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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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Support for Testing and Accountability Is Waning. Is Politics to Blame?

Hartney: It reflects the unwillingness of the political class to make holding schools accountable for learning the cornerstone of American education.

Michael Hartney
Author: Michael Hartney
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4Fams

Many Kids Aren’t Ready for School Before Age 5. So Why Do They Have to Go Anyway?

Adams: In D.C., and N.Y., age cutoffs for kindergarten fall far into the school year. Some ways to level the playing field for the youngest students

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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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
Pandemic

Cantor & Balfanz: Relationships Can Fuel Student Growth, Resilience and Educational Equity. Bringing Caring Adults Into Schools Can Help

Pamela Cantor & Jim Balfanz
Pandemic

Wofford & Boulay: For-Profit Online Schools Are Doubling Down on Their Sales Pitches to Districts. Beware of Pandemic Predators

Carrie Wofford & Matthew Boulay
Keeping it 100

Otero: Strong Education Leaders Are Key to Advancing Racial Justice in the Nation’s Ongoing Fight for Equity

Mildred Otero
Pandemic

Commentary: School Counselors Are First Responders, Supporting Students & Families in Times of Trauma. They’re Needed Now More Than Ever

Kevin Dahill-Fuchel
4Fams

A Mom’s View: As an Education and Civil Rights Activist, I Demand Racial Justice for Our Children, Especially in Our Public Schools

Christina Laster
Pandemic

Essay: We Opened Up Mental Health Services to All Our Students, Families and Teachers During the Pandemic

Shantelle D. Wright
Pandemic

Pisoni: Changing How Schools Draw Up Their Schedules Can Make Classes Fairer and More Equitable Next Fall. 4 Things to Consider

Adam Pisoni
Pandemic

A Chancellor’s View: Celebrating the Bravery and Perseverance of the 50,000-Plus Members of the CUNY Class of 2020

Félix V. Matos Rodríguez
Pandemic

Tyre: This Pandemic Pause Is a Chance to Rethink How We Test Students. The International Baccalaureate Exam Program Is Worth a Look

Peg Tyre
Keeping it 100

Bradford: Black Lives Matter and Black Education Matters Because Freedom Matters. Only When Black Folks Are Safe to Both Learn and Live Will America Be Free

Derrell Bradford
Pandemic

Jerabek: Teacher-Student Connections Get Lost in Distance Learning. We Must Start Rebuilding Those Relationships When School Reopens

Angela Jerabek
Keeping it 100

Smith: A Call to Action — Black Educators Need White Co-Conspirators to Combat Racism in Schools and Empower Our Students to Succeed

Kimberly A. Smith
Pandemic

In the Face of American ‘Truth Decay,’ Polls Shed Light on How Much Families Are Hurting During COVID-19

Conor P. Williams
Keeping it 100

Pandemic Planning: We Know the Inequities Black and Brown Students Face, and This Knowledge Requires Action

Nichelle Holder
Opinion

Editor’s Notebook: Mourning George Floyd, Confronting Entrenched Racism and Leading an Honest Conversation About the Inequalities Holding Our Schools Back

Steve Snyder
Opinion

Child Cares Look Safe — It’s Time To Act Like It

Elliot Haspel
Pandemic

Polonetsky: Are the Online Programs Your Child’s School Uses Protecting Student Privacy? Some Things to Look For

Jules Polonetsky
Opinion

Rotherham: Kick Out School Resource Officers? Sure. But Counselors Must Be Brought In to Take Their Place

Andrew J. Rotherham
Pandemic Notebook

My Mom Is 55, Black, and Just Returned to Work in a Doctor’s Office in New York City. That’s Why I’m Scared

Rainier Harris
Pandemic

A Mom’s View: This Is the Letter I’m Going to Write to My Son’s Kindergarten Teacher After Months of Filling In for Her at Home

Mira Browne
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