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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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Opinion: Where Linda Darling-Hammond’s Bold Claims on Testing, Teachers, and New Orleans Go Wrong

Matt Barnum
Opinion

Summary of Responses from the Learning Policy Institute and Linda Darling-Hammond to Questions from The 74

The 74
Opinion

Tucker: De Blasio Wants to be the ‘Education Mayor’ But Leaves Too Many Failure Factories Still in Business

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
Opinion

Kingsland: What Happens to Teachers When Charter Schools Come to Town? A New Orleans Case Study

Neerav Kingsland
Opinion

Opinion: STEM Skills Aren’t Just for STEM Jobs

Vince M Bertram
Opinion

Stewart: Finally, Unions and Reformers Might Agree on Criteria for School Closures

Chris Stewart
Opinion

Parent Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Needs to Give New Yorkers Real Facts About Violence in Our Schools

Samantha Silva
On the Campaign Trail

Opinion: What Can the Next President Learn from Trump University?

Mary Nguyen Barry
Opinion

Campbell Brown: De Blasio Buries the Evidence of New York City’s Unionized Charter Failure

Campbell Brown
The Fact-Check

Don’t Humiliate Teachers… But Fire the Worst: Does David Denby Realize He’s Agreeing With Reformers?

Matt Barnum
Opinion

Bradford: Maybe It’s Time for Eva Moskowitz’s Critics to Stop Hating and Start Creating

Derrell Bradford
Opinion

Mehlhorn: After Scalia’s Death, 3 Ways the Supreme Court Could Change Course on Education Reform

Dmitri Mehlhorn
Opinion

Whitmire: Why Do Many Big Donors Prefer Charter Schools? (Hint: It’s Not Because They Hate Unions)

Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Haspel: The Right Conversation, But Wrong Conclusion

Elliot Haspel
Opinion

The Real Reason Candidates Aren’t Talking Education in New Hampshire, South Carolina (or Anywhere Else)

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Campbell Brown: Will Farina’s Failures Cost De Blasio Control of NYC’s Schools?

Campbell Brown
Opinion

Tucker: The ‘Separate and Unequal’ Doctrine is Alive and Well in Detroit’s Terrible Schools. That Needs To Change

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
Opinion

Michael Bloomberg, the Education Candidate?

Richard Whitmire & Andrew J. Rotherham
School Choice 2016

Student Praise for a Chicago High School Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Gabby Dixon
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Education Phrases Banned From 2016, Part 2: Readers Voice Their Pet-Peeves

The 74 & Bellwether Education Partners
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