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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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Analysis: The Tale of Teacher Attrition Takes Some JOLTS

Mike Antonucci
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Williams: The Cool Factor in Embracing Calif.’s Bilingual-Education Vote: Multiculturalism

Conor P. Williams
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Bill de Blasio’s $800 Million Broken Promise Over Renewal Schools

Campbell Brown
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Whitmire: MA Labor Leaders Challenge Parents on Charter Schools

Richard Whitmire
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Williams: What Would Hillary Do on Education? Community-Focused Reading List Offers Clues

Conor P. Williams
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What Hillary Told the NEA

Mike Antonucci
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Finding Common Ground in the Commonwealth’s Charter Debate: Sharing Best Practices

Claire Kaplan
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Cynthia Tucker Haynes: America Needs TFA’s Talented Young Teachers Now More Than Ever

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Opinion: How New York’s Tougher Standards and Tests Improved My School

Lisa DiGaudio
Union Report

Analysis: How NEA Brass Made Sure the Union Endorsed Clinton — Even If It Didn’t Want To

Mike Antonucci
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Rice: NAACP’s Anti-Charter Vote Was Disheartening — but What Happened on the Streets of Cincinnati Wasn’t

Ron Rice
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Opinion: What Trump Gets Wrong About the Economy — but May Get Right About School Funding

Max Marchitello
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Dear NAACP: Before Your Charter School Vote, One Oklahoma Parent Wants to Share His Experience

Gary Jones
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A Note to Massachusetts Progressives: Remember, It Was Democrats Who Brought Charter Schools to Town

David Osborne
Union Report

Analysis: Teachers Unions Decry “Outside Money” in Politics, but They’re the Source of a Lot of It

Mike Antonucci
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Bradford: Press Tuned In to the School Choice Split in the Black Community — and That’s a Good Thing

Derrell Bradford
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Opinion: A Month Until Election Day and Still Listening for Education

Matthew Randazzo
Union Report

Analysis: There Still Isn’t a Teacher Shortage Again

Mike Antonucci
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The New Reformers: City-Loving Millennials Who Want Quality Schools Not Tied to Their ZIP Code

Conor P. Williams
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Analysis: Hillary Clinton Is Right About Head Start

Matt Barnum
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