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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
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Future of High School
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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
Coronavirus

Mascareñaz: In Denver, Coronavirus Sent Us Into a Tailspin. But There’s Also Great Hope and Opportunity for the Future

Landon Mascareñaz
Early Childhood

Early Childhood Policy Meets Early Childhood Science: On ‘Universal’ Early Learning

Elliot Haspel
Coronavirus

Rausch: Innovation and Accountability — How Charter School Authorizers Are Helping Meet Students’ Changing Needs in Time of Crisis

Karega Rausch
Coronavirus

Whitmire: Nonprofit, Smart College Advising Groups Quickly Moved Online During COVID-19 — a Very Good Thing for Low-Income, First-Generation Students

Richard Whitmire
Coronavirus

A Student’s View: Thinking Outside the Device — With a Little Ingenuity, Libraries Could Keep Kids Loving Reading While Schools Are Closed

Bruce Arao
Coronavirus

Adams: Will NYC Students Have to Repeat a Grade? Can They? Should They? Or Should We Rethink What Being in a Grade Means?

Alina Adams
Opinion

Riccards: Twenty Years After the National Reading Panel, It’s Time for a Reading Rights Movement

Patrick Riccards
Early Childhood

Early Childhood Policy Meets Early Childhood Science: On School Readiness

Elliot Haspel
Coronavirus

A Principal’s View: My District Middle School Wasn’t Expecting a Pandemic, but We Were Prepared. How We’re Keeping Students Educated & Engaged

Kathryn Procope
Coronavirus

Federally Mandated State Tests May Be Gone, but There Are Other, Better Ways Educators Can Assess Students During the Shutdown

Laura Slover
Coronavirus

As Educators Grapple With COVID-19 Challenges, Supporting Undocumented Students & Families Must Be a Priority

Vanessa Luna
Coronavirus

Pondiscio: No, This Is Not the New Normal. Brick-and-Mortar Schools Will Reopen. What Will That Look Like, and Will We Be Ready?

Robert Pondiscio
Opinion

Hill: A Compliance Mentality Stifles Initiative and Innovation in a Crisis — Just When They’re Needed Most

Paul Hill
Coronavirus

Increase Accountability, Deepen Relationships and Embrace Mobile: 3 Ways to Make Digital Learning Meaningful for 21st Century Students

EJ Carrion
Coronavirus

Forced to Throw Out Their Old College Admissions Standards, Higher Ed Institutions Should Seize on the Crisis to Create Better Ones for the Future

Conor P. Williams
Coronavirus

Rhim: Innovating to Help Schools and Families Educate Students With Disabilities at Home

Lauren Morando Rhim
coronavirus

Tyre & Weinberg: During Pandemic, Parents Are Learning Their Kids Can’t Write Very Well. The Secret: They Weren’t Taught How. Some Strategies to Help

Peg Tyre & Phil Weinberg
Pandemic Notebook

Student Voice: The Night the Lights Went Out on My Baseball Career — and My Normal High School Life

Steven Rissotto
Coronavirus

The Realities of Life for Homeless Students Must Be Part of Remote Learning Strategies During Coronavirus Shutdowns

Barbara Duffield
coronavirus

Richmond: Federal Paycheck Protection Program Offers Loans for Covering Salaries at Nonprofits. That Includes Charter Schools

Greg Richmond
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