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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
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4Fams
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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

Teacher Turnover Debate: Linda Darling-Hammond, Colleagues Respond to Critiques of Their Latest Study

Linda Darling-Hammond, Desiree Carver-Thomas & Leib Sutcher
Opinion

Cunningham: What’s Driving Chicago’s Educational Success? A Panel of Experts Seeks Answers

Peter Cunningham
Opinion

Magee: 5 Key Points in Chiefs for Change’s Bipartisan Vision for America’s Schools

Mike Magee
Opinion

2 New LA School Board Members Were Elected to Bridge District-Charter Divide. Now Comes Their First Test

Chris Bertelli
Opinion

Has TFA Lost Its Way? No — It Is Evolving to Meet the Needs of Its Recruits & the Students They Teach

Heather Harding
Opinion

Teacher Voice: Dual Language Approach Sees Speaking Spanish for What It Is — a Powerful Asset

Callie Lowenstein
Union Report

Analysis: Teachers Unions Will Argue in Court That ‘Agency Fees’ Don’t Fund Political Activities. But They’re Saying Something Different to Members

Mike Antonucci
Union Report

Union Report: 8 Ways the NEA Plans to Keep Power, Money, Members If SCOTUS Ends Mandatory Dues

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Bermudez: At NY Autism Charter School, Classroom Learning Is Just the Start

Caroline Bermudez
Opinion

Stewart: Where Are the Advocates as NYC Sends 100s of Troubled Teachers Into Struggling Schools?

Chris Stewart
Opinion

A Student’s View: Flint’s Poisoned Water and Finding Structural Racism ‘in the Fine Print’

Onotse Omoyeni
Opinion

Special Ed Kids Deserve a First-Class Education. Top Charter Networks Must Give It to Them

Noah Mackert
Opinion

Fool Me Twice? New York City Rejects Research Critical of Renewal Schools

Marcus A. Winters
Janus v. AFSCME

Bradford: Could the Supreme Court’s New Union Dues Case Liberate Reform-Minded Democrats to Do What’s Right for Kids?

Derrell Bradford
Opinion

Aldeman: How La.’s Teacher Pension System Can Be Both Crushingly Expensive and Not Very Good for Educators

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

Porterfield: When Public Charter School Alumni Thrive in College

Daniel Porterfield
Opinion

Rotherham: Matt Damon Seems Blissfully Ignorant of Many Things. So Why Should We Listen to Him on Schools?

Andrew J. Rotherham
Union Report

Analysis: Teacher Turnover Is High — Except When You Compare Teaching to Other Professions

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

One Source of Answers to Our Educational Divide: Diverse and Inclusive Nonprofit Boards

Carrie Irvin & Michael Lomax
Opinion

Retirement Toast: Why Eli Broad Was a Philanthropist Without Peer in Advancing American Education, by Sandy Kress

Sandy Kress
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