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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

Companies, Stop Building On-Site Child Care Centers and Start Paying Your Taxes

Elliot Haspel
Pandemic

Let Student Progress Be the North Star for School Relief Fund Spending

Marguerite Roza
FAFSA

Principal's View: How My Students Complete the FAFSA & Enroll at Top Colleges

Bennett Lieberman
4Fams

Surprising Numbers Behind Which NYC Schools Actually Educate Kids

Alina Adams
edtech

Transforming Students from Consumers of Education Technology into Creators

Kevin Rickard
4Fams

Phone Apps and Ebooks Make It Easy to Read Aloud to Your Kids

Kristen Walter
Book Bannings

The Banning of 'Maus' Is a Warning — and It's Not the Only One

Steven Gimbel & Gwydion Suilebhan
National School Choice Week

'13th Grade' Program Helps Grads Stay Connected, Build Rewarding Careers

Pagee Cheung & Arthur Samuels
Opinion

Beyond the Brain Science: Early Childhood Luminary Jack Shonkoff Calls For “ECD 2.0”

Elliot Haspel
Union Report

Union Membership Declined in 2021 — No Amount of Spin Can Change That

Mike Antonucci
National School Choice Week

Time to Start Funding Families and Students Directly

Craig Hulse & Derrell Bradford
National School Choice Week

Creating Great School Options Is Our Mission to the Moon

Starlee Coleman
National School Choice Week

Amid COVID's Chaos, a Growing Divide Between Americans & Their Public Schools?

Robert Pondiscio
National School Choice Week

Learning is Everywhere this National School Choice Week

Andrew Campanella
pandemic

Working Together to Support Young People as They Face Challenges & Build Their F

Mishaela Durán
Pandemic

Strengthening Work-Based Education for a Future-Ready Workforce

Tiffany Barfield
Pandemic

School Surveillance of Students Via Laptops May Do More Harm Than Good

Nir Kshetri
Union Report

After Boycotting Texas, America’s Top Union to Move Annual Convention to Chicago

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Even After COVID, Why America's Shortage of Nurses Is Likely to Get Worse

Rayna M. Letourneau
Opinion

Time to Make Education a Civil Right for all Students

Ben Austin
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