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Beyond It’s Corn: ‘Recess Therapy’ Creator on the Secret of Following Kids’ Joy

Asher Lehrer-Small
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Author Richard Reeves on the Boys’ Education Problem We Don’t Like to Talk About

Kevin Mahnken
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Q&A: TED Fellow Heejae Lim on Using Tech to Strengthen Family-School Engagement

Joshua Bay
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The Unintended Consequence of Brown v. Board: A ‘Brain Drain’ of Black Educators

Greg Toppo
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Harvard Professor Martin West on This Week’s Harrowing NAEP Results

Kevin Mahnken
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Former COVID Data Whistleblower, Now Congressional Candidate With Bold K-12 Plan

Asher Lehrer-Small
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Q&A: Education Reporter Anya Kamenetz on COVID Failures & Students’ Stolen Year

Kevin Mahnken
Absenteeism

74 Interview: Seeing the Nuances Behind the Chronic Absenteeism Crisis

Asher Lehrer-Small
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Harvard Economist Offers Gloomy Forecast on Reversing Pandemic Learning Loss

Kevin Mahnken
Massachusetts

Paymon Rouhanifard on Boston, Tribalism and the Dangers of COVID ‘Groupthink’

Linda Jacobson
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74 Interview: Cybersecurity Expert Levin on the Harms of Student Data Hacks

Mark Keierleber
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School Gunmen Don’t Just ‘Snap,’ Says Author Who Urges Better Threat Assessment

Greg Toppo
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‘Provider of Last Resort’: Superintendent’s Last Plea for Help for Her Students

Beth Hawkins
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74 Interview: 3 Generations, One Navajo Family’s Indian Boarding School Legacy

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Q&A: David Brooks on Schools, Society’s Divides & How ‘Weavers’ Can Heal America

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Q&A: Jonathan Chait on Democrats' Divide Over Education, School Innovation

Kevin Mahnken
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Charter School Co-Founders on Dual Language for All

Conor Williams
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Mike Magee Leaving Chiefs to Be New Minerva University President

Beth Hawkins
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Interview: Howard’s Daryl Scott on the Wars over Teaching American History

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

AZ’s Beth Lehr on a ‘Vilified’ Teachers and Other Pandemic Fallout

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

'Beyond Our Control': What the Pandemic Taught a College Freshman About Empathy

Linda Jacobson
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FReadom Fighters Co-Founder on Why School Librarians Matter

Megan McGibney
Pandemic

Parent Liaison Toni Baker on Pandemic Loneliness, Cherishing ‘the Little Things’

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Nashville Parent Advocate Sonya Thomas Asks ‘What Has Changed?’

Linda Jacobson
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LA's New School Chief on COVID Learning Recovery & Reversing Plunging Enrollment

Linda Jacobson
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Black Astronaut Bernard Harris on ‘Terrestrial Mission’ to Boost STEM Education

Asher Lehrer-Small
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Q&A: School Chief Talks 700 Days of COVID Disruptions, Decries Failed Leadership

Linda Jacobson
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UFT’s Mulgrew on the Fighting City Hall and How the Pandemic ‘Made us Stronger’

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School Chief Recalls Pandemic Fights with Texas Governor and Chicago Union

Linda Jacobson
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Interview: Robin Lake on Preparing for a ‘Decade of Work Ahead’ Post-Pandemic

Linda Jacobson
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Roza on the ‘Awakening’ in Parents and Struggles of Being a ‘Data Person’

Linda Jacobson
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Interview: Pollster David Paleologos on School Politics in 2022

Kevin Mahnken
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Aaliyah Samuel on Getting ‘Back to the Middle’ on Social-Emotional Learning

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Sr. White House Advisor on Accessing School COVID Testing Amid ‘Supply Crisis’

Asher Lehrer-Small
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Interview: Andrew Rotherham on the Virginia Governor’s Race

Kevin Mahnken
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Moms for Liberty Co-Founder on Parent ‘Warriors’ Who Challenge School Boards

Jo Napolitano
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Superintendent Michael Thomas on Changing a White School System

Beth Hawkins
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TX Valedictorian on Viral Speech, New Book on Ignored Abortion Stories

Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

Civics Ed Leader on Why She’s Hopeful, Why Teaching Civics is Patriotic

Laura Fay
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Interview: Author Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder on Classroom Indoctrination

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

NYC Chinatown Principal Readies for School Year

Cheryn Hong
Pandemic

‘Everything’s at Stake’: Dallas Supt. on Masking Showdown & Academic Recovery

Asher Lehrer-Small
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Author Amanda Ripley on New Film, the Pandemic, and Lost Trust in our Schools

Kevin Mahnken
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Teen “Jay Jay” Patton Destigmatizes Coding, Helps Kids with Incarcerated Parents

Cheryn Hong
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Researcher Tom Loveless on How Common Core Failed

