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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
4Fams

NYC Teachers Believe Many Kids Are Gifted & Talented. Why Doesn’t the District?

Adams: Letting educators evaluate students has led to many more being flagged for G&T. That alone could set them up for greater academic success.

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Fixing Michigan’s Teacher Shortage Isn’t Just About Getting More Recruits

Richmond: Finding good candidates to fill that teacher’s chair is no easy task.

Gail Richmond, The Conversation
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AI Literacy: What It Is, What it Isn’t, Who Needs It and Why It’s Hard to Define

Schiff, Bewersdorff and Hornberger: AI literacy is a lot more than simply knowing how to prompt an AI chatbot.

Daniel Schiff, Arne Bewersdorff & Marie Hornberger
2018 School Choice Week

For National School Choice Week, Watch Families Tell Their Stories of Educational Opportunity and Success for Their Children

Patricia Levesque
2018 School Choice Week

National School Choice Week: Celebrating Educational Options — and the Pursuit of Happiness — for Every Parent and Student

Andrew Campanella
Opinion

10 Years After International Accord, 5 Ways Education Will Become More Open in the Next Decade

Melissa Hagemann
Engaging Parents Through ESSA

What Moms Want: Parents From Across the Country Weigh In on How Schools and Districts Should Engage Families Under ESSA

The 74
Engaging Parents Through ESSA

Investing in Parent Engagement in Education Isn’t Just About Spending the Money but Spending It Well

Andrea Suarez
Engaging Parents Through ESSA

Parent Engagement Lessons From a 200-Person Mountain Village: Use Lower-Impact Strategies as a Platform for Higher-Impact Programming

Angela Fullerton
Engaging Parents Through ESSA

Increasing Family Engagement in Schools Isn’t Just About Parent Involvement — It’s Also About Student Growth

The 74
Engaging Parents Through ESSA

Parents Are Tired of Being Asked for Input That’s Just for Show — School Districts Must Give Them Real Power to Make Change in the Classroom

Katie Braude & Chantel Hunter Mah
Engaging Parents Through ESSA

The Every Student Succeeds Act: Theory vs. Practice — and Why Closing the ‘Parent Gap’ Is Key to Building an Educated Workforce

Vesia Wilson-Hawkins
Engaging Parents Through ESSA

Parents Want to Feel Noticed: The Critical Priority of Getting Families Involved in Their Schools Is About Relationships, Not Money

Erika Sanzi
Opinion

Exclusive: How Safe Are Philadelphia’s Schools? New Interactive Map Shows Discipline Reform Has Created a School Climate Catastrophe

Max Eden
Opinion

Robin Lake: Denver’s Storied Portfolio District Is Starting to Act Like Just Another City School System

Robin Lake
Opinion

Cunningham: What’s Driving Chicago’s School Turnaround Success? Lessons From 30 Years of Ed Reform

Peter Cunningham
Opinion

Jeb Bush & Ann D. Duplessis: Only a Revolution in Educational Opportunity Will Fulfill Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Justice and Equality

Jeb Bush & Ann Duplessis
Opinion

Grinter: Delivering on the Promise of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Education Dream

Mendell Grinter
Opinion

Williams: Some Practical — If Uncomfortable — Solutions to the Stubborn School Segregation Mapped Out by Vox

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Whitmire: Want to Serve Student Interests in District-Charter Partnerships? New Study Advises Tackling the Adult Politics First

Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Chris Minnich: How States Have Led on Education — and Will Continue to Lead

Chris Minnich
Union Report

Analysis: The ‘One Percent’ Leaders of America’s Top Teachers Unions, All Making More Than $300,000 a Year

Mike Antonucci
Reactions & Reflections

Analysis: Is Scapegoating Charter Schools on Segregation Actually a Stealth Attack on Educational Excellence for African-American Students?

Derrell Bradford
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