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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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Opinion: The Progressive Split Over Education, as Democrats Go Back to the Future Over School Choice

Ron Matus
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Mehlhorn: In the Fine Print of the Vergara Ruling, 3 Key Arguments That Might Sway California’s Supreme Court

Dmitri Mehlhorn
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Steve Jobs, the Unsung Champion of School Choice

Ron Matus
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Williams — Everyone Loves Pre-K, But No One’s Asking the Key Question: How Do We Train Early Educators?

Conor P. Williams
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William Bennett: Opting Out Isn’t About Shielding Kids. It’s About Protecting Teachers

William J. Bennett
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Opinion: In Praise of the Teachers Lifting Up Students in Underserved Neighborhoods

Talia Kovacs
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Opinion: K-12 Advocates in CT Must Stop Bickering, and Fight Together for a Fairer School Finance System

Katie Roy
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Opinion: What Districts Have To Learn About Putting Good Teachers Where They’re Needed

Elizabeth Arons
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NYC Catholic Schools Supe On Why Her Students Are Opting In

Kathleen Porter-Magee
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Analysis: Opt-Out Reality Check — Vast Majority of New York Students Are Taking 2016 Tests

Damien Gaillard, Kimberley Namkoong, Kathryn Marrow, Sam Radford & Stephen Sigmund
On the Campaign Trail

Tucker: Time for Trump to Get Honest With His Coalition of Fear. It’s Not Walls They Need, But Better Schools

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Chavous: The Real Segregation in American Education

Kevin P. Chavous
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Sen. Lieberman: Why Is the Government Sitting on $35 Million Set Aside for Poor Kids in Washington, DC?

Joe Lieberman
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Williams: Linguistic Politics, and What’s At Stake In November with California’s ‘Multilingual Education Act’

Conor P. Williams
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Bill Hammond: Why New York’s ‘Failing Schools’ Fail — and How We Can Turn the Tide

Bill Hammond
On the Campaign Trail

Tucker: Progressives Like Bernie Sanders May Be Confused About Charter Schools, But Black Parents Aren’t

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Sahm: 5 Reasons Why John King Is the Change Agent We Need at the Department Of Education

Charles Sahm
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Jonathan Alter: The Most Important Discussion at SXSW Edu? ‘Changemaker Education’

Jonathan Alter
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Hiler: It’s 2016, So Why Are We Still Thinking (and Arguing) About Education Like It’s 1999?

Tamara Hiler
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Jeffries: It’s Not About ‘Bad’ Teachers or Unions. It’s About Better Preparing ALL Teachers for the Classroom

Shavar Jeffries
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