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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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Schools Need Evidence-Based Curriculum. Researchers Need Schools to Help

Black: The next generation of evidence-based programs won’t come from ivory towers or glossy marketing decks. They’ll come from classrooms.

Stacey Black
Author: Stacey Black
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Immigrant Students are Learning in Fear. State Lawmakers Can Help Change That.

Amézquita and Kleyn: Amid federal cuts and deportation threats, states need to step up to prepare teachers and help students.

Sara P. López Amézquita & Tatyana Kleyn
4Fams
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
Opinion

Response: An Off-Target Analysis of Schools and Segregation Is Yet Further Evidence That Charters Are Gaining Ground — and Opponents Are Getting Desperate

Amy Wilkins
Opinion

Lake: In a Deeply Flawed ‘Analysis,’ the Associated Press Blames Public Charter Schools for America’s Segregated Cities

Robin Lake
Opinion

Analysis: Why Are All the Stories About Boys Falling Behind Girls at School Ignoring the Forces Keeping Them There?

Richard Whitmire
Opinion

‘Weeding Is Hard Work’ — Charter School Authorizers and the Promise of Educational Excellence for All Kids

Sarah Tantillo
Union Report

Analysis: Five Common Teachers Union Arguments — That Rely on Half-Truths

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Analysis: In Rethinking the Role of High School, One New York District Shows the Way to Becoming Future-Ready

Anthony Kim
Every Student Succeeds Act

Williams: As Florida Flouts America’s New Education Law on English Language Learners, Will the Feds Take a Stand?

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Teacher Commentary: The House Tax Cut Will Force Educators Out of the Classroom

Idalmi Acosta
Opinion

Analysis: By 2022, America Will Need 1 Million More College Grads With STEM Training Than We Are on Track to Produce

Blair Blackwell & Talia Milgrom-Elcott
Opinion

A School Turnaround Success Story: How This Kentucky HS Just Sent Its First Graduate to the Ivy League

Brad Weston
Opinion

Rethinking Civics Education: Global Nomads Is Helping Kids Learn About Their Lives by Learning About Others’ Lives

Sandra J. Stein
Opinion

A Parent’s Plea: My 8-Year-Old Wants to Ride the Big Yellow Bus With Her Friends, but Her School District Says That’s Impossible

Beth Hawkins
Union Report

Antonucci: New Jersey’s Teachers Union Doesn’t Care What You Think

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Louisiana Students Look Beyond High School With Workplace-Based Learning and Micro-industry Engagement

Dave Lefkowith
Opinion

Whitmire: 7 Ways Charter Schools & Districts Are Remaking Education in Texas

Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Teacher Voice: Taking Away $250 Tax Deduction for School Supplies Speaks Volumes About How We Value Teachers

Emily Langhorne
Opinion

My San Francisco Neighborhood Needs a Great Elementary School. On Tuesday, the School Board Can Vote to Give Us One

Geraldine Anderson
The 'A' Word

The ‘A’ Word: Holly Kuzmich — ‘Many of the Challenges Still in Place Can’t Be Tackled Via Policy Change’

Holly Kuzmich
Opinion

Drucker: Finding Hope in Fellow Millennials and Their Willingness to Reimagine Education

Romy Drucker
Opinion

Analysis: 4 Steps Schools Can Take to Boost Family Engagement and Make Parents Partners in Their Kids’ Success

Jessica Lander
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