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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
immigration
birthright

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
Charlotte

Shaw & Erquiaga: Charlotte Is Investing in Social Capital to Help Students Move Up the Economic Ladder. Other Cities Should Follow Suit

Molly Shaw & Dale Erquiaga
Union Report

Antonucci: As Strike Fever Sweeps California, Something New in Sacramento: Teachers Union Has a Contract But May Walk Out Anyway

Mike Antonucci
Keeping it 100

Let’s Not Forget Native American Students When Speaking Up for Underserved Students of Color

Shawnta Barnes
Opinion

Williams: On Testing, Meritocracy and Educational Equity: How Exams Forced Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s School to See Beyond Stereotypes

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Regenstein: Early Learning Is the Best Way to Close the Achievement Gap. 5 Reasons Districts Prefer to Play Catch-Up Instead

Elliot Regenstein
Chicago

Jochim & Lavery: Can Teachers Bridge the Divide Between Unions and Charter Schools? Strikes in Chicago and L.A. Are Test Cases

Ashley Jochim & Lesley Lavery
Texas

Miller: Texas’s Bold Plan Linking Funding to Academic Outcomes Should Yield Big Gains for Students, Especially Those at Risk

Larry Miller
Union Report

Union Report: Job Cuts, a Strike Threat and a Sexual Misconduct Lawsuit — Union Updates From California, Colorado, Kentucky, Oregon and D.C.

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Why They Leave: New Book Explores the Reasons Teachers Give for Quitting the Profession. (Hint: It’s Not Students)

Brendan Lowe
Keeping it 100

A Black, Queer Female Mentor Fights for Funding and Respect So She Can Keep Helping Marginalized Students

Jonathan Higgins
Union Report

Analysis: A Proposed Parcel Tax in Los Angeles May Give to the City’s Teachers With One Hand — While Taking From Them With the Other

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Arnett: 3 Things Ed Tech Can’t Do That Illustrate Why Teachers Matter More Than Ever

Thomas Arnett
Opinion

Whitmire: Elite Colleges Empower First-Generation Students to Succeed Just By Letting Them Enroll. They Must Admit More of Them

Richard Whitmire
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Analysis: How Engaging At-Risk Parents With Early Home Visits Can Teach Them to Work With Their Schools for Their Kids’ Success

Libby Doggett & Constance Gully
Opinion

Ajmera: America’s Schools Are Starved for Funds, and Teachers Are Paying the Price. Recent Strikes Are Only a Symptom of This Disease

Maya Ajmera
Opinion

Petrilli & Ragland: At a Tough Time for Education Reform, Colorado Defeat of Charter School-Defunding Bill Offers a Ray of Hope

Michael J. Petrilli & Luke Ragland
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Bradford: When the Cost of Admission Is Paying Off a College, Americans Are Outraged. But When It’s the Price of a House Near a Good School, There’s Silence

Derrell Bradford
Texas

Commentary: How a New Innovation Zone Will Bring Big-World Opportunities to Students in 3 Rural Texas Districts

Maria Casas, Conrad Cantu & Steve Van Matre
Opinion

A Teacher’s View: Pi Day Makes Math Engaging for Students — and Demonstrates Math’s Importance in the World Outside the Classroom

Jane Porath
Opinion

Schmidt: The Evidence Behind Effective Reading Instruction Is Clear. Now, Classroom Practices Need to Follow

Catherine Schmidt
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