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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
4Fams

I Could Get a Spanish Tutor for My Daughter. Why I’m Letting Her Fail Instead

Alina Adams
Opinion

As Feds Invest in New Bilingual Teachers, State Licensing Hurdles Must Go

Conor P. Williams & Shantel Meek
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A Progressive Vision for Educational Choice: 5 Questions to Ask

Chad Aldeman
Opinion

Personalized Education Is Not a Panacea. Neither Is Artificial Intelligence

Natalia Kucirkova
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Parent Power: Key Strategies for Developing Leaders and Advocates in Schools

Sarah Dec & Lauren Cassidy
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How Newark’s Universal School Application Split in 2 — and What to Do About It

Laura Waters
Opinion

Schools Must Know If Their Learning-Loss Programs Work — Before ESSER Funds End

Anu Malipatil
Opinion

Helping Schools and Districts Address Mental Health Crisis Among Their Students

Anne Brown
Opinion

Peer-to-Peer Counseling Can Help Schools Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Alison Malmon
Opinion

Bring on School-Aged Care

Elliot Haspel
Opinion

‘Achievement Gap’ vs. ‘Education Debt’: Why the Language of Testing Matters

Jennifer Randall
Opinion

Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Schools Must Do to Help

Simone Marean & Takai Tyler
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What it Takes to Become a Spelling Bee Champ

Pawan Dhingra
Curriculum

Louisiana Grad Returns to Old Middle School: ‘I Wish I Had Been Taught This Way’

Robert Emery Godke
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Superintendent’s View: Being a Mentor for the Leaders of Today — and Tomorrow

Alena Zachery-Ross
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AI Will Not Transform K-12 Education Without Changes to 'the Grammar of School'

Joel Rose
Opinion

School Districts Often Oppose Open Enrollment. Why That’s a Mistake

Jude Schwalbach
Teacher Appreciation Month

Better Pay, Better Materials, Training, Respect — What Survey Says Teachers Want

Sydney Morris
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Teachers Want to Innovate. Schools that Don’t Let Them Are Losing Out

Chelsea Waite
Opinion

To Bolster Civics Knowledge & Reading Skills, Why Not Do Both at the Same Time?

Ross Wiener
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