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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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With Deadline Set for Houston, Lessons from Previous State Takeovers

Margo Roen
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Mentoring Is Declining Just When Young People Need It Most. Congress Can Help

Tim Wills
Keeping it 100

The Mis-Education of Black Students: Teaching the Truth in a Time of Oppression

Sharif El-Mekki
Opinion

Don’t Overlook Families when Implementing SEL Strategies in School

Polly Stansell
commentary

Virtual Reality & Other New Technologies Pose Risks for Kids. It’s Time to Act

Andrew Buher & Hal Friedlander
4Fams

My Humbling Education in What Families Really Want from their Kids’ Schools

Alina Adams
commentary

To Retain the Support of Black Voters, Democrats Must Re-Embrace Charter Schools

Markose Butler
Opinion

Why LA School Workers Deserve More & the City’s 420,000 Students Deserve Better

Yolie Flores
book bans

Story of 1939 VA Library Sit-in Reinforces Today’s Fight for Access to Books

Lisa Guernsey & Jazmyne Owens
Future of High School

Transforming How High School Is Taught Is Tough, But Possible: How I Did It

Nikki Wallace
school safety

Save Children From Gun Violence: Make the Promise This Week to ‘Say Something’

Nicole Hockley
student athletes

As March Madness Looms, Growth in Sports Betting a Threat to College Athletes

Jason W. Osborne
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Educator’s View: What Good is Technology if Teachers Aren’t Trained to Use It?

D'Andre J. Weaver
School improvement

I Thought School Autonomy Was the Silver Bullet for Improvement. I Was Wrong-ish

Malika Anderson
Opinion

Educators’ View: What Teachers Need to Succeed and Stay in the Classroom

Nell McAnelly & Maria Neira
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Educator’s View: 5 Strategies for Incorporating Joy in the Classroom

Cricket Heinze
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ChatGPT Could Be an Effective and Affordable Tutor

Anne Trumbore
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Principal’s View: How Alabama Is Leading the Way in Solving the Math Crisis

Dilhani Uswatte
higher education

3 Pandemic Lessons About Inequality in College & Why They Matter Today

Elena G. van Stee
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Excellence and Empowerment: A Philanthropic Approach to Education Reform

Erica Haines
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