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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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Future of High School
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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
Opinion

Michael Petrilli: When Diploma Mills Give Innovation, and School Choice, a Bad Name

Michael J. Petrilli
Washington D.C.

Williams: D.C.’s Vast and Successful Education Reforms Raise the Question: What Next to Close Achievement Gaps?

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Cantor — Public Is as Public Does: When Charter Management Organizations Resist Public Records Laws

David Cantor
Opinion

Vic Klatt Remembers Bill Goodling — a Teacher, Mentor, and Congressman Who Championed Local Control of Education

Vic Klatt
Union Report

Antonucci: Why Do So Many Union Members Enjoy Reading Coverage That’s Critical of Their Leadership?

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Herring: To Increase Educator Diversity, We Must Listen to the Voices of Experience

Dr. Cassandra Herring
Opinion

Baptiste: How to Have ‘Courageous Conversations’ About Race That Can Help End Inequities in Our Schools

Karen Baptiste
Opinion

McDougald & Weisskirk: Want All Students to Learn? Make Sure Their Teachers Get Great Content for Their Classrooms

Victoria McDougald & Lauren Weisskirk
Opinion

Bermudez: Uncommon Schools’ Summer Camp Shines a Spotlight on ‘The Kid in the Second Row’

Caroline Bermudez
Union Report

Union Report: When NEA Speaks to National Press Club, the Faces Change but Song Stays the Same

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Robinson: As the Last 34 States Submit Their ESSA Plans, Much to Be Learned From the First 17

Gerard Robinson
Opinion

Johnson: The Pizza Rule and Other Tips for Making Effective, Long-Lasting Changes in Your School

Daniel Johnson & Aaron Churchill
Opinion

Is Ed Tech Really Working? 5 Core Tenets to Rethink How We Buy, Use, and Measure New Tools

Todd Bloom, David Deschryver, Pam Moran, Chrisandra Richardson, Joseph South & Katrina Stevens
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Terry: 3 Things Every New Teacher Should Know That the Advice Books Won’t Tell Them

Kris Terry
Opinion

Williams: On Trump, DACA, and the Children You Haven’t Read About Who Will Be Hurt in a Crueler, Weaker U.S.

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Tucker Haynes: Beyond Alabama Summer Reading List Furor, the Need for Common Core Standards

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
Opinion

Schmitz & Aldeman: Want to Keep Veteran Teachers? End the Pension Push-out

Kirsten Schmitz & Chad Aldeman
Opinion

The Joy in My Day: A Love Note to My Kids’ School

Conor P. Williams
Every Student Succeeds Act

Analysis: Strong Incentives for Academic Progress in New York’s Early ESSA Plan, But Goals Could Be More Ambitious

Phillip Lovell
Opinion

Analysis: Oakland Educators Bridging Charter-Traditional School Divide to Work Toward Equity for All Students

Joe McKown & Jonathan Travers
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