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Support for Testing and Accountability Is Waning. Is Politics to Blame?

Hartney: It reflects the unwillingness of the political class to make holding schools accountable for learning the cornerstone of American education.

Michael Hartney
Author: Michael Hartney
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K-12 Education Alone Can’t Disrupt the Poverty Cycle. My School Is Fixing That

Bonilla-Santiago: Students at my New Jersey school start prepping for college in K-8, earn credits in HS & get tuition assistance toward a bachelor's.

Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
Author: Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
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What California Teachers Are Trying, Building, and Learning with AI

Waite, Chu and Weiner: AI tools can be powerful when supporting a clear, consistent instructional strategy and strong teacher-student relationships.

Chelsea Waite, Lisa Chu & Steven Weiner
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Parents Who Oppose Sex Education in Schools Often Don’t Discuss it at Home

Lawmakers and school boards across the country have established policies limiting what schools can teach about gender, sexuality & reproductive health

Robin Pickering, Gonzaga University
Pandemic

American Rescue Plan Provides Once-In-a-Generation Opportunity for Educators

Heather Boughton, Jessica de Barros, , Sydney Payne & Nate Schwartz
Pandemic

Lessons from the Rise in Homeschooling

Alex Spurrier
Pandemic

5 Ways to Make Masks Less Stressful for Kids During the Pandemic

Ashley Simpson Baird & Sarah Hesselmann
Pandemic

Student Quarantines — Next Major School Disruption

John Bailey
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How Much School Policy Is Based on Perception Instead of Knowledge?

Mike Antonucci
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Closing the Racial Gap in Advanced HS Courses

Roby Chatterji
Pandemic

The Fatal Flaws of Conservatives Championing the ‘Recklessly Unmasked’

Conor P. Williams
Pandemic

My District Requires COVID Vaccines for School Staff. Yours Should, Too

Pedro Martinez
Pandemic

Will NYC Parents Strike Over Remote Learning?

Alina Adams
Opinion

Commentary: FDA Must Ban All Flavored E-Cigarettes

Laurie Rubiner & Linda Mendonca
Pandemic

A Dad's Plea: Please Protect Our Kids from COVID-19

Nathan Kelly
Opinion

Seizing the Reconciliation Opportunity

Elliot Haspel
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Making School Choice Available to All Families

Christian Barnard
Pandemic

Back to School — After 18 Months of COVID: Before Kids Can Learn They Must Heal

Conor P. Williams
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Montreal: The North American City Where Family-Friendliness is ‘Like a Religion’

Kendra Hurley
Pandemic

Hired Today, Fired in ‘22: Are Relief Funds Setting Schools Up for Fiscal Cliff?

Chad Aldeman
Pandemic

Analysis — Making it Hard When the Stakes Are High: Inside an Increasingly Chaotic (and Divisive) Back-to-School Season

Tressa Pankovits
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Education Is Not a Zero-Sum Game. So Why Are We Demanding Identical Results?

Alina Adams
Pandemic

Former Government Officials Issue National Call for College COVID Safe Zones

Mark McClellan, Andy Slavitt & John Bridgeland
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Boosting the 'Educonomy' to Help Rural Students Succeed

Landon Mascareñaz
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