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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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Early Learning Nation

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Is Long Overdue for Reform

With a budget debate looming, here are some of the proposed solutions on the table.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
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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
Author: 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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Analysis: Hillary Clinton Is Right About Head Start

Matt Barnum
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Opinion: The Promise of Multiple Education Pathways

Jonathan Hasak
Union Report

Analysis: Now Critics, Unions Supported Build-Up of Police in Schools for Years

Mike Antonucci
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Opinion: The NAACP Stumbles on Charter Schools

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Opinion: New York Is Fixing Its Common Core Standards — and You Can Help

Suraj Gopal
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Opinion: Sorting Out the Issues in the Teacher Shortage Crisis

Dan Goldhaber & Roddy Theobald
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Opinion: It’s Back-to-School Season. Do You Know Where Your Employees’ Kids Are?

David Keeling
Union Report

Analysis: New Warnings of Teacher Shortage Sound Like Déjà Vu All Over Again

Mike Antonucci
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Analysis: 1 in 5 High Schoolers Is Chronically Absent. Here’s What Data Shows About Those Kids

Michelle Manno
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Allison Robinson: Could Working Moms Be the True Winners of the Election?

Allison Robinson
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Elliot Haspel: Michael Petrilli Misreads How Poverty Affects Learning

Elliot Haspel
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Analysis: Why More Than 2,000 Schools Are Now Offering Longer Days — and Longer School Years

William Whitaker
Union Report

Analysis: Unions Have Cash but Not Partners in Fight Against MA Charter Proposal

Mike Antonucci
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Jeanne Allen: What’s a School Choice Warrior to Do During This Political Campaign?

Jeanne Allen
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Analysis: CT Judge Issues Sweeping School Funding Ruling — a Call All States Should Heed

Zahava Stadler
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What Teachers and NFL Players Have in Common: Pension Problems

Max Marchitello
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Tucker Haynes: Dissent in the Black Community as Educators Hijack NAACP Platform, Turn on Schools

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Magee: For Schools, the Hardest Part of Establishing Higher Standards Is Over

Mike Magee
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Cami Anderson: School Reform 2.0 — Educational Excellence AND Equity

Cami Anderson
Union Report

Analysis: How the NEA Came to Love Citizens United

Mike Antonucci
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