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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
Future of High School
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
Union Report

Analysis: Janus Ruling Could Force Unions to Compete for Members

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Sahm: NYC Charters Are Leading the Way on School Integration

Charles Sahm
Opinion

Brian Pick: How to Help Teachers Get Excited About What They’re Teaching — and Become Better Learners

Brian Pick
Opinion

Report Identifies America’s Best Charter Schools, Where Over 100,000 Kids Are Shown to Be Months Ahead of Peers

Alex Hernandez
Opinion

Morris & Yoshikawa: The Short-Term Economic Argument for Expanding Access to Preschool

Pamela Morris & Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Opinion

Williams: In Praise of New Jersey, Illinois, Louisiana — 3 States Smartly Using ESSA to Help English Learners

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Bailey: Why U.S. Schools Should Look to British Pre-K Standards for Best Early Childhood Ed

Kate Bailey
Opinion

Sorensen: How the ‘Friends of the Children’ Mentorship Program Helps Vulnerable Youth Thrive

Terri Sorensen
Union Report

Union Report: The Sad Triviality of the National Education Association’s Annual Conference

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Rees: The Charter School Movement Meets in Washington, D.C., at a Pivotal Moment

Nina Rees
Opinion

Eden: An Urgent Call for School Transparency — and Giving Parents the Info They Actually Care About

Max Eden
Opinion

Analysis: Boycotts? Endorsements? Not So Fast — NEA Top Brass Reins in Activist Members

Mike Antonucci
Union Report

Janus v. AFSCME: Lawyers in Key Union Case Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court for 2017–18 Hearing

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Rhim: 4 Ways Philanthropy Can Set the Bar for Special Education in Charter Schools

Lauren Morando Rhim
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Analysis: For Ed Tech That Actually Works, Embrace the Science of Learning

Kristen DiCerbo, Aubrey Francisco, Bror Saxberg & Melina Uncapher
Personalized Learning

Betheny Gross: Starting With the ‘Why’ in Personalized Learning

Betheny Gross
Opinion

Korman & Rotherham: An Open Letter to Presidential Candidate Mr. The Rock About Rethinking Juvenile Justice

Andrew J. Rotherham & Hailly T.N. Korman
Opinion

Parent’s Perspective: How Virtual Education Has Changed My Son’s Life — and Why Florida Must Update Its Law

Sherrie Johnson-Ojeda
Opinion

Allen: The Real Ed Reform Schism Is Between Parents Who Need School Choice & Elites Who Just Don’t Get It

Jeanne Allen
Union Report

Teachers Unions Prepare for Thousands of Lost Members as New Case Moves Toward the Supreme Court

Mike Antonucci
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