/8rJ4hMA

Adams: School integration through rezoning or the even more extreme unzoning isn’t the one-size-fits-all-solution for lagging student achievement buff.ly/vMIhRhE

Fighetti & Parker: Managing enrollment decline is the defining test for this generation of education leaders, and too many are failing buff.ly/dMNkV5L

This is the first year test scores will impact districts’ accreditation status. Via @Oklahoma_Voice buff.ly/dkQihcd

Following 6 years of failed efforts to convince the Colorado General Assembly to eliminate protections for transgender children, a coalition of religious and ultra-conservative activists are taking their case directly to voters buff.ly/lWd5qAx

‘They’re not just making economic choices. They’re changing the trajectory and futures for students,’ a parent of a senior at Robert F. Smith said. Via @Chalkbeat buff.ly/I7TnvfR

For the second year in a row, the state has spent over a billion dollars on private school vouchers — despite funding shortfalls for public schools buff.ly/zOpZjK4

New research suggests #CTE program design will decide whether students benefit buff.ly/I31Uqnu

11th Circuit says they acted under administrative, not legislative, authority. Via @FLPhoenixNews buff.ly/OJEnTkN

Only 13 states have clear, specific goals for student learning that are easily accessible by parents and teachers, @CRPE_edu found: 11 have none at all while 14 have only a vague vision for student success buff.ly/1uJXnlh

It's not just gas and groceries — skyrocketing childcare costs could be an important factor in the upcoming elections. Via @APNews buff.ly/B1aXjWf

McGrath & Bailey: At one charter network, early AI experimentation yielded insights that school leaders would never have gleaned from the sidelines buff.ly/dCzdNq1

.@KenPaxtonTX and @jamestalarico both talk a lot about their Christianity, but education is one topic that “provides a really sharp contrast between the two candidates,” said @phevron of @txwomans buff.ly/JidCkZn

Most of the nearly 3,200 comments on @FCC’s plan to potentially roll back the E-Rate program argued that the agency should leave any decisions about screen time limits up to states and districts. @lrj417 reports buff.ly/7LhM8OB

Officials attribute improvement in vacancy rate to programs designed to increase recruitment, retention of teachers in the state. Via @MarylandMatters buff.ly/PwkKDcC

Stacey Preis steps down after four months as speculation grows about Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin becoming the next commissioner. Via @MO_Independent buff.ly/q7vYEfx

Kline: D.C.'s $20 million Capital Math Collective will give advanced training to 1,000 teachers, expand coaching, engage families and provide high-dosage tutoring to 6,000 kids buff.ly/G94F2H3