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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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New Hampshire’s Universal School Choice Expansion Is a Win for Students, Parents

Mullins: Strong policy changes lives, and the Granite State just changed thousands of them for the better. It's not just policy — it’s possibility.

Ashley DeMauro Mullins
Author: Ashley DeMauro Mullins
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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
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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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Louisiana Students Look Beyond High School With Workplace-Based Learning and Micro-industry Engagement

Dave Lefkowith
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Whitmire: 7 Ways Charter Schools & Districts Are Remaking Education in Texas

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

Emily Langhorne
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My San Francisco Neighborhood Needs a Great Elementary School. On Tuesday, the School Board Can Vote to Give Us One

Geraldine Anderson
The 'A' Word

The ‘A’ Word: Holly Kuzmich — ‘Many of the Challenges Still in Place Can’t Be Tackled Via Policy Change’

Holly Kuzmich
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Drucker: Finding Hope in Fellow Millennials and Their Willingness to Reimagine Education

Romy Drucker
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Analysis: 4 Steps Schools Can Take to Boost Family Engagement and Make Parents Partners in Their Kids’ Success

Jessica Lander
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Teacher Turnover Debate: Linda Darling-Hammond, Colleagues Respond to Critiques of Their Latest Study

Linda Darling-Hammond, Desiree Carver-Thomas & Leib Sutcher
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Cunningham: What’s Driving Chicago’s Educational Success? A Panel of Experts Seeks Answers

Peter Cunningham
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Magee: 5 Key Points in Chiefs for Change’s Bipartisan Vision for America’s Schools

Mike Magee
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2 New LA School Board Members Were Elected to Bridge District-Charter Divide. Now Comes Their First Test

Chris Bertelli
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Has TFA Lost Its Way? No — It Is Evolving to Meet the Needs of Its Recruits & the Students They Teach

Heather Harding
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Teacher Voice: Dual Language Approach Sees Speaking Spanish for What It Is — a Powerful Asset

Callie Lowenstein
Union Report

Analysis: Teachers Unions Will Argue in Court That ‘Agency Fees’ Don’t Fund Political Activities. But They’re Saying Something Different to Members

Mike Antonucci
Union Report

Union Report: 8 Ways the NEA Plans to Keep Power, Money, Members If SCOTUS Ends Mandatory Dues

Mike Antonucci
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Bermudez: At NY Autism Charter School, Classroom Learning Is Just the Start

Caroline Bermudez
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Stewart: Where Are the Advocates as NYC Sends 100s of Troubled Teachers Into Struggling Schools?

Chris Stewart
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A Student’s View: Flint’s Poisoned Water and Finding Structural Racism ‘in the Fine Print’

Onotse Omoyeni
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Special Ed Kids Deserve a First-Class Education. Top Charter Networks Must Give It to Them

Noah Mackert
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Fool Me Twice? New York City Rejects Research Critical of Renewal Schools

Marcus A. Winters
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