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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
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How Information, Navigation and Options Can Transform Education Beyond K-12

Alex Cortez
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Teachers Are on the Front Lines of Preserving Democracy. They Can’t Do It Alone

Laura S. Hamilton & Corey Savage
gun training

Is NRA Curriculum Coming to Iowa Schools?

Robert Leonard
Opinion

‘This Changes Everything’: AI Is About to Upend Teaching and Learning

Robin Lake
a nation at risk

Book Excerpt: When Schools Flush With Cash Are Also Flushing Cash Down the Drain

Connor Boyack & Corey A. DeAngelis
opinion

Educating Kids in Foster Care: Lessons Learned from a Unique School in the Bronx

Jessica Nauiokas & Melanie Hartzog
Opinion

Is Wikipedia a Good Source? 2 College Librarians Explain the Online Encyclopedia

Bridget Retzloff & Katy Kelly
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Lessons from a 9-Month Design Sprint in How to Link K-12, College & Work

Sara Allan & Ryan Reyna
Opinion

40 Years Ago ‘A Nation at Risk’ Flagged a ‘Rising Tide of Mediocrity’ in Schools

Morgan Polikoff
Curriculum

Louisiana District Ravaged by Hurricane & COVID is Bouncing Back with Science

Ann Hodson
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How Standards-Based Grading Is Empowering Students to Own Their Education

Jillian Kuhlmann & Shelby Taylor
Opinion

Case Studies: 6 Principles for Using Student-Powered Improvement in Your School

Kari Nelsestuen
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ChatGPT Is Here to Stay. Testing & Curriculum Must Adapt for Students to Succeed

Andy Canales
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Education is One Area Where ‘Domestic Realists’ Agree. Let’s Build on That

Bruno V. Manno
Curriculum

In California, ‘Slow and Steady’ Is Winning With a Tougher Science Curriculum

Nicole DiRanna
Opinion

Innovations That Reinvent the Role of Teacher — and Boost Job Satisfaction

Tequilla Brownie & Jamie Candee
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Defeating a Shooter at a School Should Be the Very Last Line of Defense

Andrew J. Rotherham & Drew Pache
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What if 2 Types of Education Reform — Charter Schools and ESAs — Merged?

Shaka Mitchell
Nashville

TN Kids: Lawmakers, Pull Your Heads Out From Under Your Desks & Pass Gun Policy

Holly McCall
Elliot's Provocations

Where Have All the Child Care Lobbyists Gone?

Elliot Haspel
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