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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
Opinion

Letter to the Editor: PSAT Students Didn’t ‘Break Oath’

Elizabeth Grace
Opinion

How Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and the Far Right’s Bizarre NCLB Strategy May Actually Save Federal Education Role

Matt Barnum
Opinion

Campbell Brown: Britain’s Education Reboot, and Why America Needs a David Cameron

Campbell Brown
Opinion

Opinion: A NY Parent Salutes Future Secretary John King, a Role Model in Education

Anyta Brown
Opinion

NY’s Common Core ‘Review’ May Pacify Opt-Outers, But War With Teachers Looms

Derrell Bradford
Opinion

“The Prize”: The Unwritten Appendix, By Those Inside Newark’s Improving Schools

Andrew Martin
Opinion

Huffman: The Paradox of Saying Schools Can’t Fix Poverty — Then Demanding More Money for Schools

Kevin Huffman
Opinion

Ohio Backpedals on Proficiency. It’s the Exception

Michael J. Petrilli
Opinion

Campbell Brown and Kevin P. Chavous: Teachers Unions Strong-Arm Democrats, Kill Iowa Education Summit

Campbell Brown & Kevin P. Chavous
Opinion

Opinion: Did Ohio Mislead the Feds About Its Troubled Charters?

Stephen Dyer
Opinion

Williams: Mr. Duncan Goes from Washington, and Education Policy Loses a True Public Servant

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

No, Politico New York, TFA Moving Offices Is NOT ‘Evidence of Decline’

The 74 & Bellwether Education Partners
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Opinion: Now Is the Time to Reverse Segregation in Boston Public Schools

Ashley Clerge
WA Charters

Why Washington’s ‘Common School’ Ruling Runs Counter to the Common Good of Students

Richard Whitmire & Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Analysis: Jeb Bush Wasn’t Just Talking About ‘Free Stuff.’ He Was Talking About Getting Poor Kids Into Better Schools

Naomi Nix
Opinion

Whitmire: 5 Ways to Stop Bad Charters from Derailing Education Reform

Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Opinion: Maybe a ‘Hostile Takeover’ Is Precisely What the Los Angeles Unified School District Needs

Nicholas Melvoin
Opinion

Tucker: Arne Duncan’s Right, Teachers in Tough Schools Deserve More Money. But Only if They’re Effective

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
Opinion

I Wish Teach For America Didn’t Exist — and That’s Exactly Why I’m Signing Up

Dylan Alles
Personalized Learning

Opinion: Why I’m Afraid of Personalized Learning

Lisa Hansel
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