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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
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Let’s Rethink How We Teach Early Math – Starting with Teacher Prep
Nelson and Zhou: Ensuring future teachers know how to teach math to young children is one of the most powerful steps we can take.
Gena Nelson & Cece Zhou
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Congress Needs to Protect Resources for Homeless Students in Next Year’s Budget
Erb-Downward: A proposal to roll McKinney-Vento money into a block grant would effectively strip support from vulnerable children.
Jennifer Erb-Downward
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If the Money Moves, the Metrics Must, Too
Godfrey: Conservatives pride themselves on demanding receipts, progressives on demanding equity. Without national metrics, both lose their yardstick.
Jason Godfrey
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