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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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literacy

How do Kids Learn to Read? There Are as Many Ways as There Are Students

Literacy expert: Not all children learn to read in the same way, but schools tend to adopt a single approach to literacy.

K. Dara Hill, The Conversation
Future of High School
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Future of High School

What Employers Want, Project-Based Learning Can Deliver

Lenz and McCutchen: More states and districts are focusing on such skills as communication, problem-solving, critical thinking and collaboration.

Bob Lenz & Alprentice McCutchen
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AI

STEM’s Grand Challenges — And Opportunities

Weld: With focus shifting to AI, changes in federal data and grant programs, and a lack of public awareness, STEM education must adapt and expand.

Jeff Weld
Author: Jeff Weld
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NYC Parents Sound Off About Plan to Ban Cellphones in Schools

Alina Adams
Opinion

School Interventions Offer Best Shot At Reducing Youth Violence

Laura Voith
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‘Gap Busters’: Lessons from Charter Authorizers in Helping All Kids Achieve More

Karega Rausch
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In South Florida, Parents Are Building Their Children’s Education a la Carte

Ron Matus
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‘Brown’ Devastated the Black Teaching Force. It’s Long Past Time to Fix That

Tequilla Brownie & Marc Morial
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For Youth Job Training Programs to Work, Employers Must Have Skin in the Game

Peter Sloane
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High-Poverty Schools in Colorado, Massachusetts Defying the Odds for Students

Rianna Saslow & Charles Barone
Philadelphia

Most Philly Students Have College Ambitions, But Prep Varies by High School

Joseph Sageman
Opinion

Care is No Ordinary Good

Elliot Haspel
Opinion

New Database Features 250 AI Tools That Can Enhance Social Science Research

Megan Stubbs-Richardson, Devon Brenner, Lauren Etheredge & MacKenzie Paul
Analysis

When Was the Golden Age of American K-12 Education? And How Can We Tell?

Michael J. Petrilli
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Stop Blame Game, Keep an Open Mind: Alaska District Fights Chronic Absenteeism

Justin Ainsworth
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If Only Child Care Costs Were Transparent, Searches Would Be Simpler and Easier

Haley Swenson
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Generative Artificial Intelligence May Help Teachers. Does It Work for Students?

Meghan McCormick
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State Accountability Systems Must Look Beyond College & Career Readiness

Ryan Reyna & Michael Deuser
advanced placement

5 Ways to Embrace Advanced Learning Programs & Make Them Available to More Kids

Peg Tyre
algebra

Why Expanding Access to Algebra is a Matter of Civil Rights

Liza Bondurant
Oregon

Oregon Schools Face Layoffs, Larger Class Sizes Amid Financial Crisis

Gary Conkling & Pat McCormick
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Juneteenth: New Ways to Teach about Slavery, Black Perseverance and U.S. History

Raphael E. Rogers
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Public Schools Violate Their Sacred Mission When They Turn Students Away

Tim DeRoche
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