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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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America’s Investment in Education Is Lagging — and the Workforce Pays the Price

Brown: America once led the world, but the global economy is evolving and other nations are surging ahead. We must recommit to innovation & training.

Courtney Brown
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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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Clinton’s Wonky Side Could be a Weakness But One She Keeps Well Hidden on K-12 Education

Chad Aldeman & Kaitlin Pennington
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The Los Angeles Times Breaks Up With the Gates Foundation; Here’s Why It Did Gates Wrong

Romy Drucker
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Campbell Brown: No, Mr. Mayor — We Won’t Shut Up About Your Misrule of the Schools

Campbell Brown
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Desperate for Bilingual Teachers? New Paper Says You Should Start With Your Classroom Aides

Conor P. Williams
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As Charter Schools Turn 25, Five Ways to Share Their Success With Traditional Schools

Nina Rees & Catherine Brown
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Analysis: Making Test Preparation Worth It

Jon Alfuth
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Bradford: Social Justice, Education Reform and How This Whole Left-Right Feud Is Missing the Point

Derrell Bradford
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Opinion: As ESSA Frees Up Federal Funds, Districts Should Invest in America’s ‘Graduation Dividend’

Bob Wise & Daniel Cardinali
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Opinion: The Foundation for Charter Authorizers — Opportunity Not Bureaucracy

Jeanne Allen
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Stewart: If Only They Attacked Racial Gaps in Schools Like They Attack Campbell Brown

Chris Stewart
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Drucker: Valerie Strauss and the Politics of Distracting Parents from Failing Schools

Romy Drucker
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Analysis: Education Rhetoric Is Poisoning Our Policy — Particularly in States Like Massachusetts

Lucy Boyd
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StudentsFirstNY: Mayor De Blasio Wants Control of NYC’s Schools, But He First Must Take Responsibility

Jenny Sedlis
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Opinion: Little Controversy as New Orleans Schools Return to Local Oversight

Greg Richmond
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McRae-Woolf: Rethinking Education in Response to Climate Change

Heather McRae-Woolf
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Analysis: Arizona Is the Worst State in the Nation in Serving Students Still Learning English

Amaya Garcia
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Cunningham: Does LAUSD Want to Protect Children or a Bloated Bureaucracy?

Peter Cunningham
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Cat Greenleaf: For My Child’s Sake, Please Save Pre-K at New York’s Success Academy

Cat Greenleaf
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Analysis: What Newark’s School Board Election Says About the Rising Influence of City’s Charter Parents

Laura Waters
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Williams: As California Fails Its Dual Language Learners, a Preview of ESSA Problems to Come?

Conor P. Williams
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