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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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Teach For America Should Embrace Apprenticeship Model Amid AmeriCorps Cuts

Donaldson: An apprenticeship model would provide the funding and the training needed to bring more teachers into the classroom.

David Donaldson
Author: David Donaldson
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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
Author: 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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Conor Williams: Shut Down Student Data and Shut Out Lights on Ed Woes

Conor P. Williams
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Cynthia Tucker: Ferguson Cautionary Tale of State Education Control

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Opinion: Teacher Shortage Cry Misses Real Crisis in Teaching Supply

Kevin Huffman
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Opinion: Why Are We Arresting Mothers for ‘Stealing’ a Public Education?

Michelle D. Bernard
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Cynthia Tucker: Excellent Teachers, Like My Mom, Deserve Better Pay. No Matter What Their Unions Say

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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De Blasio’s Uber Attacks Just Like Anti-Charter Schools Campaign

Derrell Bradford
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Opinion: Governor Hutchinson, Please Save Common Core in Arkansas

Jennifer Garner & Ouida Newton
On the Campaign Trail

Opinion: AFT Backs Hillary More on Hope than on Hard Evidence

Matt Barnum
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Conor Williams: No Pressure on States Means No Changes for Underserved Kids

Conor P. Williams
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All Charters Are Not Equal: Time to Shut the Worst and Learn from the Best

Richard Whitmire
On the Campaign Trail

William Bennett: The GOP Is Wrong to Run Away from Common Core — Because the Standards Are Working

William J. Bennett
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Opinion: Mayor de Blasio’s Inadequate Education Agenda and NYC’s Lost Year

Jenny Sedlis
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Opinion: Why We Need to Ignore Opt-Outers Like We Do Anti-Vaxxers

Kevin Huffman
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ESEA Opinion: When Will Federal Law Place Kids Above Special Interests?

Ben Austin
On the Campaign Trail

Cynthia Tucker: Why Our Next President Must Be the One to Fix America’s Schools

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Campbell Brown: Advocacy, Journalism and Why Not Every Story Has Two Sides

Campbell Brown
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Conor Williams: If You Want to Win the Reform Wars, You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

Conor P. Williams