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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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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
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Damon: Teachers Are Working Hard to Keep Bonds With Students Strong as Learning Moves Online. 6 Ways Parents Can Help

Nat Damon
Coronavirus

Brenneman & Lenowitz: Math Can’t Wait for School to Reopen — How Teachers Can Empower Parents to Create ‘Math Time’ for Their Kids at Home

Kimberly Brenneman & Gemma Lenowitz
Coronavirus

Student Voice: Connecting in ‘Ways That Are Terrifying and Beautiful,’ I’m Finding Meaning During the Pandemic Through Friendly Texts, Viral Memes and Joe Exotic

Asher Lehrer-Small
Coronavirus

Callahan: COVID-19 Crisis Is an Opportunity to Flip the Script on Special Education

Kathleen Callahan
Coronavirus

Mansouri: Today’s Crisis Could Transform Education to Create a More Equitable, Student-Centered System for Tomorrow

David Mansouri
Opinion

Chris Cerf: Equality of Opportunity Is the Ultimate Goal of Education Reform. We Must Never Lose Sight of That Objective

Chris Cerf
Coronavirus

Reville: Beyond the Coronavirus Shutdown, an Opportunity for a Whole-Child Paradigm Shift

Paul Reville
Coronavirus

Rees: Congress Acted Quickly to Pass the Stimulus. Now It Needs to Make Sure the Education Funding Goes Where It’s Needed Most

Nina Rees
Curriculum

Curriculum Case Study: How One District Tackled 38% Reading Proficiency With Content-Rich Curriculum — ‘It Feels as Though the Ship Has Turned’

Jill Ramsey
Coronavirus

Student Voice: Caged In and Zoomed Out, I’m Dreaming of Getting Dirt Under My Fingernails and Learning Again in a Non-Virtual World

Sunaya DasGupta Mueller
Coronavirus

Whitmire: The Wave of Higher Ed Shutdowns Threatens American’s Progress in Getting Low-Income, First-Generation Students to and Through College

Richard Whitmire
Coronavirus

Wilson: Every Minute Counts — I Sat In on Some Classes at Success Academy’s Virtual School. Here’s What I Saw

Steven Wilson
Coronavirus

Pondiscio: At This Time of Crisis, Schools Are Improvising, Innovating and Scaling Good Ideas With Love, Loyalty & Care. These Days Will Shape Us Forever

Robert Pondiscio
Opinion

Mitchell: Education Nonprofits and Charter Schools Are Bad at Creating Their Own CEOs From Within. Here Are 4 Ways to Fix That

Mollie Mitchell
Coronavirus

School Leader’s Notebook: How We’re Making Remote Learning Easier and More Engaging for Our Families — and Why We’re Making It All Free for Other Educators Nationwide

Juliana Worrell
Coronavirus

An Open Letter to Parents From a National Teacher of the Year on Tips for Remote Learning and How to Support Your School Community

Rodney Robinson
Coronavirus

Mnookin & Freeman: As Educators Figure Out Distance Learning, Now Is the Time to Plan for Students’ Return to School. Some Things to Consider

Jacob Mnookin & Lindsay Freeman
Coronavirus

Adams: From Freedom to Focus to Technical Troubles, How 1.1 Million Students and 75,000 Teachers Are Dealing With Remote Learning in NYC

Alina Adams
Pandemic Notebook

Student Voice: We May Joke About ‘the Rona’ and Virtual Graduation, but Deep Down, We’re Scared. Here’s How I Learned to Manage Anxiety in the Time of COVID-19

Sky Carroll
Coronavirus

A Mom’s View: My 2 Kids, Who Are on the Spectrum, and I Are Getting Through With Love, Family Support & a Dose of Social-Emotional Learning

Liz Parlett Butcher
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