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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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Reading Reform Will Fail Without Families

Schools are trying to raise the bar on reading — but they need parents to hold it up.

Maya Payne Smart
Author: Maya Payne Smart
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The Road to Educational Equity: Can Ed Tech Solve the Digital Divide?

Prakash: Ed tech is not a short-term fix or an optional add-on, but rather a core element of a broader equity agenda prioritizing student outcomes.

Aditya Prakash
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New Interactive Map Showcases Personalized Learning in All 50 States

Hammonds & Hite: The adoption of policies to support competency-based teaching & learning marks a significant shift in how student success is viewed.

Bill Hite
Author: Bill Hite
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Learning Together as a Team Boosts Both Teachers’ Practice & Student Achievement

Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey
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To Close the Latino Student Success Gap, Open Up the Educator Pipeline

Amanda Fernandez & Dana Bryson
Teacher Retention

The Voices We Don’t Hear: Teachers Who Gave Up

Robert Pondiscio
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The True Impact of School Meal Funding Cuts: More Hunger, Less Learning

Katie Wilson
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Millions of Kids Learn Through Public Media. Why Take That Away?

Shelley Pasnik
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Instead of Banning Cellphones in School, Our Connecticut District Embraced Them

Mark D. Benigni & Barbara A. Haeffner
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AI Tool Shows Teachers What They Do in the Classroom — and How to Do It Better

David Adams & Michael Middleton
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Federal Enforcement of Open Enrollment Law Is Good News for Students & Families

Robert Enlow
Early Care and Education

Head Start May Have Gotten a Reprieve, but It’s Not Out of the Woods

Katie Hamm
immigration

SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Case Raises Questions About Judicial Authority

Cassandra Burke Robertson
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Teletherapy Can Be Even Better Than In-Person Counseling for Kids’ Mental Health

Juliana Chen
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As Federal Policies Threaten Special Ed, State & Local Leadership Are a Lifeline

Sarah Sandelius
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Wisconsin Is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers Are Taking a Stand

Elliot Haspel
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With Washington Cutting Programs, States Must Step Up on Child Mental Health

Zainab Okolo
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Teach For America Should Embrace Apprenticeship Model Amid AmeriCorps Cuts

David Donaldson
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America’s Investment in Education Is Lagging — and the Workforce Pays the Price

Courtney Brown
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Five Ways High-Performing Schools Use Data to Help Students Succeed

Rianna Saslow
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The Power of ‘Precovery’: Building Safer, More Resilient Schools

Marleen Wong
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A Way Out of SCOTUS Charter School Ruling Mess: Focus on Mission, Not Religion

Richard D. Kahlenberg
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Amid Chaos, There’s Still Plenty of Good News on the Path to Higher Education

Stanley Litow
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