Kevin Mahnken
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74 Interview: CT. Sen. Chris Murphy on Banning Federal Funds for Campus Cops

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

The Changing Face of Ed Tech Amid the Pandemic

Tim Newcomb
Pandemic

Family Input on $126B School Spending Key to Fall Reopenings

Asher Lehrer-Small
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SCOTUS: Amid Student Free Speech Case, Plaintiff Recalls Landmark 1969 Verdict

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

Keri Rodrigues on Disenrollment Amid the Pandemic

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‘A Diverse Teaching Force Is a Quality Teaching Force’: Researcher Seth Gershenson Talks About His New Book and the Changing Demographics of American Schools

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

74 Interview: Burbio Founder On Becoming the Go-To Source on School Reopenings Nationally and Why Summer School is the Next Thing to Track

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

74 Interview: Christine Quinn, Former NYC City Council Speaker and One-Time Mayoral Frontrunner, Talks Helping Homeless Students Through the Pandemic

Zoë Kirsch
Pandemic

74 Interview: Black Mothers on Parent Activism, Self-Determination and the Fight for Educational Change Post-Pandemic

Mimi Woldeyohannes
Pandemic

HS Guidance Counselor Explains Roadblocks in College Process

Laura Fay
Pandemic

74 Interview: Soon-to-be Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee on COVID-19 Response and Using Community-Based Afterschool Programs to Make Up For Lost Learning

Asher Lehrer-Small
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74 Interview: Veteran Policy Analyst Isabel Sawhill on Schools, Civic Education, and American Identity After Trump

Kevin Mahnken
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74 Interview: Researcher Angela Duckworth on Psychology, Parenting and Great Teachers — and Why ‘It’s More Important to Be Honest than To Be Gritty’

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

74 Interview: SEL Expert Elizabeth Englander on Preserving Social-Emotional Learning During the Pandemic, the Key to Managing Screen Time — and Why Families Should Eat Dinner Together

Laura Fay
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74 Interview: AFT’s Randi Weingarten Talks Tying School Reopening to Teacher Vaccine Rollout, Biden’s Ed Secretary Pick and $900B Relief Bill

Zoë Kirsch
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74 Interview: Sen. Lamar Alexander on Finally Fixing College Financial Aid Form, Being Ready to Advise Biden’s Ed Secretary Pick and $900B Relief Bill

Linda Jacobson
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74 Interview: Progressive Policy Institute’s David Osborne on Creating New Innovation Schools Guide at a Moment of Crisis

Mimi Woldeyohannes
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74 Interview: Hosts of ‘Bored of Ed’ Podcast on Post-COVID School Reimagined for Justice

Asher Lehrer-Small
EDlection 2020

The 74 Interview: Jeff Foster Taught Parkland Students the Power of Protests. Now He’s on a Mission to Inspire the Next Generation of Voters

Mark Keierleber
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The 74 Interview: Researcher Martin Kurzweil on Why More Data is Needed to Prevent Fraud and Confusion in the Non-Degree Credential Landscape

Laura Fay
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74 Interview: Teaching Lab CEO Sarah Johnson on the Importance of One-on-One Interactions, What Not to Ask Students on the First Day of School, and Why Less Is More With Tech

Zoë Kirsch
Pandemic

WATCH — 5 Ways Americans Can Challenge Schools’ Status Quo Amid the Pandemic: Jeb Bush, Arne Duncan, Margaret Spellings, Shavar Jeffries & Bart Epstein on a ‘Historic Opportunity’

Emmeline Zhao
Pandemic

74 Interview: NYC Council Member Mark Treyger on 11 Unknowns in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s School Reopening Plan

Zoë Kirsch
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The 74 Interview: Political Scientist Heath Brown on COVID-19 and the Politics of Homeschooling

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

74 Interview: In a Galaxy of Ed Tech, How to Figure Out What Distance Learning Materials Really Work, and Expert Bart Epstein’s Unconventional Home Learning Strategies

Andrew J. Rotherham & Emmeline Zhao
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74 Interview — A Racial Divide in How Kids View Police, Teachers & Neighborhoods: Researcher Lindsay Bell Weixler on the Sobering Findings of Her New Orleans Student Survey

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

74 Interview — D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee Talks COVID-19 Recovery Plans, With an Eye Toward Returning to In-Person Instruction

Taylor Swaak
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74 Interview: Author Tim DeRoche on the Inequity of School Attendance Zones, the Flaws of Open Enrollment and Why the Government Should Drive Down Housing Prices

Conor Williams
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Exclusive — Exit Interview: EdBuild’s Rebecca Sibilia on America’s ‘Jacked Up’ School Funding System, Her Organization’s Successes and Failures & the Coming ‘Tsunami’ in Ed Finance

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

74 Interview — Jeb Bush: Evolution of Republican Party ‘a Mess’; Americans Must Stop ‘Obsession About Washington, D.C.,’ and Look Toward States to Lead Through Coronavirus Crisis

