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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
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Mark Schneider: My Response to Essay Rebuttal — I’m Concerned About the PISA Exam’s Future and the Implications of Its Sponsor’s Global Ambitions

Mark Schneider
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Union Report: How Much Control Do Unions Have Over Teacher Protests? In Some States, a Lot. In Others, None at All

Mike Antonucci
Keeping it 100

I Didn’t Have a Teacher Who Looked Like Me Till College — Why I’m Working to Change That for the Next Generation

Casey Chon
Opinion

Response: Allowing More Countries to Participate in the PISA Exam Enables Innovation and Fosters Diversity. That Is Something to Embrace

Michele Bruniges
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McKenna: Many Families Aren’t Sending Their Kids to Small Liberal Arts Colleges Anymore. Mine Isn’t, Either. Here’s Why

Laura McKenna
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Commentary: School Districts Are Major Purchasers of Health Care. What If They Tore Up Their Expensive Contracts and Demanded Better?

Jim Millaway
Keeping it 100

Teaching Black Students Love in a System That Doesn’t Always Love Them Back

Lucas Lyons
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Adams: Everything NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza Doesn’t Understand About His Own District’s Gifted & Talented Program

Alina Adams
Opinion

Pondiscio: Video of Students Confronting Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Green New Deal Offers a Sad Lesson in Using Kids as Political Props

Robert Pondiscio
Opinion

Brown: 2 New Studies of Indianapolis Schools, by CREDO and Indiana & Purdue Universities, Show the Promise of Locally Driven Reforms

Brandon Brown
SXSW

Horn — Why It’s Time to Start Using ‘Personalized Learning’ as a Verb, Not a Noun

Michael B. Horn
SXSW

Rubin — A Personalized Approach to Personalized Learning: How This 5-Step Pathway Is Helping School and Districts Experiment the Smart Way

Shawn Rubin
SXSW

Patrick — Personalized Learning on the Rise: What I’ve Learned After Visiting 80 Schools Where Teachers and Principals Are Rethinking Their Classroom Culture

Susan Patrick
SXSW

Rabbitt — 3 Critical Conversations We Must Have Around the Future of Personalized Learning: Equity, Technology & Balancing Individual vs. Collective Learning Experiences

Beth Rabbitt
Union Report

Union Report: When Will Teacher Strikes End? When the Unions’ Cost-Benefit Analysis Finds Them to No Longer Be Profitable

Mike Antonucci
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A Mother’s Plea: My Son Was Bullied for Having Special Needs. His San Diego Charter School Saved Him. Now, Please Save His School

Wilhelmina Bradley
Florida

Levesque: Education Policies Change Kids’ Lives — How Florida’s Free PSATs Set Off a Chain Reaction of Achievement for State’s Students

Patricia Levesque
Denver

Schoales: 7 Education Reform Lessons From the Denver Teacher Strike That Can Help Us Build the Public Schools We Need

Van Schoales
Opinion

Duplessis: A Question for Black History Month — Does School Choice Work? Just Ask Black College Graduates

Ann Duplessis
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Response: Virtual Schools Are the Right Choice for Many Families. They’re Under Attack by National Charter School Authorizers Group

Tillie Elvrum
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