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Dismantling Ed Dept. Will Harm More Than 26 Million Kids — and America’s Future

Flores: Students in poverty & rural areas, kids with disabilities, English learners and homeless children will all suffer without federal protections.

Yolie Flores
Author: Yolie Flores
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Red States’ School Vouchers Mark Biggest Shift in U.S. Education in a Century

Osborne: In 14 GOP-dominated states, Education Savings Accounts will upend equal opportunity and make school quality dependent on family wealth.

David Osborne
Author: David Osborne
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We Started Grouping Students by Reading Ability vs. Grade. Here’s What Happened

Berg: Educators teach skills that every student in the room is ready for. There’s no guessing and no watering down instruction.

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

Covington: For students who watched the viral social media response to a classmate’s death, news literacy is key.

Hannah Covington
Author: Hannah Covington
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How Are English Learners Doing? The Answers Right Now Are Broad and Incomplete

Leslie Villegas
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The U.S. Needs Workers to Fill Good-Paying Jobs. The Time to Train Them Is in HS

Rebeca Shackleford & Kristen Hengtgen
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ESSER Deadline Puts Out-of-School Programs on the Chopping Block. That’s a Shame

Emma Banay
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How Indiana Is Leading the Way in Measuring Schools By What Matters Most

David Harris
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Curriculum Alone Won’t Fix America’s Reading Crisis — Teachers Must Have a Say

Evan Stone & Eric Hirsch
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Being Bullied in High School Can Make Teens Less Optimistic About the Future

Hannah L. Schacter
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For Many Students, Homeless Means School-less — and Things Could Get Even Worse

Barbara Duffield
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In Houston, a Wholesale Transformation Delivers Better Education for Students

Mike Miles
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Virginia’s New Accountability System Looks to Raise the Bar on Schools

Chad Aldeman
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I’m a Tutor in South Central LA. Here’s What Kids There Need to Learn to Read

Janette Fu
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How My HS Helped Me Find My Career Path When I Realized College Wasn’t for Me

Jake Christianson
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This Hispanic Heritage Month, Encouraging Latino Students to Pursue STEM Careers

Carlos Romero
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Beyond Lesson Plans: AI Can Boost Teacher Creativity, Provide Classroom Advice

Samantha Keppler & Clare Snyder
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Amid a Federal Probe, New NYC Schools Chancellor Could Provide Calm in the Storm

David C. Bloomfield
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For the Sake of America’s School Children, Congress Must Keep AmeriCorps Going

Robert Balfanz & Kevin Huffman
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How Team-Based Teaching Can Support Student Learning and Reduce Teacher Burnout

Chad Aldeman
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4 Ways to Help Middle Schoolers Recover from COVID Learning Losses in Reading

Miah Daughtery
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NAACP Resolutions on Literacy as a Civil Right Are a Wake-Up Call for Schools

Kareem Weaver
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More Choices, Less Polarization: How Other Countries Are Making School Work

Ashley Berner
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New Toolkit Helps Policymakers Use Research from 4 Decades of Education Reform

Stephen Bowen
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