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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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K-12 Education Alone Can’t Disrupt the Poverty Cycle. My School Is Fixing That

Bonilla-Santiago: Students at my New Jersey school start prepping for college in K-8, earn credits in HS & get tuition assistance toward a bachelor's.

Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
Author: Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
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What California Teachers Are Trying, Building, and Learning with AI

Waite, Chu and Weiner: AI tools can be powerful when supporting a clear, consistent instructional strategy and strong teacher-student relationships.

Chelsea Waite, Lisa Chu & Steven Weiner
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Parents Who Oppose Sex Education in Schools Often Don’t Discuss it at Home

Lawmakers and school boards across the country have established policies limiting what schools can teach about gender, sexuality & reproductive health

Robin Pickering, Gonzaga University
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Boyd: Newly Formed Seek Common Ground Is a Backbone for Local Advocates Working to Positively Change Public Education

Sandy Boyd
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Hiler — No College Left Behind: 5 Lessons From the Pitfalls of NCLB to Keep in Mind As We Reform Higher Education

Tamara Hiler
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Commentary: To Improve Education in Our Technological World, Put Teachers in Charge of ‘Doing Different’ and Empower Them to Innovate

Ted Kolderie
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Public Schools For a New Generation: 5 Reasons Why Millennials Will Bend the Arc of American Education

Romy Drucker
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New Jersey Teeters on the Brink of Shutdown as Top Democratic Leaders Engage in a Barnyard Brawl Over Education

Laura Waters
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Rees: 4 Ways America’s Charter Schools Must ‘Dream Big and Act Big’ to Keep Making Progress for All Students

Nina Rees
Union Report

Antonucci: In California, Mixed Signals From One Teachers Union Stalls a Ballot Initiative to Gut Prop 13 & Boost Education Funding, Punting Fight to 2020

Mike Antonucci
Student Voice

Student’s Perspective: How High School Speech and Debate Empowered One Immigrant to Embrace Her Voice & Regain Her Identity

Oluseyi Olaose
Student Voice

Student’s Perspective: Getting Around New Orleans Is Dangerous for Me & My Fellow Students With Disabilities. We Need Public Officials to Make Our Transportation System Safe

Jewel Dauphin
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Rotherham: What the Washington Capitals Just Taught a Whole Generation of Young Hockey Fans About Embracing Your Emotions — and Living in the Moment

Andrew J. Rotherham
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Legg: With Nearly Half of Florida Students Now Exercising School Choice, Distinctions Between ‘Private’ and ‘Public’ Matter Less Than Customization

John Legg
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Bradford: Integration Is the New Poverty — at Least When It Comes to Crafting Excuses for America’s Underperforming Schools

Derrell Bradford
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Reville: 9 Places Where Communities & Families Are Working Together in a New Social Compact for Student Success

Paul Reville
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Perspective: After Spade & Bourdain, America Grapples With Surge in Suicides. But Students With Depression Won’t Seek Help; It’s Up to Us to Reach Out

André-Tascha Lammé
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Whitmire: As Success Academy Graduates Its First Class of 16 College-Bound Seniors, Don’t Bet Against It Someday Being Thousands

Richard Whitmire
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Commentary: Minnesota’s New, Common-Sense Approach to School Discipline Policy Should Be a Model for Other States

Lauren Morando Rhim
Student Voice

Commentary: I’m an Ignored Student at an Ignored School in Bridgeport, Connecticut — but I’m Reclaiming My Voice

Julia Hajducky
Union Report

Union Report: NEA Members Want More Say in How Union Decides Presidential Endorsements. But Leaders Are Refusing to Loosen Their Grip

Mike Antonucci
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Aragon: New Mexico Is First State to Approve School Turnaround Plans Under the Every Student Succeeds Act. But Will Adult Politics Now Keep the Kids Waiting?

Amanda Aragon
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Commentary: Open Resources Are a Huge Help for Students, but Cost, Quality & Access Can Be a Challenge. The Feds Can Help

Michael Hale
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