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Hey, Students: Want a Good Job? Become a Teacher

Aldeman: Data shows educators find work easily, earn more than people think and are more satisfied in their careers than other professionals.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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Chicago School Closures Offer a Cautionary Tale for Dealing With Fiscal Cliff

Toch & Kelleher: Shuttering 50 schools in 2013 disrupted students and communities while saving less money than the district projected.

Thomas Toch & Maureen Kelleher
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Kids in Poverty Often Lag in Reading. In St. Louis, They’re Even Further Behind

Aldeman: Based on demographics, 31% of the city's third graders should be reading at grade level. The actual number is 20%.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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Equity, Impact, Transparency: Rethinking Ed Vendor Contracts After ESSER

Burch: Now that the health crisis has passed and COVID funds are largely spent, districts must reassess how the contracts they sign support schools.

Patricia Burch
Author: Patricia Burch
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ESSER Post-Mortem: How Did Districts Spend $190B in Federal Funds? Did It Work?

Aldeman: ESSER was a financial lifeline and boosted student outcomes. But did it get schools to reopen faster? And how exactly was the money spent?

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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Building Bridges Across State Lines Is Set to Transform Education in Connecticut

Brandon Brown & Lucas Pimentel
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The Rise Of Education Entrepreneurs In Minnesota

Kerry McDonald
Future of High School

There’s Already a Solution to the STEM Crisis: It’s in High Schools

Michele Cahill, Anne Mackinnon & Talia Milgrom-Elcott
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When Was the Golden Age of American K-12 Education? And How Can We Tell?

Michael J. Petrilli
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Is Public Education Actually Public? And How Important Is It for Democracy?

Chad Aldeman
Class Disrupted

As Schools Push to Recover from COVID, Turbulent Days for Education Philanthropy

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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How Districts Can Keep High-Impact Tutoring Going After ESSER Money Expires

Susanna Loeb & Alan Safran
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Inside Maine’s Microschooling Movement

Kerry McDonald
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Want to Close America’s Learning Gaps? First, Strengthen Students’ Relationships

Aaliyah Samuel
Future of High School

NYC High School Reimagines Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century

Andrew Bauld
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COVID & Schools: How England Is Researching the Pandemic’s Deep Impact on Kids

Jake Anders
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Louisiana Pilot Program Tests New Kind of Reading Exam That Could Be a Model

Chad Aldeman
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Good Student-Teacher Relationships Spiked During COVID. How to Get Them Back

Hunter Gehlbach & Li Li
Class Disrupted

Reimagining School: An Expert’s Take on Unbundling the Core Education Experience

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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$3 Million Question: Do Skills Taught in Schools Really Lead to Success in Life?

Matt Chingos
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Schools Can Close Summer Learning Gaps with These 4 Strategies

Rhea Almeida
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How Does a School District Go Broke With $1.1B in Revenues? When It Spends $1.3B

Chad Aldeman
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For Stronger Readers in Third Grade, Start Building Knowledge in Preschool

Susan B. Neuman & Lily Wong Fillmore
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How Is Camden’s Innovative School System Moving the Needle for Students?

Laura Waters
fiscal cliff

Closing Campuses: How Much Money Does It Save School Districts, Anyway?

Marguerite Roza & Aashish Dhammani
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