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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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California

How My California Middle School Uses Glyphs to Teach English Learners to Read

Principal's view: Many have few or no phonics skills, and some never went to elementary school. They lack the basics even in their home language.

Gerrett Suárez
Author: Gerrett Suárez
Opinion
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
Opinion

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
higher education

6 of 8 Ivy Leagues Will Soon Have Women as Presidents — Here’s Why This Matters

Felecia Commodore
Opinion

Black Community College Enrollment is Plummeting. How to Get Those Students Back

Karen A. Stout & Francesca I. Carpenter
opinion

Case Study: Delivering K-16 Outcomes with K-12 Dollars

Kevin Teasley
Opinion

With New Grants, 5 States Could Lead the Way to Widespread, Effective Tutoring

Kevin Huffman
Opinion

How CT FAFSA Challenge Closes Opportunity Gaps and Promotes Access to Higher Ed

Charlene M. Russell-Tucker & Emily Pallin
Opinion

New Report: How Districts Can Protect Fair Access to Dual Language Programs

Conor P. Williams & Shantel Meek
New Jersey

Former NJ Schools Chief: Lower Passing Scores a Parlor Trick That Hurts Students

Chris Cerf
4Fams

NYC’s New Gifted & Talented Admissions Brings Chaos — and Disregards Research

Alina Adams
Curriculum

Kentucky District Devastated by Tornado Is a National Model for Science Teaching

Susheela Valdez & Amanda Henson
Opinion

Bullying, Teen Mental Health, Suicide: How School Choice Could Save Lives

John Kristof
parent essay

For My Daughter’s Education, I’m Going to Move Mountains

Tia Llopiz
Teacher Appreciation Week

It’s Time to Make Working In Schools One of the Most Desirable Career Paths

Katy Knight
Opinion

This Teacher Appreciation Week, Celebrating Charter School Educators

Nina Rees
Opinion

Inclusion, Equality and Honors Classes in Name Only

Scott Peters
Opinion

1 in 5 Indiana 3rd-Graders Struggles to Read. How the State Is Going to Fix That

Bob Behning
commentary

Educators Must Take a Stand Against Racism & Teach Black History All Year Round

Taryn Fletcher
child care

When the Waters Rise on Child Care Programs

Elliot Haspel
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The Pandemic’s Virtual Learning is Now a Permanent Fixture of America’s Schools

Conor P. Williams
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