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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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The Most Overlooked Classroom In Every District

Carone: Youth sports are considered just a physical outlet for kids. What we’re overlooking is the depth of learning and development happening there.

Jonathan Carone
Author: Jonathan Carone
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State Voucher Programs Signal Pitfalls for Trump’s New Education Tax Credits

Toch & DiMarco: Without significant guardrails, the expensive new federal initiative is likely to deliver a scant return on investment for students.

Thomas Toch & Bella DiMarco
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For Adolescents Struggling With Reading, It’s Not Too Late To Intervene

Quarantello: Schools can make a difference by investing in the right resources and supporting teachers to address students’ reading deficits.

Alice Quarantello
Author: Alice Quarantello
Opinion

Opinion: Supporting the Success of DACA-mented Youth

Rafael Alvarez
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Whitmire: Partnering With Charters, AppleTree Plants Seeds for New Approach to Early Childhood Ed

Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Opinion: Reimagining School Choice Debates

Ashley Berner
Opinion

Williams: Donald Trump Rode to Power on the Populism of the Past. Now, What About the Future?

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Opinion: Undue Process: Firing Bad Teachers Shouldn’t Be This Hard

Michael J. Petrilli & Dara Zeehandelaar
Union Report

Analysis: With Question 2 Defeated, Mass. Teachers Turn to Ambitious Legislative Agenda

Mike Antonucci
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Max Eden: Don’t Judge a School By Its Building — the Inner Beauty of Young Scholars Charter School

Max Eden
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Fenty: Teaching My Sons the Unspeakable — When White Lives Matter More

Michelle Fenty
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Bradford: One Final Thought on the NAACP’s ‘Modest Proposal’ Against Charter Schools

Derrell Bradford
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ACLU: We’re Monitoring 3 Counties in Mississippi to Ensure State Upholds Ban on Student Restraint

L. Rene' Hardwick
Social-Emotional Learning

Crean Davis: Can Social Emotional Learning Catch Fire in Schools — Without Flaming Out?

Allison Crean Davis
Union Report

Analysis: California Is Still the Golden State for Teacher Unions

Mike Antonucci
EDlection 2016

Campbell Brown: On Betsy DeVos

Campbell Brown
EDlection 2016

Bradford — Why Do I Hope DeVos Boosts School Vouchers and Scholarships? Because They Changed My Life

Derrell Bradford
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Petrilli: 20 Big Questions For Education Secretary Nominee Betsy DeVos

Michael J. Petrilli
Union Report

Analysis: Did Teachers Unions Learn Anything From Hillary’s Loss?

Mike Antonucci
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Letters to the Editor: Michael Petrilli Responds to Richard Whitmire About Ohio’s Charter Schools

The 74
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Military Families Suffer Because Academic Standards Vary by State

Terri Batschelet
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Harold O. Levy: School Funding for a Knowledge Economy

Harold O Levy
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Williams: Trump and Schools — and the Lasting Damage to How Kids View Democracy

Conor P. Williams
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