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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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Colorado

Five Ways High-Performing Schools Use Data to Help Students Succeed

Saslow: 53 school leaders agree that data is key in areas ranging from daily instruction and extra help to absenteeism and family engagement.

Rianna Saslow
Author: Rianna Saslow
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The Power of ‘Precovery’: Building Safer, More Resilient Schools

Wong: With violent episodes increasing and natural disasters intensifying, schools need more proactive safety measures in place.

Marleen Wong
Author: Marleen Wong
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A Way Out of SCOTUS Charter School Ruling Mess: Focus on Mission, Not Religion

Kahlenberg: Changing laws to require charters to teach American democratic values would weed out parochial schools — and some secular ones as well.

Richard D. Kahlenberg
Union Report

Analysis: Los Angeles Teachers Head Is Ready to Incite A ‘State Crisis’ If Union Demands Are Not Met

Mike Antonucci
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Opinion: What Teachers Talk About When They Talk About Evaluation

Maryann Woods-Murphy
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Cunningham: Why True Progressives Should Push Massachusetts to Lift Cap on Public Charter Schools

Peter Cunningham
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Sedlis: Dissatisfied Parents, Weak Renewal Schools…NYC Has Some Work to Do For Students

Jenny Sedlis
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Opinion: What Conservative Education Reformers Have in Common with Black Lives Matter

Chris Tessone
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Analysis: How the 2016 Republican Party Platform Guts Title IX Enforcement for Sexual Assault Victims

Hailly T.N. Korman
Union Report

Analysis: 3 Things America’s Biggest Teachers Union Will Expect From a Clinton White House

Mike Antonucci
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Explainer: Why Test Glitches Are a Much Bigger Problem Than You Think

Abigail Swisher
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Tucker: Hoping Clinton Rekindles the Spirit that Pioneered an Innovative Preschool Program

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Peter Cunningham: And the Next Education Secretary Is…

Peter Cunningham
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Obama’s Final DNC Speech: Why 2016 Politics Prevent Him from Touting His Education Legacy

Kaitlin Pennington
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Andy Rotherham: The Democrats Are Betting on Competence, Not Education Policy, for November

Andrew J. Rotherham
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Could Donald Trump Make Social Security Great Again — and Win Over a Million Teachers in the Process?

Kirsten Schmitz
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Researchers: No Consensus Against Using Test Scores in Teacher Evaluations, Contra Democratic Platform

Matt Barnum
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Max Marchitello: Donald Trump’s Dystopian Future for Education

Max Marchitello
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Does Trump Nomination Mean End of GOP In School Reform? It’s Complicated

Matt Barnum
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Petrilli: When Only Some Kids Can Afford Summer Camp — Why We Must Close the ‘Enrichment Gap’

Michael J. Petrilli
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Review: Paul Tough’s Impoverished Agenda for Helping Children Succeed

Matt Barnum
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Cunningham: Democrats Rewrite Education Platform Behind Closed Doors, and Abandon Core Party Values

Peter Cunningham
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O’bette Jamison: Meet the New Generation of ‘Emerging Leaders’ Lifting Up Teens in Baltimore

O'bette Jamison
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