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Articles by Lizzie Thompson

Lizzie Thompson is the special projects associate at The 74.

Q&A: Betsy DeVos on Education, Opportunity and the Shifting Politics Surrounding School Choice

Lizzie Thompson

Exclusive: Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary, on School Choice as Bipartisan Cause

Steve Snyder & Lizzie Thompson

VIDEO: Who Let the Dogs Out? How Therapy Dogs Are Aiding the Emotional Growth of Students

Lizzie Thompson

‘This Isn’t a Pity Party:’ How One NYC High School Is Helping At-Risk Kids Become Champions

Lizzie Thompson

The 74 Yearbook: Meet 21 Inspiring High School Graduates from the Class of 2016

Lizzie Thompson

Graduate of the Week: A Passion for Community Activism Propels This L.A. Senior to UCLA

Lizzie Thompson

Grad of the Week: A Bronx Immigrant Graduates to Fordham — Eyes Fixed on a Career in Social Justice

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Grad of the Week: Oakland Teen Overcomes Fears of Parents’ Deportation to Land a Spot at Yale

Lizzie Thompson

Why One Innovative Gifted & Talented Teacher is Using Reality TV to Teach Kids Finance

Lizzie Thompson

Graduate of the Week, Colorado: Soccer Star Eyes STEM Studies at Vassar

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Graduate of the Week, Pennsylvania: Former Dropout Frank Lopez Graduates to the Army

Lizzie Thompson

Surviving ‘Super Lice’ — 6 Things Parents Should Know About the Latest Classroom Outbreak

Lizzie Thompson

Exclusive: Homer Learning to Make Its Award-Winning Early Reading App Free for All Teachers in America

Lizzie Thompson

Answering the Call: How 100Kin10 Is Working to Add STEM Teachers to America’s Classrooms

Lizzie Thompson

Sex Ed, America, 2016: Where the Information Is Often Absent — or Medically Inaccurate

Lizzie Thompson

Q&A: One of the World’s Top Teachers on Fostering More Engaged Students (and Supportive Parents)

Lizzie Thompson

Nearly 20,000 Sign Petition Calling on California Colleges to Recognize H.S. Computer Science Credits

Lizzie Thompson

When Downward Dog Is on the Syllabus: Why Schools Are Embracing Yoga

Lizzie Thompson

Doctor’s Orders: A Video Game a Day — that Kids Can’t Wait to Play — to Conquer ADHD

Lizzie Thompson

Meet the 76 Powerball Winners of New Jersey’s Clifton Elementary School

Lizzie Thompson

It’s Hilarious When No One on ‘The Bachelor’ Can Find Indiana on a Map. But 75% of Students? Not So Much

Lizzie Thompson

4 Ways Hillary Clinton’s Autism Plan Will Improve American Education

Lizzie Thompson

Don’t Rush That College Application! Admissions Counselors Reveal 5 Common Last-Minute Blunders

Lizzie Thompson

All Teachers Have to Do is Ask: DonorsChoose Brings Dollars into Neediest Classrooms

Lizzie Thompson

7 Keys to the College Application Process, According to a Top High School Counselor

Lizzie Thompson

The School Lunch Game: Taste, Nutrition, Politics

Lizzie Thompson

Q&A: DC Principal Jessica Cunningham, Winner of the ‘Oscar of Teaching,’ Talks Educational Excellence

Lizzie Thompson

Cash For Good Grades? Kind Of. New Küdzoo Mobile App Incentivizes Student Behavior

Lizzie Thompson

What I Saw As I Camped Out in the School Supply Section This Week

Lizzie Thompson

The School Choice Election: 8 Questions with Betsy DeVos of The American Federation for Children

Lizzie Thompson

The Londonderry Lancers: Inside the School Holding the 2015 NH Education Summit

Lizzie Thompson

Gotta Watch: Hilarious New Comedy Central Skit Gives Teachers the ESPN Sports Star Treatment

Lizzie Thompson

Q&A: One Therapist’s Mission to Train Schools, Parents and Classmates on Transgender Issues

Lizzie Thompson