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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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We Were Born on Social Platforms. Now We Want a Healthier Internet

Jain: Young people should take the lead in ensuring health information online is trusted, clear, and built for everyone, not just the loudest voices.

Tanushree Jain
Author: Tanushree Jain
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Truly Shifting to Science of Reading Sometimes Takes ‘Balanced Literacy Rehab’

McQuillan: Even with new curricula and good intentions, old teaching habits die hard. How to break the cycle and improve literacy outcomes.

Kristen McQuillan
Author: Kristen McQuillan
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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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Tucker: In Attacking Charters, Hillary Clinton Reverses Course on School Choice — and Turns Her Back on Many Black Supporters

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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5 Ways to Get More Women in STEM: Mentoring, Motivation, Mistakes

Blair Blackwell
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Opinion: Is Public Education a ‘Natural’ Monopoly That Needs to Be Broken Up?

Sean Gill
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NYC’s Haven Academy, a Bronx Breakthrough Serving Kids in Foster Care That Carmen Farina Has Yet to Visit

Richard Whitmire
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Williams: NCLB Brought Good Things for Multilingual Students

Conor P. Williams
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Tucker: When the Schoolhouse Becomes the Station House, Confronting Too Many Cops in the Classroom

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Whitmire: L.A.’s $490 Million Charter Push and Crunching the Costs of Improving a City’s School System

Richard Whitmire
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A Prison-to-School Pipeline? In California, the First School Inside a U.S. County Jail

Mark Guarino
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Williams: The Existential Horror of Teach for America

Conor P. Williams
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Tucker: Want a President Who Will Tackle Income Inequality? First Get a Candidate Who Will Talk K-12 Education

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Letter to the Editor: PSAT Students Didn’t ‘Break Oath’

Elizabeth Grace
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How Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and the Far Right’s Bizarre NCLB Strategy May Actually Save Federal Education Role

Matt Barnum
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Campbell Brown: Britain’s Education Reboot, and Why America Needs a David Cameron

Campbell Brown
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Opinion: A NY Parent Salutes Future Secretary John King, a Role Model in Education

Anyta Brown
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NY’s Common Core ‘Review’ May Pacify Opt-Outers, But War With Teachers Looms

Derrell Bradford
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“The Prize”: The Unwritten Appendix, By Those Inside Newark’s Improving Schools

Andrew Martin
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Huffman: The Paradox of Saying Schools Can’t Fix Poverty — Then Demanding More Money for Schools

Kevin Huffman
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Ohio Backpedals on Proficiency. It’s the Exception

Michael J. Petrilli
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Campbell Brown and Kevin P. Chavous: Teachers Unions Strong-Arm Democrats, Kill Iowa Education Summit

Campbell Brown & Kevin P. Chavous
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Opinion: Did Ohio Mislead the Feds About Its Troubled Charters?

Stephen Dyer
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