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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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Why the Traditional College Major May Be Holding Students Back in a Rapidly Changing Job Market

Rethinking the college major could help colleges better understand what employers and students need.

John Weigand
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How Well Do Middle Schools Prepare Students for HS? Here’s a New Way to Find Out

Griffith & Coffey: Using already available data, a HS Readiness Score can provide key information to parents searching for a school for their kids

David Griffith & Meredith Coffey
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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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Open Letter from a NYC Parent: Stop Transferring Ineffective Teachers to Our Low-Income Schools

Au Hogan
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Cami Anderson: 4 Reasons Community Service Should Be Part of Every School’s Design

Cami Anderson
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Opinion — The Looming Threat to Buffalo’s Revival: Terrible Schools, and Those Who Protect Them

Duncan Kirkwood
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Conforme: Teachers and School Leaders, Detroit Wants You

Veronica Conforme
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Kittredge: One in Three NYC Students Score at the Bottom of State Exams. Why Is Their Mayor Ignoring the Crisis?

Jeremiah Kittredge
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Opinion: Inspired By Muhammad Ali to Confront the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time — Education

Muhammed Akil
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Smarick: What Hamilton Says About Grit and Privilege — and Education’s Place in Shaping Our Destiny

Andy Smarick
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You Know What Trump ‘University’ Students Need, Donald? Better Schools (and Common Core)

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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3 Ways Washington State Leads the Nation for English Language Learners

Janie T Carnock
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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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