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Future of High School

We Are High Achievers, But We Were Almost a Statistic

Briauna and Tiauna Black: When tragedy struck, a hybrid school provided the flexibility and support needed to move from high school to career.

Briauna Black and Tiauna Black
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School’s Out for Summer, Parents Need Support With Youth Mental Health

Bullock, Contreras and Curbelo: Parents are understandably frustrated by how challenging it is to find the right resources to support their kids.

Steve Bullock, January Contreras & Carlos Curbelo
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Reflections From a Formerly Disengaged Teen

Student’s view: I used to sit in the back of class, trying my best to avoid eye contact with my teacher, but now I sit in the front row every day.

Hannah Askew
Author: Hannah Askew
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Family Structure Matters to Student Achievement. What Should We Do With That?

Pondiscio: The presence and engagement of a child’s father has a powerful effect on their academic and emotional well-being, new research shows.

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
Pandemic

Sharma: Online Testing Is Great. But Traditional Pencil-and-Paper Work Gives Insights That Digital Can’t, Especially in Math

Shalinee Sharma
Pandemic

Adams: COVID-19 Learning Loss Will Be Devastating for NYC Students. But the School System Will Come Out Looking Just Fine

Alina Adams
Chicago

Analysis: Time to View a First Language Not as a Barrier but as an Asset for English Learners & Celebrate Their Bilingual Successes

Karen Garibay-Mulattieri
Pandemic

4 Tips From a Homeschool Mom for Setting Up a Pod That Works for Your Children

Anne Crossman
Washington D.C.

Taheri: Giving At-Risk Kids Priority in Lottery for D.C. Charter Schools Can Help Integration and Right a Historic Wrong

Ramin Taheri
pandemic

Riley: Creativity Is Not a Soft Skill — It Is a Must-Have Mindset for the 21st Century. How Teachers Can Nurture It in Their Students

Susan Riley
Pandemic

Waldron: COVID Slide Is Not a Foregone Conclusion — 4 Ways a Small Group of Schools Is Defying Predictions for Low-Income Students of Color

Rob Waldron
Pandemic

Roberts: Parent Coaching Can Relieve Stress, Bolster Babies’ Language Skills and Create a Deeper Sense of Community

Carly Roberts
Pandemic

Commentary: Like Hurricane Katrina, COVID-19 Is an Opportunity for Change. From Curriculum to Attendance to Racial Inequities, Areas for Schools to Consider

Kevin Guitterrez & Carrie Stewart
Pandemic Notebook

Student Voice: ‘Canvas’ Bitmojis, Fascinating Teacher Digressions and Other Reasons to Be Hopeful as Virtual School Starts Anew

Sadie Bograd
pandemic

Klibanoff: Books Can Teach Empathy and Connect Past, Present & Future. That’s Why We’re Helping Teachers Fill Their Classroom Libraries

Caroline Klibanoff
Pandemic

Why Reading Is Fundamental to Racial Equity

Stephanie J. Hull
Pandemic

Schuler: Redefining Ready — Will COVID-19 Inspire Educators to Better Prepare Students for an Uncertain Future?

David Schuler
Keeping it 100

McCloud & Marigna: It’s Not Just About Policing — 3 Ideas for Addressing Systemic Racism in Our Schools and Communities

Shennell McCloud & Vincent Marigna
Pandemic

Adams: Children Don’t All Learn the Same Way, or on the Same Timetable. So Why Should Our Education System Be One-Size-Fits-All?

Alina Adams
Pandemic

A Teacher’s View: 2020 Can Be an Opportunity for Us to Hone Our Craft and Become Better Educators. We Must Not Waste It

Mandy Peyrani
Washington D.C.

As D.C. Feels Gentrification Pressures, New Study Finds Its Pre-K Lottery Provides Equal — but Not Necessary Equitable — Access

Conor P. Williams
Pandemic

Bathgate: If Schools Can’t — or Don’t — Reopen, Help Families Pay for At-Home Teaching With CARES Act & Education Savings Accounts

Katherine Bathgate
Opinion

Let’s Talk About the Encouraging COVID Experience of U.S. Child Care Programs

Elliot Haspel
Pandemic

Adams: NYC’s Mayor and Chancellor Want to Reopen Schools. The City’s Teachers Union — and Parents — Aren’t So Sure

Alina Adams
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