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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

Author: Michael Hartney

When Community Colleges Offer Bachelor’s Degrees, Grads Get Leg up on the Future

Kersenbrock & Stout: These programs work with communities to fill employers' needs and put underserved students on pathways to good-paying jobs.

Angela Kersenbrock & Karen A. Stout

Girls’ STEM Skills Slipped During COVID. Here’s What to Do

Kuhfield: For girls in STEM, moving forward will require renewed attention to addressing achievement gaps, targeted support and careful monitoring.

Megan Kuhfield, NWEA

A Student’s View: A Device Ban Won’t Fix Education

Coral: Cell phone use is a problem, but a new Georgia law will add to teacher workloads rather than directly alleviating the technology crisis.

Author: Anthony Coral

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Edelin: D.C. Charter Students Are Locked Out of a Million Square Feet of Available School Space. New Campaign Aims to Change That

Gaulden: The 100G Evergreen National Education Prize Supports the People Who Support the Students. Application Deadline Is July 12

Williams: The 2019 Democratic Debates, Where No One Argues for Fixing America With Better Schools

Conor P. Williams

Rees: At This Year’s National Charter Schools Conference, We Must Start Reinvigorating the Charter Movement. 3 Things We Need to Do

Smaller Classes, Flexible Schedule and Guaranteed Admission to Purdue University: A Student Explains What’s Best About Purdue Polytechnic Charter School

Walsh: School Choice Is Not a Zero-Sum Game — How a Texas Superintendent Championed District-Charter Partnerships to Help All Kids Succeed

The B.A. Breakthrough

Whitmire: As School Districts Collaborate With Top Charters and Foundations, We’re on the Cusp of a Breakthrough in Guiding Low-Income & Minority Students to a College Diploma

Richard Whitmire

Mixed Results From New NEA Membership Numbers Pre-Janus Ruling, Post 2018 Teacher Walkouts in W. Va., Okla. and Ariz.

Waters: Where Have You Gone, Cory Booker?

It’s Essential That Parents and Teachers Support One Another In and Out of the Classroom

Commentary: West Virginia Lawmakers Must Be the Example for the Country — Families Deserve Educational Freedom

Jason Huffman & Matthew Ladner

Roicki — For the Kids to Succeed in My Math Class, I Needed to Build Relationships. Here’s the Formula I Used: Teacher + Students = Team

Lake: Districts v. Charters Is the Wrong Battle to Pick; Political Leaders Must Focus on the Right One

McAllister: Is School Choice the Black Choice? It Must Be, to Aid the Cause of Equality

Lenny McAllister

García: New ‘Everyone Counts’ Resolution Will Break Down Data for L.A.’s Diverse Asian Student Body — & Battle the Model-Minority Myth

Mónica García

An Argument for More Federal Funding From an Ex-NASA Engineer Who Returned Home to Run the School His Parents Founded

Christopher Mayes

A Low-Stress Cure for Overparenting That’s Good for Parent and Child: Letting Your Kids Travel Independently

Godbey: College Admissions Are Complicated Enough, but Returning as an Adult Learner Adds Extra Complexity. 5 Must-Ask Questions for Adults Thinking of Pursuing a Bachelor’s

A Student’s Plea: California Lawmakers Need to Listen to Kids Like Me. Traditional Schools Give Up on Us. Charter Schools Don’t

Roberto Delgado

Anderson & McClennen: Across the Country, Communities Are Creating New Ways for Students to Learn — and Empowering Them to Succeed

Amy Anderson & Nate McClennen

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