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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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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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Many Kids Aren’t Ready for School Before Age 5. So Why Do They Have to Go Anyway?

Adams: In D.C., and N.Y., age cutoffs for kindergarten fall far into the school year. Some ways to level the playing field for the youngest students

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Why Students and Families Don’t Use Their School Choice Scholarships

Matus and Cherry: About 41,000 students received Florida’s choice scholarships but didn’t use them last year. Availability and affordability were key.

Ron Matus & Dava Cherry
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Swetland: As a Student of Color, I Feel Unsafe After Incidents of Racial Intolerance on Campus. We Must All Be Protected From Hate and Gun Violence

Jenna Swetland
Every Student Succeeds Act

It’s Nearly Time to Reauthorize the Every Student Succeeds Act: 4 Priorities Otherwise-Distracted National Leaders Should Set to Make the K-12 Law Stronger

Conor P. Williams
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Taylor & Goodman-Scott: School Counselors Are Key to Creating a Safe Place for Students. They Need More Support to Make This Happen

Julia Taylor & Emily Goodman-Scott
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A Principal’s View: My D.C. School Is Being Bold About What Works in Helping Students Achieve — and Just Won a Big Award for It

Tiffany R. Johnson
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Adams: Have We Been Misled All This Time About What New York City’s Gifted & Talented and Specialized HS Exams Really Measure?

Alina Adams
The B.A. Breakthrough

Whitmire: With DACA in Danger at the Supreme Court, The Against-All-Odds Success of These Undocumented College Grads Deserves Its Own Hearing

Richard Whitmire
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Lake: What Does It Mean to Be an Ally in Efforts to Transform Public Education? The Answers Threaten to Tear the Movement Apart

Robin Lake
Colorado

After a Bruising Election, 4 Ways the ‘Flipped’ Denver School Board Can Put Student Success Before Adult Ego

Vernon Jones Jr.
Student Voice

A Student’s View: Young People Are the Biggest Stakeholders in Any School. They Deserve a Seat at the Decision-Making Table

Joshua Dantzler
Colorado

Holmes: What Is School Quality, and Who Decides? We’re Bringing Together Educators, Families and Students for This Vital Discussion

Rebecca Holmes
Keeping it 100

Sometimes the Outcome Is the Equity: Why It’s Critical to Prepare Students of Color to Do Well on Standardized Tests — Even If You’re Not a Fan

Colin Seale
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Epstein: Tidying Up Education Technology — 6 Things School and District Leaders Can Learn From Marie Kondo

Bart Epstein
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Coloring Outside the Lines: Good Special Education Isn’t a Place; It’s a Mindset

Beth Hawkins
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Osborne: How Do You Create a School Where ‘Students Are Full Participants in Their Own Learning?’ Read Diane Tavenner’s New Book Prepared

David Osborne
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Prince: In a Rapidly Changing Educational Landscape, We Must Plan Now to Create a More Equitable Future of Learning. Here are 5 Areas to Consider

Katherine Prince
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A Mom’s Perspective: Even With 111,000 Seats Sitting Empty in NYC Schools, Mayor de Blasio Can’t Find the Space for the New Middle School That Was Promised Years Ago

Miriam Reyes
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Arnett: Strengthening Connections Between Home and School Can Make a World of Difference for Students. Technology Can Help

Thomas Arnett
Atlanta

As Atlanta Searches for a New Superintendent, There’s Never Been a More Important Time for Parents to Focus on Quality Schools

David Mitchell
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A Mom’s View: My Son Loves Elizabeth Warren. She Said She Wants to Fix Schools for Kids Like Him. Her New Education Plan Ignores Them

Keri Rodrigues
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Poekert: At the University of Florida, We Have Lots of Data on Students and Math. Now, We Need Researchers to Help Us Mine It

Phil Poekert
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