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Dismantling Ed Dept. Will Harm More Than 26 Million Kids — and America’s Future

Flores: Students in poverty & rural areas, kids with disabilities, English learners and homeless children will all suffer without federal protections.

Yolie Flores
Author: Yolie Flores
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SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Case Raises Questions About Judicial Authority

Supreme Court is considering whether a single federal judge should have the power to temporarily halt presidential policies across the entire country.

Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation
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Teletherapy Can Be Even Better Than In-Person Counseling for Kids’ Mental Health

Chen: After shifting online during COVID, I was surprised that patients were more engaged and less shy than in person. Those benefits continue today

Juliana Chen
Author: Juliana Chen
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As Federal Policies Threaten Special Ed, State & Local Leadership Are a Lifeline

Sandelius: 5 key steps schools and districts can take to protect students with disabilities and enhance learning for all children.

Sarah Sandelius
Author: Sarah Sandelius
Social-Emotional Learning

Partnership Between Inglewood Unified and City Year L.A. Helping to Build Social-Emotional Learning, Student Success

Thelma Meléndez & Mary Jane Stevenson
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Tejedor: At My New Brooklyn Middle School, Diversity by Design Is a Core Value. Here’s How We’re Making It Happen

Gabriela Tejedor
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California Reached a Critical Compromise on Charter Schools, and Students’ Academic Needs Were Central to the Deal

Margaret Fortune
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Equity Does Not Mean Everyone Gets Nothing: There’s a Better Way to Address New York City’s Gifted Gap

Colin Seale
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Adams: Think Replacing NYC Gifted & Talent Programs With Magnet Schools Will Fix Low Student Achievement and Segregation? Think Again

Alina Adams
Keeping it 100

A Note to Nick Hanauer: Income Inequality Hardly a Surprise If You Grew Up Poor in America and Abandoning Education Reform Not Going to Help Black and Brown Students

Charles Cole III
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Patel: 11 Back-to-School Tips to Help Parents Give Their Kids the Social-Emotional Skills They Need

Reena B. Patel
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Book Excerpt: A Former Special Ed Kid on Learning Differences, Our Educational System and Why ‘Normal Sucks’

Jonathan Mooney
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Perecman: Kids With Autism Often Wander Off. Avonte’s Law Was One Step in Keeping Them Safe. Here’s How Schools, Parents & Caregivers Can Help

David Perecman
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Izquierdo: Not Your Parents’ Public School — It’s Time for Districts to Embrace Innovation. Here’s How Miami-Dade Is Doing Just That

Marie Izquierdo
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Big Promises, Big Data: Is the SAT’s New ‘Environmental Context’ Score a Tool to Personalize College Admissions, or Another Impersonal Data Point?

Beth Hawkins
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Kerr: As a Teacher, I Know That Working With Students, Not Punishing Them, Is the Best Way to Manage a School. My Colleagues Agree

Claudette Kerr
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Linehan: Meet 7 Young Education Reformers Who Flourished Thanks to School Choice — & Are Sure to Become the Leaders of Tomorrow

Katie Linehan
Keeping it 100

When It Comes to Integration, Stop Debating Who Said What in 1970. Start Talking About What We Can Do in 2019

Lakisha Young
Future of Work

Commentary: HS Career Readiness Programs Can Break Cycle of Poverty by Linking Disconnected Youth to Jobs That Give Them a Purpose & Pathway

David Williams
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Williams: School Choice Panel at National Urban League Summit Shows We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About Charter Schools

Conor P. Williams
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Arnett: What Does the Future Look Like? If We Do It Right, Teachers Plus Technology Can Free Educators to Focus More on Students

Thomas Arnett
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Jordan: What LeBron James Can Teach Us About Chronic Absenteeism — and What Schools Can Do About It

Phyllis W. Jordan
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Park: Charter Schools Can Be an Important New Tool for Fostering Integration. Our New Coalition Is Working to Make That Happen

Sonia Park
Opinion

Cervone: What Does Racial Equity Mean in the Nation’s Whitest State? Maine Education & Workforce Coalition Is Looking to Find Out

Ed Cervone
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