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Future of High School

We Are High Achievers, But We Were Almost a Statistic

Briauna and Tiauna Black: When tragedy struck, a hybrid school provided the flexibility and support needed to move from high school to career.

Briauna Black and Tiauna Black
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New Hampshire’s Universal School Choice Expansion Is a Win for Students, Parents

Mullins: Strong policy changes lives, and the Granite State just changed thousands of them for the better. It's not just policy — it’s possibility.

Ashley DeMauro Mullins
Author: Ashley DeMauro Mullins
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School’s Out for Summer. Parents Need Support With Youth Mental Health

Bullock, Contreras and Curbelo: Parents are understandably frustrated by how challenging it is to find the right resources to support their kids.

Steve Bullock, January Contreras & Carlos Curbelo
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Reflections From a Formerly Disengaged Teen

Student’s view: I used to sit in the back of class, trying my best to avoid eye contact with my teacher, but now I sit in the front row every day.

Hannah Askew
Author: Hannah Askew
4Fams

Munson: Are the Math Lessons Your Kids Are Doing at Home Good Enough? Here Are Some Things for Parents to Look For

Lynne Munson
pandemic

Distance Learning as an Antidote to Fear: 4 Key Considerations That Put Student and Family Well-Being First

Malika Ali
4Fams

Heitner: For Kids, ‘Doing School’ at Home Can Be Difficult. Some Ways That Parents and Teachers Can Help

Devorah Heitner
Coronavirus

Hoffman: By Easing Rules and Restrictions, States Can Give Districts the Flexibility They Need to Deliver Education in This Pandemic

Nathan Hoffman
Coronavirus

Should I Stay or Should I Go? New York Families Debate Fleeing the City Over COVID-19 School Changes

Alina Adams
Coronavirus

Phillips: Teachers Have Never Been More Important Than They Are in This Time of Crisis. We Must Support Our Education Pioneers

Vicki Phillips
Coronavirus

Stone & Morris: This Teacher Appreciation Week, We Need to #SendTeachersLove, Celebrate Them and Listen to Them

Evan Stone & Sydney Morris
Coronavirus

A Mom’s View: I Already Knew My Son’s Teacher Is Special. Her Socially Distanced Visits to Our Home Show What an Extraordinary Gem She Is

Samantha Berkule Johnson
Coronavirus

Student Voice: Facing the ‘Crushing Impact of Isolation,’ Teens Struggling With Mental Health Problems During Pandemic Lean on Each Other

Emily Bach
Coronavirus

Roza: Waiting for Congress to Bail Out Schools Is a Risky Game of Chicken. Time for Districts to Come Up With Plan B — and for States to Help

Marguerite Roza
Coronavirus

An Educator’s View: My 12th-Graders Are Mostly First-Generation, Low-Income Students Hit Hard by COVID-19. 3 Ways Colleges Can Help Them

Carlene Huard
Coronavirus

Chavous: We’ve Always Applauded Teachers for the Amazing Job They Do. But This Year, They Deserve a Standing Ovation

Kevin P. Chavous
Early Childhood

Early Childhood Policy Meets Early Childhood Science: On The Future of Early Learning

Elliot Haspel
Coronavirus

Cerf & Skandera: In the Current Crisis, Schools Were Totally Unprepared to Keep Learning Going. States Must Ensure This Never Happens Again

Chris Cerf & Hanna Skandera
Coronavirus

As They Already Do in Florida, More Families Are Going to Embrace School Choice, Personalized Instruction Post-Pandemic

Manny Diaz Jr.
Early Childhood

Early Childhood Policy Meets Early Childhood Science: On Formal vs. Informal Learning Settings

Elliot Haspel
Opinion

Farrell: How to Respond to a Title IX Complaint — What Every District and Coordinator Should Know

Megan Farrell
Coronavirus

Osborne: COVID Slide Is Going to Make the Usual Summer Slide Even Worse. Time to Move to Year-Round School Schedules

David Osborne
Coronavirus

Bradford: Some Truths About Education in the Current Normal — There Will Be No Orderly Return to School in the Fall. Kids Will Continue to Learn Online. Epidemiology Wins

Derrell Bradford
EDlection 2020

Williams: The Politics — and Economics — Around Why We Should Make Pre-K Universal Are Changing

Conor P. Williams
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