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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
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McDougald & Weisskirk: Want All Students to Learn? Make Sure Their Teachers Get Great Content for Their Classrooms

Victoria McDougald & Lauren Weisskirk
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Bermudez: Uncommon Schools’ Summer Camp Shines a Spotlight on ‘The Kid in the Second Row’

Caroline Bermudez
Union Report

Union Report: When NEA Speaks to National Press Club, the Faces Change but Song Stays the Same

Mike Antonucci
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Robinson: As the Last 34 States Submit Their ESSA Plans, Much to Be Learned From the First 17

Gerard Robinson
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Johnson: The Pizza Rule and Other Tips for Making Effective, Long-Lasting Changes in Your School

Daniel Johnson & Aaron Churchill
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Is Ed Tech Really Working? 5 Core Tenets to Rethink How We Buy, Use, and Measure New Tools

Todd Bloom, David Deschryver, Pam Moran, Chrisandra Richardson, Joseph South & Katrina Stevens
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Terry: 3 Things Every New Teacher Should Know That the Advice Books Won’t Tell Them

Kris Terry
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Williams: On Trump, DACA, and the Children You Haven’t Read About Who Will Be Hurt in a Crueler, Weaker U.S.

Conor P. Williams
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Tucker Haynes: Beyond Alabama Summer Reading List Furor, the Need for Common Core Standards

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Schmitz & Aldeman: Want to Keep Veteran Teachers? End the Pension Push-out

Kirsten Schmitz & Chad Aldeman
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The Joy in My Day: A Love Note to My Kids’ School

Conor P. Williams
Every Student Succeeds Act

Analysis: Strong Incentives for Academic Progress in New York’s Early ESSA Plan, But Goals Could Be More Ambitious

Phillip Lovell
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Analysis: Oakland Educators Bridging Charter-Traditional School Divide to Work Toward Equity for All Students

Joe McKown & Jonathan Travers
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O’Keefe & Rotherham: Data Should Tell Parents How Their Kid’s School is Doing. Right Now, It Doesn’t

Andrew J. Rotherham & Bonnie O’Keefe
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5 Key Things You Need to Know About Important New Study on the Benefits of KIPP Pre-K

Ashley LiBetti Mitchel
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Analysis: Why Charlottesville Is a Wakeup Call for Educators Who Believe in Equal Promise for All Students

Paul Keys
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Bertelli: Why a Recent Drop in Charter School Support Is Not About Charter School Quality

Chris Bertelli
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Langhorne: When Pursuing Education Becomes a Crime, It’s the System That Should Be Scrutinized, Not the Students

Emily Langhorne
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Cunningham: The School Choice Debate Has Derailed. It’s Time to Focus on Parents’ Rights & Student Success

Peter Cunningham
Union Report

Exclusive: Teachers Union Document Reveals Master Plan for Unionizing Charter School Networks

Mike Antonucci
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