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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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School’s Out for Summer, Parents Need Support With Youth Mental Health

Bullock, Contreras and Curbelo: Parents are understandably frustrated by how challenging it is to find the right resources to support their kids.

Steve Bullock, January Contreras & Carlos Curbelo
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Reflections From a Formerly Disengaged Teen

Student’s view: I used to sit in the back of class, trying my best to avoid eye contact with my teacher, but now I sit in the front row every day.

Hannah Askew
Author: Hannah Askew
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Family Structure Matters to Student Achievement. What Should We Do With That?

Pondiscio: The presence and engagement of a child’s father has a powerful effect on their academic and emotional well-being, new research shows.

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
Opinion

Robin Lake: Denver’s Storied Portfolio District Is Starting to Act Like Just Another City School System

Robin Lake
Opinion

Cunningham: What’s Driving Chicago’s School Turnaround Success? Lessons From 30 Years of Ed Reform

Peter Cunningham
Opinion

Jeb Bush & Ann D. Duplessis: Only a Revolution in Educational Opportunity Will Fulfill Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Justice and Equality

Jeb Bush & Ann Duplessis
Opinion

Grinter: Delivering on the Promise of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Education Dream

Mendell Grinter
Opinion

Williams: Some Practical — If Uncomfortable — Solutions to the Stubborn School Segregation Mapped Out by Vox

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Whitmire: Want to Serve Student Interests in District-Charter Partnerships? New Study Advises Tackling the Adult Politics First

Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Chris Minnich: How States Have Led on Education — and Will Continue to Lead

Chris Minnich
Union Report

Analysis: The ‘One Percent’ Leaders of America’s Top Teachers Unions, All Making More Than $300,000 a Year

Mike Antonucci
Reactions & Reflections

Analysis: Is Scapegoating Charter Schools on Segregation Actually a Stealth Attack on Educational Excellence for African-American Students?

Derrell Bradford
Opinion

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

Emily Langhorne & David Osborne
Opinion

GreatSchools: Why We’re Giving Parents More School Quality Info — and How States Can Step Up to Help

Matthew Nelson
No Child Left Behind

Williams: NCLB Sounded Tougher on Accountability Than It Actually Was and Yet It Was Still Demonized

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Analysis: Why School Districts Need a ‘Consumer Reports’ for Ed Tech

Bart Epstein
Opinion

Analysis: PTA Purchasing Power Leaves Low-Income Schools Even Further Behind

Samantha Batel & Erin Roth
Union Report

Union Report: The 10 Most Memorable Teachers Union Quotes of 2017

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Sedlis: Bloomberg Was Right. Time for De Blasio to Start Closing New York City’s Worst Schools and Opening Better Ones

Jenny Sedlis
Opinion

Analysis: 5 Ways Adults Can Develop Children With Strong Social and Emotional Skills

Bridget Laird
Opinion

How Girl Scouts Helped Astronaut Reach for the Stars — and Is Going All In on STEM Education for Girls

Sylvia Acevedo
Opinion

Williams: Trump’s America Through the Fearful but Still Hopeful Eyes of My Old Brooklyn Student & Friends

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Analysis: ESSA, Like NCLB, Encourages Schools to Fudge Graduation Rates. Here’s How to Make the Numbers Really Count

Laura Jimenez
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