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Future of High School

We Are High Achievers, But We Were Almost a Statistic

Briauna and Tiauna Black: When tragedy struck, a hybrid school provided the flexibility and support needed to move from high school to career.

Briauna Black and Tiauna Black
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Building Sustainable STEM Pathways Requires Trust, Collaboration

When communities feel seen, heard and valued, they become co-architects of change.

Bianca Alvarado, EdSource
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Diversifying the Special Education Teacher Workforce Could Benefit US Schools

The demographics of the special ed teacher workforce have remained static, but the student population these educators serve is becoming more diverse.

Elizabeth Bettini, LaRon A. Scott & Tuan D. Nguyen
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Teachers Wary of Shuttering the Education Department, More Optimistic About AI

Tadros, Lopez, and Pope: Federal and local decisions continue to be made without the voices of teachers who know students and classrooms best.

Joseph Tadros, Jennifer López & Carlotta Pope
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Why Local Education Organizations Matter, and Why They Matter More Now

Jose Eos Trinidad
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When Students Don’t Show Up, It’s Not the Kids Failing. What Schools Should Do

Khari Shabazz
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NAEP Data Is Critical for Students With Disabilities. It Must Not Disappear

Laura Stelitano & Nicole Fuller
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When Civic Education Starts with Paper, Paint and a Pair of Scissors

Carrie Snyder-Renfro
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We’re Not Protecting Children. We’re Recycling Their Trauma

Mathangi Swaminathan
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Across Party Lines, Stakeholders Are Calling for Regulatory Reform in Child Care

Elliot Haspel
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Belonging Is the Missing Link in AI-integrated Classrooms

Lea M. Crusey
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Teach Them to Disagree: Why Civility Belongs in Every Classroom

Frederick J. Ryan Jr.
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Employers Are Filling the Child Care Void, But Is That the Right Solution?

Megan Prior

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It’s Time to Reject Chronic Absenteeism as the New Normal in Student Attendance

Liz Cohen
Artificial Intelligence

Could an AI-Driven ‘Job Apocalypse’ Push the Best and Brightest into Teaching?

Michael J. Petrilli
Politics

Tackling Boys’ Struggles in School and Life Could Hold Key to Political Success

Richard Whitmire
4Fams

Lessons Learned from 20-Plus Years of Public School Parent Advocacy

Alina Adams
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Private School Choice Is the Wrong Choice for Kids With Disabilities, Like Mine

Jennifer Coco
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Hustle Math: A Lesson in Reckoning with the Real Cost of Child Care

Melodie Baker
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Red States’ School Vouchers Mark Biggest Shift in U.S. Education in a Century

David Osborne
literacy

We Started Grouping Students by Reading Ability vs. Grade. Here’s What Happened

Jessica Berg
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I Talked to Teenagers About Conspiracy Theories. Here’s What They Told Me

Hannah Covington
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Last School Year Was the Hottest on Record. How Do We Protect Students?

Paige Shoemaker DeMio
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4 Creative Ways to Engage Kids in STEM Over the Summer

Amber M. Simpson
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