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Williams: School Choice Panel at National Urban League Summit Shows We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About Charter Schools
Arnett: What Does the Future Look Like? If We Do It Right, Teachers Plus Technology Can Free Educators to Focus More on Students
Jordan: What LeBron James Can Teach Us About Chronic Absenteeism — and What Schools Can Do About It
Park: Charter Schools Can Be an Important New Tool for Fostering Integration. Our New Coalition Is Working to Make That Happen
Cervone: What Does Racial Equity Mean in the Nation’s Whitest State? Maine Education & Workforce Coalition Is Looking to Find Out
Williams: Dual Language Immersion Doesn’t Work If English-Speaking Students Are Given Preference
A Student’s View on Asking ‘Where Are You From?’: I’m a College-Bound Nuyorican High School Grad With a Unique Identity. Here’s What It Means to Be Where I’m From
A Teacher’s View: The Case Against Accelerated Reader — Why a List of Quizzes Should Not Dictate What Books My Students Can Choose
Letter From a Teacher: Dear Parents — Your Expectations of Your Children’s Teachers Should Match Your Commitment as Moms and Dads
Charlene Lake: Why American Companies Must Engage in Training the Youth of Today to Build the Workforce of the Future
Finn: Apollo Moon Landing Marked a ‘Giant Leap’ for Mankind — and Education. Moonshot for Kids Could Launch the Next Leap Forward
Stewart: Hey, Bill de Blasio, I Was Once a Charter School Parent — and I Don’t Deserve Your ‘Hate’
King: A Tribute to Don Stewart, an Education Giant Who Helped Countless Black Students to and Through College
Innovative Idaho School Ahead of the Pack in Rethinking High School Transcripts — and At Least Some Colleges Are Glad
Excerpt: An Insider’s Account of How the Charter School Idea Became a National Movement — Day One at New Jersey’s North Star Academy
A Mom’s View: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Says He ‘Hates’ Charter Schools. We Need Less Hate and More Hope for Our Kids’ Education
McKenna: My Upscale NJ District Is a Pipeline to the Ivy League. So Why Do So Many Parents Suddenly Want Alternatives to a B.A.?
Marc Morial: National Urban League Marks 30 Years Nurturing Young Leaders, Defying At-Risks Odds for Black Children
When Success Is Not Enough: Charter Schools Delivering Better Outcomes for Low-Income Students Still Target of Progressive Ire
Green: California Senate Bill Would Move State Backward on Literacy and Teacher Qualifications. That Would Be a Disaster for Our Kids