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Future of High School

We Are High Achievers, But We Were Almost a Statistic

Briauna and Tiauna Black: When tragedy struck, a hybrid school provided the flexibility and support needed to move from high school to career.

Briauna Black and Tiauna Black
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Why Students and Families Don’t Use Their School Choice Scholarships

Matus and Cherry: About 41,000 students received Florida’s choice scholarships but didn’t use them last year. Availability and affordability were key.

Ron Matus & Dava Cherry
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New Hampshire’s Universal School Choice Expansion Is a Win for Students, Parents

Mullins: Strong policy changes lives, and the Granite State just changed thousands of them for the better. It's not just policy — it’s possibility.

Ashley DeMauro Mullins
Author: Ashley DeMauro Mullins
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School’s Out for Summer. Parents Need Support With Youth Mental Health

Bullock, Contreras and Curbelo: Parents are understandably frustrated by how challenging it is to find the right resources to support their kids.

Steve Bullock, January Contreras & Carlos Curbelo
Opinion

Commentary: Ed Tech Does Help Close the Achievement Gap — When It Supports Teachers

Neil T. Heffernan
Denver

Seawell: To Keep Moving Education Forward, Denver Needs a New Path Toward Equity for All Students and Families

Mary Seawell
Opinion

Torres: Most Education Reform Debates Ignore Course Content. Here’s How 4 Districts Are Driving Student Gains Through Rigorous, Flexible Digital Curriculum

Kerrie Torres
Opinion

Crusey: A Call to Action From New Alliance for Education Reformers to Put Their Own Skin in the Political Game — and Vote

Lea M. Crusey
4Fams

One Mom’s Celebration: Why My Daughter’s High School Graduation Fills Me With Hope for the Future — and Pride for Our New Nashville Community

Aimee Paschall
Opinion

Perdue: Technology-Focused Professional Development Can Help America’s Teachers Bring Their Classrooms Into the 21st Century

Bev Perdue
Opinion

Bailey: Student-Centered Education Reforms + Time to Let Them Work = Progress. Need Proof? Look at Florida’s NAEP Scores

John Bailey
Los Angeles

L.A. School Board President Mónica García Endorses Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor: He Is California’s ‘Strongest Candidate for Public Education’

Mónica García
Opinion

Response: Yes, Charter Schools Inflict Some Costs on Districts. But Districts’ Financial Problems Are Far Deeper Than That

Robin Lake
Opinion

Commentary: We Can’t Ignore How Much Charter Schools Cost — Because Our Students Are the Ones Paying the Price

Gordon Lafer
4Fams

Commentary: 40 Percent of NYC Kindergarten Kids Go to a School Their Parents Chose. More Families Need That Option

Darla M. Romfo
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Commentary: The Question That Stopped This Teacher in Her Tracks: ‘I Know My Son Can Write, but Does He Have a Friend?’

Kai-Leé Berke
Opinion

Williams: Trump Continues Anti-Immigrant Assault By Targeting the Education Department’s Office Serving English Learners

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Rotherham: School Shootings Are Rare. We Need to Dial Back the Fear So Students Can Engage on the Issue of Guns in Society

Andrew J. Rotherham
Personalized Learning

Iruka: How 3 States Are Closing the Opportunity Gap by Bringing High-Quality Personalized Learning Programs Into Free Public Schools

Iheoma U. Iruka
Opinion

Commentary: 5 Things Educators Can Do to Make Ed Tech Research Work Better for Their Schools

Denis Newman & Hannah D'Apice
Opinion

Sara Mead: To Be Seen as a Real Profession, Early Childhood Ed Needs Open Discussion of Issues. Bachelor’s Degree Debate Is Just the Start

Sara Mead
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Opinion: For Teacher Appreciation Week, 3 Ways School and District Leaders Can Support Their Teachers So They and Their Students Can Thrive

Erin Figula
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Pache & Rotherham: Being Prepared for a School Shooting Doesn’t Mean Scaring Kids. It Just Means the Adults Have to Be Ready

Drew Pache & Andrew J. Rotherham
National Charter Schools Week

Nina Rees: National Charter Schools Week, a Time for Celebrating Great Public Schools — and the Teachers Who Make Them Possible

Nina Rees
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