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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
Opinion

Whither Family, Friends & Neighbor Care?

Elliot Haspel
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New Class Size Law Means 17,700 More NYC Teachers. Where Will They Come From?

Alina Adams
Opinion

Who Makes a Good Tutor? You Don’t Need a College Degree to Be Great

Amanda Neitzel & Jen Krajewski
Opinion

The Lahaina Fires Illuminate Our Immense Unpreparedness of Weather-Related Disasters

Haley Swenson
Future of High School

Around the World, Teens Raise Fish for School Lunch, Turn Cooking Oil to Fuel

Chris Terrill
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Student Voice: When Our Schools Are Broken-Down, Our Mental Health Suffers

Oni Boulware
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Teachers Have Too Many Extra Responsibilities to Be Effective. Some Ways to Help

Joseph Tadros & Genelle Faulkner
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1 Way to Avoid Fiscal Cliff: Make It Easy for Districts to Apply for Funding

Kunjan Narechania
Opinion

Preparing Special-Needs Kids for the Future — as We Did With Our Son

Marion Morgenthal
4Fams

Want to Raise MS and HS Achievement at No Cost? Start Classes at 8:30, or Later

Alina Adams
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In Alaska, a School of the Future 50 Years in the Making

Chad Aldeman
Illinois

Open Invitation to Florida and Texas Teachers: Come to Illinois. We Trust You

Tony Sanders
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Panelists Talk Districts’ Challenges and the Looming Fiscal Cliff

Mebane Rash
Opinion

Education a Civil Rights Issue for Black Students with Disabilities & Families

Cheryl Poe
Opinion

National Charter Schools Founders Library Preserves the Past, Shapes the Future

Ember Reichgott Junge
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COVID Relief Funds Are an Overlooked Resource for Helping Homeless Students

Barbara Duffield
Opinion

Elementary School Kids Get Just 18 Minutes of Science a Day. That Has to Change

Serena McCalla
Opinion

Child Care is Now Free for Some Families — Which Raises Some Questions!

Elliot Haspel
Opinion

3 Things Schools Can Do to Help Ease the Student Mental Health Crisis

Richard Stopol
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Student-Led Conference Puts Focus on AI and Education

Johnny Chang
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