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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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Young People Have Something to Say. We Should Be Listening

Pineda: We can engage young people by lowering voting ages, redesigning civic education, and extending opportunities for civic involvement.

Jordan Pineda
Author: Jordan Pineda
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Let’s Rethink How We Teach Early Math – Starting with Teacher Prep

Nelson and Zhou: Ensuring future teachers know how to teach math to young children is one of the most powerful steps we can take.

Gena Nelson & Cece Zhou
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Congress Needs to Protect Resources for Homeless Students in Next Year’s Budget

Erb-Downward: A proposal to roll McKinney-Vento money into a block grant would effectively strip support from vulnerable children.

Jennifer Erb-Downward
Author: Jennifer Erb-Downward
Keeping it 100

Smaller Classes, Flexible Schedule and Guaranteed Admission to Purdue University: A Student Explains What’s Best About Purdue Polytechnic Charter School

Shawnta Barnes
Opinion

Walsh: School Choice Is Not a Zero-Sum Game — How a Texas Superintendent Championed District-Charter Partnerships to Help All Kids Succeed

Leila Walsh
The B.A. Breakthrough

Whitmire: As School Districts Collaborate With Top Charters and Foundations, We’re on the Cusp of a Breakthrough in Guiding Low-Income & Minority Students to a College Diploma

Richard Whitmire
Union Report

Mixed Results From New NEA Membership Numbers Pre-Janus Ruling, Post 2018 Teacher Walkouts in W. Va., Okla. and Ariz.

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Waters: Where Have You Gone, Cory Booker?

Laura Waters
Keeping it 100

It’s Essential That Parents and Teachers Support One Another In and Out of the Classroom

Juanita Price
Opinion

Commentary: West Virginia Lawmakers Must Be the Example for the Country — Families Deserve Educational Freedom

Jason Huffman & Matthew Ladner
4Fams

Roicki — For the Kids to Succeed in My Math Class, I Needed to Build Relationships. Here’s the Formula I Used: Teacher + Students = Team

Joe Roicki
Opinion

Lake: Districts v. Charters Is the Wrong Battle to Pick; Political Leaders Must Focus on the Right One

Robin Lake
Keeping it 100

McAllister: Is School Choice the Black Choice? It Must Be, to Aid the Cause of Equality

Lenny McAllister
Los Angeles

García: New ‘Everyone Counts’ Resolution Will Break Down Data for L.A.’s Diverse Asian Student Body — & Battle the Model-Minority Myth

Mónica García
Keeping it 100

An Argument for More Federal Funding From an Ex-NASA Engineer Who Returned Home to Run the School His Parents Founded

Christopher Mayes
4Fams

A Low-Stress Cure for Overparenting That’s Good for Parent and Child: Letting Your Kids Travel Independently

Wendy W. Amato
4Fams

Godbey: College Admissions Are Complicated Enough, but Returning as an Adult Learner Adds Extra Complexity. 5 Must-Ask Questions for Adults Thinking of Pursuing a Bachelor’s

Bobbie Godbey
Student Voice

A Student’s Plea: California Lawmakers Need to Listen to Kids Like Me. Traditional Schools Give Up on Us. Charter Schools Don’t

Roberto Delgado
Future of Work

Anderson & McClennen: Across the Country, Communities Are Creating New Ways for Students to Learn — and Empowering Them to Succeed

Amy Anderson & Nate McClennen
EDlection 2020

Williams: Democrats Awash in Campaign Promises to Put More Money Into Education, but Silent on How to Change Schools to Better Serve Kids

Conor P. Williams
4Fams

Teacher’s View: From Reading ‘Power Hours’ to Spaghetti Dinners, How to Get Kids — and Their Families — Ready for Test Day

Trish Stoll
Keeping it 100

Oakland’s New Opportunity Ticket Gives Students in Failing Schools a Shot at Attending Its Most Sought-After Ones

Lakisha Young
Opinion

Alleyne: Creating Career and Technical Education Programs in High Schools Isn’t Enough. We Must Also Create Networks of Privilege to Help Graduates Access These Good-Paying Careers

Atnre Alleyne
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