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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
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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
Opinion

Voter Support for Child Care Is Sky-High Yet Butter-Soft

Elliot Haspel
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Broken Kid, Bad Kid: Schools & Foster System Must Do More for Students in Need

Chantal Hinds & Michael Zink
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3 Steps School Districts Can Take to Address the Student Mental Health Crisis

Laura Smith
4Fams

NYC Mayor’s Comments on Charter Cap a No-Confidence Vote in District Schools

Alina Adams
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Applying a Next-Generation Evidence Approach to DARPA for Education

Kelly Fitzsimmons
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To End Racial Violence, Start by Talking with Little Kids — at Home

Andrew Grant-Thomas & Melissa Giraud
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Superintendents’ View: Leading a District is Hard — But We Love It. Here’s Why

Dr. Gina Cinotti & Dr. Rick Cobb
Curriculum

Using High-Quality Curriculum Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Still Have Fun Learning

LaTasha Bolton
social media

Dozens of U.S. Schools, Universities Move to Ban TikTok

Nir Kshetri
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Principal’s View: How High-Dosage Tutoring Transformed My NYC Middle School

Chuck Jones
child care

In Plain Dollars and Cents, a Child Care Policy Without Major Compensation Increases Is No Child Care Policy

Elliot Haspel
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Ye, Kyrie Irving Show Why Schools Need to Teach Black History of the Holocaust

Jessica Trisko Darden
learning loss

Relationships, Recognition, Shared Vision: Principals Can Ease Teacher Stress

Alyssa Gallagher & Tara O’Brien
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Educator’s View: Restorative Justice Can’t Work If There Aren’t Enough Teachers

Meredith Coffey
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What Schools Should Do About COVID’s Chronic Impact on Special Ed Students

Bob Cunningham
Career Readiness

Incremental Change Didn’t Save Blockbuster. It Won’t Save Education, Either

Mike Miles
National School Choice Week

School Choice Works in Rural America — Just Take a Look at Florida

Ron Matus
National School Choice Week

Scores Show ‘Personalized Learning’ Schools in CA Kept Kids on Track Amid COVID

Paul Keefer
Curriculum

New Curriculum Adoption Helps Tennessee District Achieve Joy in Classrooms

Jennifer Whalen
National School Choice Week

How One HS Offers Alumni Career Coaches — and Teaches Grads to Embrace Ambition

Kelby Hicks
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