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Adams: Letting kids sleep in improves attendance and reduces suspensions, meaning higher grades and test scores. So why do NYC schools begin earlier?

I Could Get a Spanish Tutor for My Daughter. Why I’m Letting Her Fail Instead

Adams: Going for help outside the classroom would let the school, and NYC, off the hook for not providing the education all kids are promised

How Black Families Can Fight for Fair Discipline in School

Restorative justice is a growing alternative to the zero-tolerance policies and educator bias that disproportionately hurt students of color.

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Adams: If the Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few, Why Isn’t NYC Focusing on Kids Who are Learning Remotely?

December 9, 2020

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December 6, 2020

Adams: Grading NYC’s New Grading System — What Will Giving Marks Based on ‘Equity, Motivation and Academic Integrity’ Mean for Fairness?

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