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Engaging Parents Through ESSA

Parents Are Tired of Being Asked for Input That’s Just for Show — School Districts Must Give Them Real Power to Make Change in the Classroom

Katie Braude & Chantel Hunter Mah
On the Campaign Trail

No Longer the Schools of Trump’s Youth, Military Academies Focus on College Prep, Character

Carolyn Phenicie
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Tucker: Time for Trump to Get Honest With His Coalition of Fear. It’s Not Walls They Need, But Better Schools

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Tucker: Progressives Like Bernie Sanders May Be Confused About Charter Schools, But Black Parents Aren’t

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Yet More Confusing Charter School Talk from Bernie Sanders: What Is a ‘Private Charter’ Anyway?

Carolyn Phenicie
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Why Donald Trump Loves the ‘Poorly Educated’

Mark Keierleber
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WATCH: In Every Super Tuesday State, a Big Education Story

Steve Snyder
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Opinion: What Can the Next President Learn from Trump University?

Mary Nguyen Barry
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Clinton Doubles Down on Obama’s K-12 Agenda, Commits $2 Billion to Fight School-to-Prison Pipeline

Carolyn Phenicie
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Five Things To Know About Bush’s Education Plan

Carolyn Phenicie
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GOP Presidential Contenders Talk Education, Poverty

Carolyn Phenicie
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Clinton Praises Rewrite of No Child Left Behind, Sees ESSA as a Boost to Charter Schools, Pre-K and High Standards

Carolyn Phenicie
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Exclusive Videos: 13 Things We Learned About How Six Top GOP Candidates Would Shape K-12 Education

Carolyn Phenicie
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Hillary Clinton Reality Check: With NCLB Rewrite, Next President’s Education Platform Is Likely Irrelevant

Matt Barnum
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Hillary Clinton Rushes to Clarify Charter Critique in Sit-Down with AFT and Data-Driven Blog Post

Naomi Nix
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Watch The 74 Q&A: Carson Doubles Down on School Choice, Wishes Common Core a ‘Quiet Death’

Carolyn Phenicie
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Ben Carson and Marco Rubio to Sit Down With The 74 For In-Depth Discussion of K-12 Education

The 74 & Bellwether Education Partners
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Hillary & Bernie Do Vegas: Expect a Lot About Student Loans, Little on Common Core, at Dem Debate

Carolyn Phenicie
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The NEA Endorses Clinton, But a High Number of Abstentions Suggest a Split in Union Support

Eric Owens
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Colorado Dispatch: Why Hillary Clinton Is Right to Focus on Student Debt

Crisanta Duran
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74 Survey: 58% Confused About Common Core, 63% See ‘Serious Problems’ in U.S. Schools

Carolyn Phenicie
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Campbell Brown: It’s Time to Make the Candidates Address Education

Campbell Brown
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Higher Standards Gets Applause, Common Core Booed as GOP Debate Turns Briefly to Education

Carolyn Phenicie
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Opinion: AFT Backs Hillary More on Hope than on Hard Evidence

Matt Barnum
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John Kasich Joins the Crowd: 8 Things to Know About the Ohio Governor’s Education Record

Carolyn Phenicie
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William Bennett: The GOP Is Wrong to Run Away from Common Core — Because the Standards Are Working

William J. Bennett
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Scott Walker Is In: 9 Things to Know About His Education Record

Carolyn Phenicie
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Cynthia Tucker: Why Our Next President Must Be the One to Fix America’s Schools

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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EDlection 2016: Iowa Rallies Around New Science Standards

Carolyn Phenicie
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EDlection 2016: Desperate Times Call for Urgent School Reforms in Nevada

Carolyn Phenicie
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Exclusive: The Politics of Education At the Aspen Ideas Festival

Naomi Nix
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