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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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Campbell Brown: Hidden in Plain Sight — Education and the 2016 Campaign

Campbell Brown
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Who’s Really Opting Out Anyway? Affluent White High Schoolers

Caroline Bermudez
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Myth of the Hero Teacher? What the New York Times Gets Wrong About Schools Overcoming Poverty

Stephen Chiger
WA Charters

Rees: As Washington State Nears Historic Charter School Deadline, Lawmakers Should Choose Wisely

Nina Rees
7 Days of Genius

2 Geniuses, 2 Americas: Why I Want My Students to Read Ta-Nehisi Coates But Believe Lin-Manuel Miranda

Robert Pondiscio
Opinion

Opinion: ‘Elected’ School Boards and the Dangerous Illusion of Democracy

Aaron Churchill
WA Charters

Robin Lake: Shameful Claim to Fame – Will Washington Become First State to Shutter Successful Schools?

Robin Lake
Opinion

Opinion: There Are More High-Needs Students In NYC Charters Than You Think

Charles Sahm
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Opinion: Where Linda Darling-Hammond’s Bold Claims on Testing, Teachers, and New Orleans Go Wrong

Matt Barnum
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Summary of Responses from the Learning Policy Institute and Linda Darling-Hammond to Questions from The 74

The 74
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Tucker: De Blasio Wants to be the ‘Education Mayor’ But Leaves Too Many Failure Factories Still in Business

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Kingsland: What Happens to Teachers When Charter Schools Come to Town? A New Orleans Case Study

Neerav Kingsland
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Opinion: STEM Skills Aren’t Just for STEM Jobs

Vince M Bertram
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Stewart: Finally, Unions and Reformers Might Agree on Criteria for School Closures

Chris Stewart
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Parent Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Needs to Give New Yorkers Real Facts About Violence in Our Schools

Samantha Silva
On the Campaign Trail

Opinion: What Can the Next President Learn from Trump University?

Mary Nguyen Barry
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Campbell Brown: De Blasio Buries the Evidence of New York City’s Unionized Charter Failure

Campbell Brown
The Fact-Check

Don’t Humiliate Teachers… But Fire the Worst: Does David Denby Realize He’s Agreeing With Reformers?

Matt Barnum
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Bradford: Maybe It’s Time for Eva Moskowitz’s Critics to Stop Hating and Start Creating

Derrell Bradford
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Mehlhorn: After Scalia’s Death, 3 Ways the Supreme Court Could Change Course on Education Reform

Dmitri Mehlhorn
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