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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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Instead of Banning Cellphones in School, Our Connecticut District Embraced Them

Educators' view: It’s not the device that matters, but access to high-quality digital content. Our students now use phones as learning tools.

Mark D. Benigni & Barbara A. Haeffner
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Artificial Intelligence

AI Tool Shows Teachers What They Do in the Classroom — and How to Do It Better

Educators' view: Teacher coaching app scans classroom video and maps who is speaking, for how long and whether discussion is respectful and on topic.

David Adams & Michael Middleton
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Federal Enforcement of Open Enrollment Law Is Good News for Students & Families

Enlow: By letting kids cross school boundaries to escape bullying and other threats to learning, Ed Dept. is empowering parents with freedom of choice

Robert Enlow
Author: Robert Enlow
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Lake & Gross: From Switzerland by Way of Colorado, a New Approach to Apprenticeships That Rethinks the Path From High School to College to Career

Robin Lake & Betheny Gross
Denver

Mascareñaz: How Denver’s Schools Can Embrace Change While Building on the Best of Tom Boasberg’s Tenure

Landon Mascareñaz
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Krislov: With the Right Supports, We Can Help Students With Autism Graduate From College, Find Work, and Lead Independent Lives

Marvin Krislov
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College Tips for Parents: 7 Ways to Help Your Child Get Ready for Campus, Make the Most of Freshman Orientation, and Succeed on Their Own

Sarah Eustis
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A Superintendent Celebrates: All 849 Seniors From My Schools Are Graduating — and 590 Are the First in Their Families to Enroll in College

JoAnn Gama
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In Their Own Words: 10 Business Leaders Explain Why They Are Calling for Major Changes at America’s Schools

The 74
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Doyle: What Corporate Leaders Mean When They Say That America’s Schools Should Run Like Businesses — and Why That’s a Good Idea

Jim Doyle
Building Integrated Classrooms

Marchitello & Pennington — School Choice and Integration: Together, They Can Disrupt Deep-Seated Inequities in Our Public School System

Max Marchitello & Kaitlin Pennington
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Williams: Why a Longer School Day Could Make Learning More Compelling for Kids — and Life Less Stressful for Parents

Conor P. Williams
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Commentary: Online Colleges Can Be Great for Students, but Accreditation Can Stifle Innovation. Focusing on Quality & Outcomes Can Help

Alana Dunagan
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Lewis: If the U.S. Wants to Protect Itself Against Cyber Warfare, It Must Invest Big in K-12 Computer Science

Andrew Lewis
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Nielson: Parents Are Key to Success for English Learners. Here’s How Some Districts Are Helping Immigrant Families Engage With Their Kids’ Schools

Katharine B. Nielson
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Roemer: New Orleans’s Unique New District Strengthens Schools & Empowers Parents. It Must Not Repeat Political Mistakes of the Past

Caroline Roemer
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A NYC Teacher’s Plea: Hope and Stability Turn a School Into a Community. Please, Mr. Mayor, Let Our Charter Middle School Open

India Knight
Student Voice

Student’s Perspective: Reflections From an Online High School Valedictorian — We Are the Adults Now, and We Have to Make Our Own Futures

William Lampman
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Williams: Inequality, Meritocracy, and Privilege: Some D.C. Private Schools Leave AP — and Further Abandon Our Shared Democratic Life

Conor P. Williams
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A Teacher’s Take: Why ‘Relational Communities’ Matter — and Why We Should Celebrate School as a Place Where Students & Teachers Learn to Believe in One Another

Nat Damon
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Commentary: Up to 20 Percent of High School Students Plan to Go to College but Don’t Show Up. How Parents, Counselors, and Schools Can Help Stop Summer Melt

Melissa Fries
Janus v. AFSCME

Chris Cerf: When Support Is No Longer Mandated, It Must Be Earned. How Will the Unions Rise to That Challenge Under Janus?

Chris Cerf
Janus v. AFSCME

Commentary: This Is a Tough Time for Teachers. What One Educator Thinks Unions Must Do to Survive Under Janus

Nicole Manning
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