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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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Eden: When the New York Times’s Reporting on DeVos and Detroit Charters Looks Like ‘Alternative Facts’

Max Eden
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Open Letter: What the NAACP Should Know About Florida’s Charter Schools Ahead of Tonight’s Orlando Hearing

Christopher Norwood
Union Report

Analysis: The Strange Disappearance of 69,000 AFT Members

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Ashley Berner and Charles L. Glenn: America’s Muslim Schools and the Common Good

Ashley Berner & Charles L. Glenn
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Whitmire: Welcome to the Trump Presidency — and the Hazy New Battle Lines of the Education Debate

Richard Whitmire
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Robinson: Obama Redefined School Reform for Democrats

Gerard Robinson
Opinion

Williams: The Temptation to Compromise With Trump on Schools — and Why It Might Kill Education Reform

Conor P. Williams
Union Report

Antonucci: How Representative Are NEA’s Representatives?

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Cynthia Tucker Haynes: Obama’s Embrace of Education Reform Freed Progressives to Do the Same

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Barnum: Obama’s Education Legacy Mirrors the Rest of His Presidency — Accomplished but Polarizing

Matt Barnum
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Bradford: How Obama’s K-12 Schooling Drove His Education Policy — and May Also Shape His Retirement

Derrell Bradford
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Cunningham: Obama’s Rich Education Legacy, and What’s Possible When You Challenge Political Allies

Peter Cunningham
2017 Charter School & School Choice Weeks

Merriweather: My Grad School Stats Say I Beat the Odds. A Private School Scholarship Let Me Do It

Denisha Merriweather
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Eden: “The Citizen Academy Way” — Why a Cleveland Charter Succeeds in a Failure Zone

Max Eden
Every Student Succeeds Act

Noltemeyer and Saultz: Why States Should Focus More on School Climate Under ESSA

Amity Noltemeyer & Andrew Saultz
Union Report

Analysis: The U.S. Department of Education — Born in the NEA

Mike Antonucci
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Cynthia Tucker Haynes: As Trump Ascends, Lessons for Our Daughters on Knowing Their Worth

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Opinion: Pensions, Politics and the New Jersey Education Association

Mike Lilley
Opinion

Analysis: What the Media Have Gotten Wrong About Betsy DeVos and Detroit’s Schools

Max Eden & Ben DeGrow
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Campbell Brown: A Note About My Role at The 74

Campbell Brown
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