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Future of High School

We Are High Achievers, But We Were Almost a Statistic

Briauna and Tiauna Black: When tragedy struck, a hybrid school provided the flexibility and support needed to move from high school to career.

Briauna Black and Tiauna Black
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College Isn’t Camp. As Enrollment Drops, It’s Time to Take Higher Ed Seriously

White: Treat college as an investment in the future, let HS teens earn credits, use AI to keep graduating seniors on track, focus on in-demand skills

Paula White
Author: Paula White
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To Truly Serve English Learners, Start With Curriculum — and Don’t Stop There

Infante-Green: Rhode Island makes sure multilingual students have rigorous, high-quality instructional materials & that teachers know how to use them.

Angélica Infante-Green
Author: Angélica Infante-Green
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Trump, McMahon Claim to Support Education. Funding Cuts Tell a Different Story

Barone: Families deserve a coherent policy that aligns stated goals with the financing and aid to help schools and students attain them.

Charles Barone
Author: Charles Barone
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Personalized Education Is Not a Panacea. Neither Is Artificial Intelligence

Natalia Kucirkova
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Parent Power: Key Strategies for Developing Leaders and Advocates in Schools

Sarah Dec & Lauren Cassidy
Opinion

How Newark’s Universal School Application Split in 2 — and What to Do About It

Laura Waters
Opinion

Schools Must Know If Their Learning-Loss Programs Work — Before ESSER Funds End

Anu Malipatil
Opinion

Helping Schools and Districts Address Mental Health Crisis Among Their Students

Anne Brown
Opinion

Peer-to-Peer Counseling Can Help Schools Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Alison Malmon
Opinion

Bring on School-Aged Care

Elliot Haspel
Opinion

‘Achievement Gap’ vs. ‘Education Debt’: Why the Language of Testing Matters

Jennifer Randall
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Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Schools Must Do to Help

Simone Marean & Takai Tyler
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What it Takes to Become a Spelling Bee Champ

Pawan Dhingra
Curriculum

Louisiana Grad Returns to Old Middle School: ‘I Wish I Had Been Taught This Way’

Robert Emery Godke
Opinion

Superintendent’s View: Being a Mentor for the Leaders of Today — and Tomorrow

Alena Zachery-Ross
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AI Will Not Transform K-12 Education Without Changes to 'the Grammar of School'

Joel Rose
Opinion

School Districts Often Oppose Open Enrollment. Why That’s a Mistake

Jude Schwalbach
Teacher Appreciation Month

Better Pay, Better Materials, Training, Respect — What Survey Says Teachers Want

Sydney Morris
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Teachers Want to Innovate. Schools that Don’t Let Them Are Losing Out

Chelsea Waite
Opinion

To Bolster Civics Knowledge & Reading Skills, Why Not Do Both at the Same Time?

Ross Wiener
higher education

6 of 8 Ivy Leagues Will Soon Have Women as Presidents — Here’s Why This Matters

Felecia Commodore
Opinion

Black Community College Enrollment is Plummeting. How to Get Those Students Back

Karen A. Stout & Francesca I. Carpenter
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Case Study: Delivering K-16 Outcomes with K-12 Dollars

Kevin Teasley
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