Andrew J. Rotherham & Emmeline Zhao
Pandemic

74 Interview — Former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Implores Federal Leaders to Unite: ‘You’ve Got to Bring People Together Before You Can Start Solving Problems’

Andrew J. Rotherham & Emmeline Zhao
Coronavirus

74 Interview: Democrats for Education Reform’s Shavar Jeffries Pushes Feds: Coronavirus a ‘Historic Opportunity’ to Lead National Effort to Rethink Education

Andrew J. Rotherham & Emmeline Zhao
Coronavirus

74 Interview: Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Urges ‘Empathetic Leadership’ Through ‘Brutal’ Coronavirus Crisis and Toward a New Normal

Andrew J. Rotherham & Emmeline Zhao
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74 Interview: Atlanta Thrive Co-Founder on Fighting for Everyone’s Children, Making Sure the Presidential Candidates Recognize Poor Parents’ Right to Choose & Knocking on 10,000 Doors

Mimi Woldeyohannes
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74 Interview: Former NBA Player and Michigan Fab Five Member Jalen Rose on Running a College-Bound High School in His Hometown of Detroit

Mimi Woldeyohannes
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74 Interview: Polling Expert and Former WH Aide Greg Schneiders on Where Education Advocates Must Do Better — and What You Didn’t Know About Carter’s Time in Office

Andrew J. Rotherham
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The 74 Interview: Outgoing Louisiana Chief John White on the New Orleans Experiment, His Longevity and What It Means to Be Well Educated

Beth Hawkins
EDlection 2020

America’s Young People Don’t Vote. In a New Book, Professor John Holbein Considers What Schools Can Do to Produce Better Citizens — and Maybe Even Get Them to the Polls

Kevin Mahnken
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74 Interview: NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray on Spreading Social-Emotional Learning to the Nation’s Mayors and What Being Bullied in School Made Her Realize

Bekah McNeel
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74 Interview: National Student Clearinghouse’s Michele Gralak on Helping Schools and Districts Put Data to Work for Their Kids

Richard Whitmire
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74 Interview: TN Ed Chief Penny Schwinn on Her Radical Plan Using Schools to Bring Social Services to Rural Areas — and Her Whole-Child Approach to Training Teachers

Beth Hawkins
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74 Interview: Colorado Educator Talks Co-Creating a School With His Community, Teaching Students Transformative Resistance & How Love Can Help NYC Design Better Schools

Laura Fay
Social-Emotional Learning

74 Interview: CASEL President on the Importance of Maintaining Quality in Social-Emotional Learning, Paying Attention to the Adults and Work as the Next SEL Frontier

Bekah McNeel
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74 Interview: Howard Fuller on Schooling Elizabeth Warren About Charters, African-American Families, School Choice & Her Education Plan

Beth Hawkins
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74 Interview: Law Professor Jack Coons on Rethinking School Funding, Restoring Authority to Low-Income Families Through Education and His Role in the Historic Serrano v. Priest Cases

Andrew J. Rotherham
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74 Interview: Class, Race & the Pursuit of College. Veteran Journalist Paul Tough Addresses Higher Ed Admissions, Mobility Myths and What His Critics at the College Board Get Wrong

Greg Toppo
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Testing Anxiety, Boredom & Guesses: What Expert Steven Wise Has Learned About Exams and ‘Rapid-Guessing Behavior’ — and What That Tells Him About Your Child’s Score

Beth Hawkins
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74 Interview: Author and Harvard Scholar David Perkins on What Traditional Classroom Teachers Can Learn From Science Fairs, Backyard Sports & ‘Whole Game’ Learning

Greg Toppo
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74 Interview: Researcher Gloria Ladson-Billings on Culturally Relevant Teaching, the Role of Teachers in Trump’s America & Lessons From Her Two Decades in Education Research

Laura Fay
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74 Interview: Pulling All the Levers — Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson on Getting More Students to and Through College

Beth Hawkins
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The 74 Interview: University of California President and Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on DACA, Title IX and the Value of College

Mark Keierleber
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74 Interview: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Freedom Scholarships, Why Parents Deserve More School Options & the ‘Noisy Status Quo-Protecting Cabal’ Fighting Her Agenda

Esmeralda Fabián Romero & Laura Greanias
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74 Interview: Curriculum Designer Christina Riley Teaches Students Compassion and Empathy Alongside Literacy. Here’s How She Does It

Kate Stringer
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74 Interview: Professor Rucker Johnson on How School Integration Helped Black Students — and How Much More Is Possible When It’s Paired With Early Education & Spending Reforms

Carolyn Phenicie
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The 74 Interview: Iconoclast Howard Fuller on Brown v. Board, Segregation and Race in America’s Schools — the Debate That ‘Will Go On Forever’

Kevin Mahnken
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