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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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School’s Out for Summer, Parents Need Support With Youth Mental Health

Bullock, Contreras and Curbelo: Parents are understandably frustrated by how challenging it is to find the right resources to support their kids.

Steve Bullock, January Contreras & Carlos Curbelo
Future of High School
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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
Pandemic

My District Requires COVID Vaccines for School Staff. Yours Should, Too

Pedro Martinez
Pandemic

Will NYC Parents Strike Over Remote Learning?

Alina Adams
Opinion

Commentary: FDA Must Ban All Flavored E-Cigarettes

Laurie Rubiner & Linda Mendonca
Pandemic

A Dad's Plea: Please Protect Our Kids from COVID-19

Nathan Kelly
Opinion

Seizing the Reconciliation Opportunity

Elliot Haspel
charter schools

Making School Choice Available to All Families

Christian Barnard
Pandemic

Back to School — After 18 Months of COVID: Before Kids Can Learn They Must Heal

Conor P. Williams
Families

Montreal: The North American City Where Family-Friendliness is ‘Like a Religion’

Kendra Hurley
Pandemic

Hired Today, Fired in ‘22: Are Relief Funds Setting Schools Up for Fiscal Cliff?

Chad Aldeman
Pandemic

Analysis — Making it Hard When the Stakes Are High: Inside an Increasingly Chaotic (and Divisive) Back-to-School Season

Tressa Pankovits
4Fams

Education Is Not a Zero-Sum Game. So Why Are We Demanding Identical Results?

Alina Adams
Pandemic

Former Government Officials Issue National Call for College COVID Safe Zones

Mark McClellan, Andy Slavitt & John Bridgeland
Colorado

Boosting the 'Educonomy' to Help Rural Students Succeed

Landon Mascareñaz
Opinion

We Have School Districts — Why Not Early Childhood Districts?

Elliot Haspel
Pandemic

When COVID Safety & Special Ed Rules Clash

Paul O’Neill & Lauren Morando Rhim
clean energy

A Teacher's View: Students, Solar Panels & Climate Change

Kathy Hall
Pandemic

Boosting Students' Economic Mobility With American Rescue Plan

Matt Gandal
Pandemic

Education at a Crossroads in Baton Rouge

Chris Meyer
Opinion

Every Student is a 'Math Person' — These 11 Grantees Can Prove It

Bob Hughes
Pandemic

8 Ways to Use COVID Relief Funds to Bolster Health in Schools

Phyllis W. Jordan & Alex Mays
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