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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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Analysis: Education Rhetoric Is Poisoning Our Policy — Particularly in States Like Massachusetts

Lucy Boyd
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StudentsFirstNY: Mayor De Blasio Wants Control of NYC’s Schools, But He First Must Take Responsibility

Jenny Sedlis
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Opinion: Little Controversy as New Orleans Schools Return to Local Oversight

Greg Richmond
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McRae-Woolf: Rethinking Education in Response to Climate Change

Heather McRae-Woolf
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Analysis: Arizona Is the Worst State in the Nation in Serving Students Still Learning English

Amaya Garcia
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Cunningham: Does LAUSD Want to Protect Children or a Bloated Bureaucracy?

Peter Cunningham
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Cat Greenleaf: For My Child’s Sake, Please Save Pre-K at New York’s Success Academy

Cat Greenleaf
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Analysis: What Newark’s School Board Election Says About the Rising Influence of City’s Charter Parents

Laura Waters
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Williams: As California Fails Its Dual Language Learners, a Preview of ESSA Problems to Come?

Conor P. Williams
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Opinion: This National Teacher Appreciation Week, Let’s Turn Around the Teacher Appreciation Crisis

Marco Petruzzi
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Edcamps: Teacher Learning Becomes a Grassroots Movement

Richard Lee Colvin
National Charter Schools Week

Greg Richmond: Are Charter School Standards At Risk From Within?

Greg Richmond
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Tucker: Why White Parents Might Want to Listen to Black Parents Before Opting Out

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
National Charter Schools Week

Case Study: Rainshadow H.S., a Haven for Nevada’s At-Risk Teens, Now Finds Itself At Risk of Closure

Max Eden
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Illinois’ ‘Untapped Potential Act’ and Recognizing That Every Child Deserves a Bite at the Apple

Myles Mendoza
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Bradford: Randi Weingarten’s Ugly Endorsement and the War Against Poor Students

Derrell Bradford
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America Forward: 7 Education Priorities for the Next President

Deborah Smolover
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A Challenge to Elite Colleges: Set Aside More Seats for Low-Income Achievers

Richard Barth
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Opinion: As Teacher Academies Flourish Under ESSA, Massachusetts Could Guide the Way

Scott McCue & Orin Gutlerner
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Weisberg: The Absurd Logic Behind a Vergara Ruling That Tells Parents They Have No Recourse

Daniel Weisberg
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