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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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How Trump’s Power Push Echoes Resistance to Fixing Education’s Deepest Problems

Kogan: Schools' dysfunction is hard-wired into a governance model that puts adults' political agendas ahead of students' educational interests.

Vladimir Kogan
Author: Vladimir Kogan
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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
Opinion

Slover: Remembering Mitchell Chester, the ‘Johnny Appleseed’ of U.S. Education Policy

Laura Slover
Opinion

Hernandez: Career and Technical Education Is Valuable for All Students — Not Just the Ones Who Bypass College

Alex Hernandez
Union Report

Union Report: After 19 Memorable Years, My Farewell to the Annual National Education Association Convention

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Bradford, Fuller & Stewart: Liberating Black Kids From Broken Schools — By Any Means Necessary

Derrell Bradford, Chris Stewart & Dr. Howard Fuller
Opinion

Riccards — Beyond Growth and Proficiency Lies Mastery: DeVos and the Crowning of Competence as King

Patrick Riccards
Opinion

Rotherham & Marchitello: 2 Things States Should Not Do as They Finally Face Teacher Pension Crisis

Andrew J. Rotherham & Max Marchitello
Personalized Learning

Mesecar — Personalized Learning Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: 3 States Now Leading the Way

Doug Mesecar
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Williams: The Closer Charter Fans Are to the Classroom, the Higher Their Trump Anxiety

Conor P. Williams
Personalized Learning

For a Truly Effective School Choice System, Have High-Quality Options in Every Neighborhood

Betheny Gross
Union Report

Analysis: NEA Membership Declined in 27 States, and One Where It Grew — NY — Is Anything but Typical

Mike Antonucci
#ShowTheEvidence

Analysis: No ‘Gold Standard’ in Ed Tech; Continuum of Evidence Needed to Ensure Technology Helps Students

Christina Luke, Joshua Marland, Alexandra Resch, Daniel Stanhope & Katrina Stevens
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One Dad’s Take: If De Blasio Wants to Oversee NYC’s Schools, He Must Stop Ignoring Students Like My Son

Patrick Cabiness
Opinion

Cisneros: How My West Texas School Elevated Struggling Young Readers (and Their Teachers)

Maina Cisneros
Opinion

Mikuta: How Trump’s Budget Would Gut Innovations in Teacher Training — Just as Things Are Getting Better

Julie Mikuta
Union Report

Analysis: Janus Ruling Could Force Unions to Compete for Members

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Sahm: NYC Charters Are Leading the Way on School Integration

Charles Sahm
Opinion

Brian Pick: How to Help Teachers Get Excited About What They’re Teaching — and Become Better Learners

Brian Pick
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Report Identifies America’s Best Charter Schools, Where Over 100,000 Kids Are Shown to Be Months Ahead of Peers

Alex Hernandez
Opinion

Morris & Yoshikawa: The Short-Term Economic Argument for Expanding Access to Preschool

Pamela Morris & Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Opinion

Williams: In Praise of New Jersey, Illinois, Louisiana — 3 States Smartly Using ESSA to Help English Learners

Conor P. Williams
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