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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
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Reflections From a Formerly Disengaged Teen

Student’s view: I used to sit in the back of class, trying my best to avoid eye contact with my teacher, but now I sit in the front row every day.

Hannah Askew
Author: Hannah Askew
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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
Opinion

In Stormy Waters, Every Child Needs a Navigator

Paul Reville & Geoffrey Canada
Pandemic

The Right Medicine for Ailing Schools

Kalman R. Hettleman
Opinion

Biden Administration Attack on Charter Schools Hurts Kids Who Need Them Most

Mary Landrieu & Carlos Curbelo
4Fams

Are 4-Year-Olds Really Ready for Kindergarten? Here's a No-Cost Solution

Alina Adams
Opinion

A Key to Helping Parents Pick Better Schools: Not Test Scores—But Student Growth

David M. Houston
gifted and talented

Gifted & Talented 2.0: Why It's Time For Inclusive, Gifted-for-All Programs

Allison Roda, Yvette Jackson & Halley Potter
opinion

The Case Against For-Profit Child Care Chains

Elliot Haspel
Opinion

Banning Lessons About Race Ignores the Reality Students Live Every Day

Brandon Taylor
Opinion

Time to Change the "When” & 'Who' of College

Dumaine Williams & Stephen Tremaine
Camden

Working Together to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

Paul O’Neill
Pandemic

Use ESSER Funds to Stop Suspensions, Expulsions & Arrests at School

Richard Mendel
Spencer Cox

A Note of Humanity as Utah Gov Vetoes Trans Ban Aimed at Just 4 Kids

Andrew J. Rotherham
pandemic

How Schools Can Prepare Students for a 21st Century World

Jean-Claude Brizard, Michael A. Campbell & Cigdem Ertem
Opinion

Many Students Went Missing During COVID. How Schools Can Now Address Absenteeism

Joanna Smith-Griffin
covid

Analysis: For America’s Future, Key STEM Skills Won’t Be Learned in Classrooms

Stephanie J. Hull, Jim Clark, Jennifer Sirangelo, Suzanne McCormick & Ron Ottinger
4Fams

NYC School Chaos: Parents in Top District Forced Into Admissions Roller-Coaster

Alina Adams
Pandemic

3 Ways to Heed Biden's Call to Step Up for Students

David Shapiro
Pandemic

Why 2022 Must Be the Year We Focus on Children’s Social and Emotional Well-Being

Stephanie M. Jones & Nonie K. Lesaux
Opinion

Raising Child Care Ratios is a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea

Elliot Haspel
Pandemic

7 Ways Schools & Teachers Can Support Students' Mental Health

John MacPhee
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