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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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Family Structure Matters to Student Achievement. What Should We Do With That?

Pondiscio: The presence and engagement of a child’s father has a powerful effect on their academic and emotional well-being, new research shows.

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
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How One Rural Elementary School Achieved Over 80% Reading Proficiency

Lambert: You don’t need a huge budget to transform reading outcomes. You just need a consistent, collaborative, data-based intervention model.

Maggi Lambert
Author: Maggi Lambert
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As DOE and Title IX Are Dismantled, The Promise of Equal Opportunity Is at Risk

Batté: The Trump administration has set the stage for a future in which women and survivors of sexual violence will be left even more vulnerable.

Kyra Batté
Author: Kyra Batté
COVID-19

Walking in the Shoes of a School Superintendent in 2022

Caitlin Sullivan
achievement gap

From Playing the Game to Slaying the Game: Why I Wrote ‘Tangible Equity’

Colin Seale
achievement gap

‘Tangible Equity’: Excelling at — and Then Dismantling — an Unfair System

Colin Seale
opinion

School Readiness and the Tyranny of Merit, Part 1

Elliot Haspel
Opinion

School Readiness and the Tyranny of Merit, Part 2

Elliot Haspel
learning loss

Lessons from TFA’s Virtual Tutoring Program in Battling Learning Loss

Elisa Villanueva Beard
charter schools

Why Actually Working Isn’t Enough to Defend Effective Education Ideas

Conor P. Williams
4Fams

5 Tips for Parents of New Kindergartners Who Are Younger Than Their Classmates

Gregory Fabiano
congress

Students’ View: Three Ways Congress Can Support Students With Disabilities — Now

Anna Higgins & Claire Robinson
4Fams

When Grades and Test Scores Don’t Add Up, Who Can Parents Trust?

Alina Adams
learning loss

How Summer Camps & Afterschool Programs Can Step Up to Stem Learning Loss

Aaron Dworkin & Tom Rosenberg
absenteeism

Student Voice: Pandemic Attendance Crisis is About More Than COVID

Andre Young
Opinion

Petrilli: Ed Reformers of All Stripes Should Rally Around Romney Family Aid Plan

Michael J. Petrilli
pandemic

Claiborne & Stockwell: Not Enough Tutors to Go Around? College Students Can Help

Christina Claiborne & Sam Stockwell
2020-2021 test scores

Exclusive: GreatSchools to Omit Pandemic School Testing Data From Its Ratings

Orville Jackson
Florida

Educator’s View: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Rules Don’t Have to Silence Teachers

Byron Flitsch
Washington D.C.

Williams: Welcome to D.C. — Publicly Progressive, Privately Guarding Its Privilege

Conor P. Williams
Pandemic

Greene: For Students to Get Back to Normal, They Need Support, Not Punishment

Dr. Ross Greene
4Fams

Adams: Public Funds for Religious Schools? It’s Been Happening in NYC for Years

Alina Adams
decoding

Teaching Kids to Read — Not Guess. Free Summer Program Launches to Help Parents

Chad Aldeman
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