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Articles by Emily Langhorne

A former English teacher, Emily Langhorne is an education policy analyst and project manager with the Progressive Policy Institute.

Analysis: Banning All For-Profit Charters Without Considering Performance Would Be a Grave Mistake — Every Neighborhood Deserves a BASIS Education

Emily Langhorne

Langhorne: These 5 D.C. Charter Schools All Have the Same Mission but Couldn’t Be More Different

Emily Langhorne

At D.C.’s Ingenuity Prep, Personalized Learning Hasn’t Replaced Teacher Time; It’s Put the Focus Back on Small Groups

Emily Langhorne

Creating the Next Generation of Digital Innovators at Washington, D.C.’s First Computer Science-Focused Middle School

Emily Langhorne

A, B, C, F: Why This High School Never Gives Ds and Teaches Its Students to Think Like Lawyers

Emily Langhorne

A D.C. School Meant to Inspire Teachers and Students

Emily Langhorne

Inside One of America’s First Catholic-to-Charter School Conversions: ‘Intentionally Small,’ Built Around Character & Thriving

Emily Langhorne

From Troubled School to Turnaround to Texas ‘Teaching Lab’

Emily Langhorne

Osborne & Langhorne: Where Politics Make Charters Difficult, 9 Tips for How Urban Districts Can Create Charter-like Schools — and Improve Their Success

David Osborne & Emily Langhorne

Osborne & Langhorne: Can Urban Districts Get Charter-Like Performance With Charter-Lite Schools? The Answer Lies in Autonomy

David Osborne & Emily Langhorne

Langhorne: Independence, Assertiveness, Ability to Correct Others — Behavioral Traits of Top-Performing Teachers

Emily Langhorne

Analysis: NAEP Scores Show D.C. Is a Leader in Educational Improvement — With Powerful Lessons for Other Cities

David Osborne & Emily Langhorne

Langhorne: As a Teacher, I Was Complicit in Grade Inflation. Our Low Expectations Hurt Students We Were Supposed to Help

Emily Langhorne

Analysis: Is Chicago Really America’s Fastest-Improving Urban School District? Why Claims Made by the NYT & Others Are Misleading

Emily Langhorne & David Osborne

Teacher Voice: Taking Away $250 Tax Deduction for School Supplies Speaks Volumes About How We Value Teachers

Emily Langhorne

Langhorne: When Pursuing Education Becomes a Crime, It’s the System That Should Be Scrutinized, Not the Students

Emily Langhorne