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Dismantling Ed Dept. Will Harm More Than 26 Million Kids — and America’s Future

Flores: Students in poverty & rural areas, kids with disabilities, English learners and homeless children will all suffer without federal protections.

Yolie Flores
Author: Yolie Flores
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Jeb Bush: Texas’ Education Savings Account Victory Can Set Nationwide Standard

Managing ESAs at scale is no small task. The strength of Texas’ new program lies not just in its size, but in its potential to drive innovation.

Jeb Bush
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Teaching Students Why Cinco de Mayo Matters for Our Democracy

Otheguy: Students should understand the history of the Mexican fight for freedom and how it influenced our own.

Emma Otheguy
Author: Emma Otheguy
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Supreme Court Must Not Undermine Public Education in Religious Charter Case

Johnson: Breaking wall between public and religious schools could mean an end to charters and their commitment to educational access for every student

Ariel Johnson
Author: Ariel Johnson
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Williams: Congress Moves to Kill ESSA Accountability Rules, Giving States Lots of Room to Do as They Please

Conor P. Williams
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Rotherham & Schmitz: 1 Million Teachers Don’t Get Social Security. Trump Can Make It Great Again By Letting Them In

Andrew J. Rotherham & Kirsten Schmitz
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Kisida: Fresh Calls to Eliminate the National Endowment For the Arts — Now With Alternative Facts

Brian Kisida
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Tucker Haynes: Why ‘Hidden Figures’ Should Be Required Viewing at Every U.S. School

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
Union Report

Analysis: The NEA’s 5 Financially Shakiest States

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Bradford: Teachers Unions Exploited Ed Reform Split Over DeVos While Never Losing Focus

Derrell Bradford
Opinion

Essay: Running for Change, South Dakota High Schooler Protests Pipeline, Meets the President (Twice)

Tariq Brownotter
Advice for Betsy DeVos

Allen: Advice to Secretary DeVos — Lean In, Be Bold, Talk About Power, and Rethink Twitter

Jeanne Allen
Opinion

Opinion: Why I’m Taking My Child Out of Our Renewal School

Lucy Garner
Union Report

Analysis: Was Hillary’s Union Support Limited to (Some of) the Public Sector?

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Barber: Transformation — The Time Is Now

Michael Barber
Advice for Betsy DeVos

KIPP Leaders: 4 Critical Areas Secretary DeVos Should Focus on to Ensure All Students Succeed

Richard Barth, Mike Feinberg & Dave Levin
Opinion

Opinion: Now More Than Ever, Diverse Charter Schools Are Essential

Alex Medler, Nora Kern & Dianne Piché
Advice for Betsy DeVos

Whitmire: Dear Secretary DeVos, If You Want to Grow Great Charter Schools, Do This, Not That

Richard Whitmire
Advice for Betsy DeVos

Hernandez: DeVos Should Tell Her Critics All Kids Deserve School Choice — Just Like Theirs Have

Alex Hernandez
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Sahm: Found in Yonkers

Charles Sahm
Opinion

Marnie Kaplan: Sometimes Government IS the Solution — Reauthorizing Head Start, 10 Years Later

Marnie Kaplan
Union Report

Analysis: The One Senator Teachers Unions Might Have Swayed on DeVos Is the One Who Couldn’t Vote ‘No’

Mike Antonucci
Union Report

Analysis: Facing Threats, Can Public-Sector Unions Learn From the Demise of Industrial Workers?

Mike Antonucci
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Bradford: Dangerous for Charter Advocates to Embrace Elizabeth Warren and Trash School Vouchers

Derrell Bradford
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