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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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New Hampshire’s Universal School Choice Expansion Is a Win for Students, Parents

Mullins: Strong policy changes lives, and the Granite State just changed thousands of them for the better. It's not just policy — it’s possibility.

Ashley DeMauro Mullins
Author: Ashley DeMauro Mullins
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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
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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
Opinion

Student Reporters Could be the Fix Local News Needs. Let’s Give Them the Legal Protections to Cover More than Pep Rallies and STEM Competitions

Katina Paron
National School Choice Week

Campanella: For This Year’s National School Choice Week, We’re Supporting Parents by Celebrating All Education Options

Andrew Campanella
Opinion

Riccards: The 1776 Report Is a Political Document, Not a Curriculum. But It Has Something to Teach Us

Patrick Riccards
Opinion

Chávez: To Improve Education for All Kids, the Biden Administration and New Congress Must Start Transforming Our Schools in the 1st 100 Days

Anna Maria Chávez
California

Teaching Black Students Their History and How to Be Entrepreneurs Fulfilled My Lifelong Dream

Brandie Davis
Pandemic

O’Keefe & Korman: Millions of Students Aren’t in School. What the Biden-Harris Administration Should Do to Get Them Learning Again

Bonnie O'Keefe & Hailly T.N. Korman
Opinion

Haspel & Thornton: Every State & District Needs to Create a Learning Recovery Task Force — Now. Here Are Some Reasons Why

Elliot Haspel & Maggie Thornton
4Fams

An Educator’s View: The Empathy & Compassion Biden Talks About Are SEL Skills Every Child Should Have. How Teachers Can Help Students Learn Them

Kamilah Drummond-Forrester
Pandemic

Pandemic Notebook: For Students from Low-Income, Immigrant Families, Getting into College Can Feel like Winning the Golden Ticket. The Pandemic Has Only Raised the Stakes

Bridgette Adu-Wadier
Pandemic

Linker: How My Chicago Collaborative Supports Social-Emotional Health of Students, Teachers & Families Amid Online Learning and COVID Stress

Adenia Linker
Opinion

Klompus & Odemwingie: Time With Students Is More Precious Than Ever. A Smart Approach to Testing Can Help Educators Make the Most of It

Ben Klompus & Michelle Odemwingie
Pandemic

A Student’s View: From One of New York City’s Top High Schools to Homeschooling, in a Single Marking Period

Gregory Wickham
4Fams

Adams: Whatever You Do For Your Child, You’ll Be Wrong — Why I Gave My Son Permission to Drop Out of High School

Alina Adams
Pandemic

An Educator’s View: 6 Simple Steps for Parents and Teachers to Maximize Learning During COVID’s Second Wave

Alejandro Gibes de Gac
EDlection 2020

Infante-Green: Kamala Harris and Rhode Island’s Top Female Leaders Are Setting a New Example for Today’s Young Women

Angélica Infante-Green
Pandemic

Whitmire: Why Miguel Cardona Could Help End the School Culture Wars and Reverse College Enrollment Plunge for Low-Income Kids

Richard Whitmire
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Don’t Just Try to Copy-and-Paste In-Person Instruction to Online Learning

Margarida Celestino
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Give Students a Safe Venue to Contribute to Decision-Making and to Talk About Their Struggles

Jackson Escamilla
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Black Students’ Disadvantage Isn’t Just in the Achievement Gap. Give Them an Equal Chance to Take Advanced Courses

Ava President
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: America’s Young People Need to Be Seen and Heard. 3 Lessons From 22 Open Letters From Youth

Trinity Woodson
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