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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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New Hampshire’s Universal School Choice Expansion Is a Win for Students, Parents

Mullins: Strong policy changes lives, and the Granite State just changed thousands of them for the better. It's not just policy — it’s possibility.

Ashley DeMauro Mullins
Author: Ashley DeMauro Mullins
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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
Pandemic

Williams: Despite Our Desperation — and the President’s Insistence — Facts Don’t Support Schools Safely Reopening This Fall

Conor P. Williams
Pandemic

CRPE and Collaborative for Student Success Team Up to Create a Planning Tool to Help Districts Craft Strong Reopening Plans

Jim Cowen & Robin Lake
Pandemic

Murphy: Supreme Court Ruling Was a Huge Win for School Choice, but Schools of Choice Are in Jeopardy From COVID-19. The Feds Must Step In

Peter Murphy
Keeping it 100

Black Lives Matter Supporters Must Also Contend With How Suppressing School Choice Hurts Students of Color

Keith Jacobs
Opinion

We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About COVID Cases in Child Care

Elliot Haspel
Pandemic

Commentary: As COVID Changes the Workforce, Students Need to Know How a Degree or Credential Will Shape Their Future. New Partnership Can Help

Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger & Scott Cheney
Pandemic

A Mom’s View: Changing Schools Is Hard for Military Kids in Normal Times. In a Pandemic, It’s Even Harder. How Schools Can Help

Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman
District of Columbia

An Educator’s View: A Curriculum That Builds Deep Knowledge Is a Critical Tool for Equity, Both for Learning in School and Online

Nadine Moulta-Ali
Pandemic

Analysis: What Apps Are Kids Using Most? Here Are 9 of the Newest and Most Popular This Summer — and What Parents Should Watch Out For

Titania Jordan & Jeff Reistad
Pandemic

Adams: How Can NYC Halt an Exodus of Students Worried About Going Back to School in the Fall? Create a Remote Learning District

Alina Adams
Instagram

Why I Wrote ‘Thinking Like a Lawyer’: Because Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students Paves a Path to Racial Justice

Colin Seale
Keeping it 100

Book Excerpt: ‘Thinking Like a Lawyer’ Explores How to Close the Critical Thinking Gap for All Students

Colin Seale
Pandemic

Kennedy: Lack of Technology Is Just the Latest Barrier to Education for Low-Income Students. Time for Philanthropy to Step Up and Help

Kerry Kennedy
Pandemic

Medler: To Help Charter Schools Meet the Challenges of Coronavirus, States Should Follow Florida’s Lead in Obtaining Federal Funding Waivers & Reallocating Millions for Relief

Alex Medler
Pandemic

Hassan & Murphy: We Urge Our Senate Colleagues to Approve More Aid for Schools — and $11 Billion for Students With Disabilities — in the Next COVID-19 Relief Bill

Maggie Hassan & Chris Murphy
4Fams

Adams: A Math Problem No One Talks About — Why Does the Number of Low-Performing Kids at ‘Good’ Schools Always Equal the Number Who Receive Free Lunch?

Alina Adams
Pandemic

What Should Kids (and Parents) Know About Student Data and Online Testing? Some Suggestions From a Privacy Advocate — and Mom

Olga Garcia-Kaplan
Pandemic

Cantor & Balfanz: Relationships Can Fuel Student Growth, Resilience and Educational Equity. Bringing Caring Adults Into Schools Can Help

Pamela Cantor & Jim Balfanz
Pandemic

Wofford & Boulay: For-Profit Online Schools Are Doubling Down on Their Sales Pitches to Districts. Beware of Pandemic Predators

Carrie Wofford & Matthew Boulay
Keeping it 100

Otero: Strong Education Leaders Are Key to Advancing Racial Justice in the Nation’s Ongoing Fight for Equity

Mildred Otero
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