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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

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

Many Kids Aren’t Ready for School Before Age 5. So Why Do They Have to Go Anyway?

Adams: In D.C., and N.Y., age cutoffs for kindergarten fall far into the school year. Some ways to level the playing field for the youngest students

Why Students and Families Don’t Use Their School Choice Scholarships

Matus and Cherry: About 41,000 students received Florida’s choice scholarships but didn’t use them last year. Availability and affordability were key.

Ron Matus & Dava Cherry

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Osborne: COVID Slide Is Going to Make the Usual Summer Slide Even Worse. Time to Move to Year-Round School Schedules

Bradford: Some Truths About Education in the Current Normal — There Will Be No Orderly Return to School in the Fall. Kids Will Continue to Learn Online. Epidemiology Wins

Derrell Bradford

Williams: The Politics — and Economics — Around Why We Should Make Pre-K Universal Are Changing

Conor P. Williams

Mascareñaz: In Denver, Coronavirus Sent Us Into a Tailspin. But There’s Also Great Hope and Opportunity for the Future

Landon Mascareñaz

Early Childhood

Early Childhood Policy Meets Early Childhood Science: On ‘Universal’ Early Learning

Rausch: Innovation and Accountability — How Charter School Authorizers Are Helping Meet Students’ Changing Needs in Time of Crisis

Whitmire: Nonprofit, Smart College Advising Groups Quickly Moved Online During COVID-19 — a Very Good Thing for Low-Income, First-Generation Students

Richard Whitmire

A Student’s View: Thinking Outside the Device — With a Little Ingenuity, Libraries Could Keep Kids Loving Reading While Schools Are Closed

Adams: Will NYC Students Have to Repeat a Grade? Can They? Should They? Or Should We Rethink What Being in a Grade Means?

Riccards: Twenty Years After the National Reading Panel, It’s Time for a Reading Rights Movement

Patrick Riccards

Early Childhood

Early Childhood Policy Meets Early Childhood Science: On School Readiness

A Principal’s View: My District Middle School Wasn’t Expecting a Pandemic, but We Were Prepared. How We’re Keeping Students Educated & Engaged

Kathryn Procope

Federally Mandated State Tests May Be Gone, but There Are Other, Better Ways Educators Can Assess Students During the Shutdown

As Educators Grapple With COVID-19 Challenges, Supporting Undocumented Students & Families Must Be a Priority

Pondiscio: No, This Is Not the New Normal. Brick-and-Mortar Schools Will Reopen. What Will That Look Like, and Will We Be Ready?

Robert Pondiscio

Hill: A Compliance Mentality Stifles Initiative and Innovation in a Crisis — Just When They’re Needed Most

Increase Accountability, Deepen Relationships and Embrace Mobile: 3 Ways to Make Digital Learning Meaningful for 21st Century Students

Forced to Throw Out Their Old College Admissions Standards, Higher Ed Institutions Should Seize on the Crisis to Create Better Ones for the Future

Conor P. Williams

Rhim: Innovating to Help Schools and Families Educate Students With Disabilities at Home

Lauren Morando Rhim

Tyre & Weinberg: During Pandemic, Parents Are Learning Their Kids Can’t Write Very Well. The Secret: They Weren’t Taught How. Some Strategies to Help

Peg Tyre & Phil Weinberg

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