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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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How One Rural Elementary School Achieved Over 80% Reading Proficiency

Lambert: You don’t need a huge budget to transform reading outcomes. You just need a consistent, collaborative, data-based intervention model.

Maggi Lambert
Author: Maggi Lambert
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As DOE and Title IX Are Dismantled, The Promise of Equal Opportunity Is at Risk

Batté: The Trump administration has set the stage for a future in which women and survivors of sexual violence will be left even more vulnerable.

Kyra Batté
Author: Kyra Batté
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College Isn’t Camp. As Enrollment Drops, It’s Time to Take Higher Ed Seriously

White: Treat college as an investment in the future, let HS teens earn credits, use AI to keep graduating seniors on track, focus on in-demand skills

Paula White
Author: Paula White
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Head Start at 60: A Legacy Worth Investing In

Emmy Liss & Sarah Gilliland
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To Truly Serve English Learners, Start With Curriculum — and Don’t Stop There

Angélica Infante-Green
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To Strengthen the Early Care and Education System, Funding Reform Is Needed

Elliot Haspel
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Trump, McMahon Claim to Support Education. Funding Cuts Tell a Different Story

Charles Barone
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Building Sustainable STEM Pathways Requires Trust, Collaboration

Bianca Alvarado
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Diversifying the Special Education Teacher Workforce Could Benefit US Schools

Elizabeth Bettini, LaRon A. Scott & Tuan D. Nguyen
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Teachers Wary of Shuttering the Education Department, More Optimistic About AI

Joseph Tadros, Jennifer López & Carlotta Pope
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Why Local Education Organizations Matter, and Why They Matter More Now

Jose Eos Trinidad
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When Students Don’t Show Up, It’s Not the Kids Failing. What Schools Should Do

Khari Shabazz

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NAEP Data Is Critical for Students With Disabilities. It Must Not Disappear

Laura Stelitano & Nicole Fuller
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When Civic Education Starts with Paper, Paint and a Pair of Scissors

Carrie Snyder-Renfro
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We’re Not Protecting Children. We’re Recycling Their Trauma

Mathangi Swaminathan
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Across Party Lines, Stakeholders Are Calling for Regulatory Reform in Child Care

Elliot Haspel
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Belonging Is the Missing Link in AI-integrated Classrooms

Lea M. Crusey
civics education

Teach Them to Disagree: Why Civility Belongs in Every Classroom

Frederick J. Ryan Jr.
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Employers Are Filling the Child Care Void, But Is That the Right Solution?

Megan Prior
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It’s Time to Reject Chronic Absenteeism as the New Normal in Student Attendance

Liz Cohen
Artificial Intelligence

Could an AI-Driven ‘Job Apocalypse’ Push the Best and Brightest into Teaching?

Michael J. Petrilli
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Tackling Boys’ Struggles in School and Life Could Hold Key to Political Success

Richard Whitmire
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Lessons Learned from 20-Plus Years of Public School Parent Advocacy

Alina Adams
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