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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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Why Students and Families Don’t Use Their School Choice Scholarships

Matus and Cherry: About 41,000 students received Florida’s choice scholarships but didn’t use them last year. Availability and affordability were key.

Ron Matus & Dava Cherry
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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
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Introduce an Informative Mental Health Class in Every School

Hannah Wyman
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: The Fear of Speaking Out About Mental Health Is Persistent. We Need to Reach Out to Each Other

Cecile Stone
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Enough With the Suicide Prevention Videos. Have Real People Talk to Students About Mental Health

Jena Le
Pandemic

An Educator’s View: The Next Generation of Health Care Heroes Is Out There. We Must Begin Shaping Them, and High School Is the Place to Start

Tonya Pennebaker
Opinion

Borland: How My Oklahoma District Uses Blockchain to Store Students’ Transcripts and Make It Easier to Share What They’ve Learned

Todd Borland
EDlection 2020

Incoming Madam Vice President Kamala Harris Forever Alters the Landscape for Girls

Stephanie J. Hull
Pandemic

‘I May Have to Leave the City I Love’: Parents in New York City, Grappling with a Dysfunctional School Shutdown and the Uncertain Academic Year Ahead, Voice Frustration — and Fear

Alina Adams
Pandemic

Funk: Afterschool Programs Are Key Partners in Creating Supportive Learning Communities, Especially for Students in Poverty and English Learners

Michael Funk
Pandemic

An Educator’s View: We Have a Choice — Set a Bar of Mediocrity for Online Education or Take This Opportunity to Change How We Teach

Jim Manly
EDlection 2020

Petrilli: Could Biden, Pelosi and McConnell Work Together? How Education Could Move Forward Under a Divided Federal Government

Michael J. Petrilli
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Ask Us What We Think. Engaging Young People in Decision-Making Strengthens Our Systems

Olivea Doyle
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Students are the Foundations of Schools. Learn From My District and Give Students a Seat at the Table

Azariah “Z” Estes
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: My District Could Have Avoided a Surge in Coronavirus Cases — Add a Youth Seat on Community Boards to Give Young People a Say

Nicole Zhong
Opinion

Pondiscio: Urban Charter Schools Offer Unprecedented Educational Opportunity for Historically Underserved Kids. Now, They’re Under Attack From Within. Who’ll Stand Up for Them?

Robert Pondiscio
EDlection 2020

What I Learned as a Poll Worker: Voting Matters, But Informed Voting Matters More

Mimi Woldeyohannes
Pandemic

New Math Toolkit Aims to Enhance Equity in Math Instruction, Prepare Students for a World Where Numbers Matter

Conor P. Williams
Pandemic

LiBetti: Schools Need Help Bringing Special-Needs Kids Back to Class. If They Can’t, Here Are 3 Paths for Supporting Learning Online

Ashley LiBetti
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Policies Implemented Without the Input of Young People Are Failing Students. Now, More Than Ever, We Must #ListenToYouth

Gabe Abdellatif
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Provide Resources By 2022 to Train & Support Teachers to Build School Environments that Can Tackle Racism and Discrimination

Bhavana Akula
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Stop Wasting Time Debating Whether Schools Are Too Politicized. Reform Discipline, Inclusion & Curriculum Instead

Darlene Folas
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