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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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Parents Who Oppose Sex Education in Schools Often Don’t Discuss it at Home

Lawmakers and school boards across the country have established policies limiting what schools can teach about gender, sexuality & reproductive health

Robin Pickering, Gonzaga University
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Don’t Destroy Institute of Education Sciences, Rebuild It With Students in Mind

Voight: Federal data is essential for understanding what’s working and what isn’t in education. The administration's cuts carry real consequences.

Mamie Voight
Author: Mamie Voight
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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
NOLA Schools — 10 Years After Katrina

Tucker: Time to Cheer – and Double Down on – NOLA’s Ed Breakthrough

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
The 2015 NH Education Summit

Opinion: Primary Politics, “Local Control” and a Swift Sprint Away from Standards at the GOP Education Summit

Derrell Bradford
On the Campaign Trail

Campbell Brown: It’s Time to Make the Candidates Address Education

Campbell Brown
NOLA Schools — 10 Years After Katrina

Media Ignores New Orleans Success Because It’s Good News on Charters

Richard Whitmire
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Map: Neediest Children in 41 States Being Shortchanged on School Funding

Rebecca Sibilia
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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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