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Principals Helping Principals: 20 Years After Columbine Shooting, School Leaders Form ‘Recovery Network’ to Support Others Confronted by Tragedy
How Columbine Went Viral
Can Civics Education Allow Schools to Rediscover Their Democratic Purpose — and Help Rescue America From Decline?
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Less Than Half of Los Angeles’s Class of 2019 Are on Track to Graduate With Grades That Would Make Them Eligible to Apply for California’s Public Universities
Research Finds Pre-K Enrollment, Spending Stagnant, As Key Federal Early Learning Grants Are About to Dry Up
The B.A. Breakthrough
The B.A. Breakthrough
A ‘Bot’ That’s Changing the Game for College Selection: Meet the Midwest Software Whiz Whose Program Is Now Helping Students Find Better Fits — and Earn More Degrees
The 74 Interview
The 74 Interview
The 74 Interview: Priscilla Chan on Supporting Whole-Child Education, Nurturing Diverse Scientists and Measuring Success Beyond Math and Reading
Two Decades Ago, They Survived the Horrors of Columbine. Two Became Teachers. One Stayed in the Classroom. Today, They Reflect on Grief and America’s Shooting-Scarred Landscape
Every Student Succeeds Act
Every Student Succeeds Act
This Week’s ESSA News: Arizona Could Lose $300 Million Over Assessments, DeVos Chats With State Chiefs, Montana Struggles in Defining ‘Ineffective’ Teachers & More
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
As L.A. Schools Count 1,000 More Homeless Students in Just Five Months, a Search for Stronger Local and State Supports
How Generation Citizen Uses Action Civics to Empower Students, Grow Lifelong Citizens and Combat Inequality
Social-Emotional Learning Is Vital — but Needs to Be Measured Correctly and Can’t Usurp Academics, Panelists Say
As Indiana’s Foster Care Population Rises, New State Data Reveal Troubling Outcomes for Students — but Questions Remain About Whether These Numbers Tell the Whole Story
Photo Tour: The Students, Educators, Classrooms & Activism That Define Democracy Prep, a School Network Built Around Civics
How Democracy Prep Is Drawing Upon Civics to Challenge Its Students to ‘Change the World’ — Before They Graduate
Democracy Prep’s Expansion Woes Raise Questions About Whether Civics Education Can Be Brought to Scale
Teaching Democracy: How One School Network Has Baked Civics & Activism Into Its DNA — and Produced Graduates Who Are More Likely to Vote
House Education Committee Homes In on DeVos’s Proposed Tax Credit Scholarship, Claiming It Would Take Funds From Other Ed Programs
Book Excerpt: On the Hunt for America’s Best High Schools, a Harvard Professor and a Teacher Find Disappointment — Then Inspiration Hidden in Plain Sight
Every Student Succeeds Act
Every Student Succeeds Act
This Week’s ESSA News: Michigan’s New School Rating System Runs Afoul of Education Law, States Look to Modify Education Plans Without Federal Sign-Off & More