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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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Learning Together as a Team Boosts Both Teachers’ Practice & Student Achievement

Fisher & Frey: Our work in 115 schools shows the benefits of professional learning communities that focus on student data and continuous improvement.

Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey
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To Close the Latino Student Success Gap, Open Up the Educator Pipeline

Fernandez and Bryson: When Latino students have teachers with the same background, it creates an environment where students can thrive.

Amanda Fernandez & Dana Bryson
Teacher Retention
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The Voices We Don’t Hear: Teachers Who Gave Up

Pondiscio: So many earnest, well-intended people want to teach but find the job untenable. We should hear what they have to say and learn from them.

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
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A Father’s Wisdom: How Performing For My Baby Accelerated His Development — and Taught Him About Resilience Too

Mitchell Trinka
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Williams: Americans Love Simple Solutions, but the ‘English All the Time’ Approach to Teaching ELL Students Doesn’t Actually Seem to Work Very Well

Conor P. Williams
Union Report

Analysis — A Reality Check About the Education Labor Arms Race: Oklahoma & W. Virginia Are Not Game Changers. Neither Is Janus

Mike Antonucci
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Opinion: Charter Schools Can Take the Lead in Creating a New Vision for Discipline. Here’s How We Do It at My Washington School

Dwaine Carr
Keeping it 100

Jeffries: Fighting for Educational Equity in Martin Luther King’s Name Means Battling White Supremacy — and Facing the Consequences

Shavar Jeffries
Los Angeles

Lake: Los Angeles Doesn’t Need a Superhero Superintendent. It Needs Empowered Principals to Make Decisions for Their Schools

Robin Lake
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Jessica Bobo: To Give Our Youngest Students a Boost, Social-Emotional Learning Should Come First — Even Before Academics

Jessica Bobo
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Eden: Teachers Nationwide Say Obama’s Discipline ‘Reform’ Put Them in Danger. So Why Are the Unions Fighting DeVos on Repeal?

Max Eden
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Fuller: To Truly Honor Dr. King, Teachers Must Fight for Justice Beyond the Schoolhouse Doors for Their Poor Black Students

Dr. Howard Fuller
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Williams — Transparency, Accountability, Bipartisanship: How Colorado Built One of America’s Strongest Charter School Sectors

Angela Williams
Curriculum

Innovation Road Trip: From the Wreckage of Detroit, a Curriculum Rises to Teach Science, Social Studies — and Integrity

Silas Kulkarni
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Analysis: If the NCAA Basketball Tournament Was About ‘Income Mobility,’ Buffalo, Houston, UCLA & Seton Hall Would Be Leading the Final Four

Jorge Klor de Alva & Mark Schneider
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Bradford: Are We Doomed to Repeat NCLB’s Mistakes on Accountability for Minority Students Under ESSA? The Devil’s in the Details

Derrell Bradford
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Johnson: To Prepare for 21st Century Jobs, States Must Make Early Literacy a Top Priority

Mark Johnson
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Williams: How One Hmong Charter School In Minnesota Is Preserving Student Culture, Raising Test Scores and Attracting Non-Hmong Students

Conor P. Williams
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Rausch: Leadership, Commitment, Judgment — 3 Keys for All Authorizers of Public Charters in Creating More Great Schools

Karega Rausch
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Opinion: Charter Schools Can’t Grow If They Can’t Afford Buildings for Their Students. Some Ways the Federal Government Can Help

Christy Wolfe
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Opinion: Teacher Turnover Is a Symptom of a Nationwide Shortage of Educators. What 2 Arizona Teachers Are Doing About It in Their State

Dayna Burke & Tara Dale
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Why I’m Marching on Saturday: One HS Junior Reflects on How the Parkland Survivors Inspired Her and Her Classmates to Walk for Change

Toni Darden
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Thomases: What Makes a Great School? When the Adults Are Allowed to Learn, Try, Make Mistakes — and Then Try Again

Josh Thomases
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