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The 74 interviews the top thinkers, policymakers and leaders in American education
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Bruce Springsteen
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Steven Van Zandt on Rock, History & Our ‘Antiquated’ Approach to School

The Springsteen sideman hopes his growing TeachRock program will help curb a dropout crisis he calls ‘intolerable and scandalous.’

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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Financial Aid Reform Was His Legacy. Now, Lamar Alexander Calls it ‘a Big Mess’

The former Republican senator from Tennessee said he would have taken a gradual approach to the rollout.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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ableism
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74 Interview: Minnesota’s Groundbreaking Push for Teacher Training on Ableism

Lobbyist Jillian Nelson barely survived special ed in HS. Now, she’s working to bring the disability justice movement to the state's classrooms.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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absenteeism
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5 Million Kids in Poverty: As Funds Expire, a Fresh Call to Confront the Crisis

With 5 million more children living in poverty nationwide as key funding expires, Goyal’s new book shows what's at stake for students and schools.

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
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LGBTQ issues
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74 Interview: USC’s Morgan Polikoff on New Poll Data & the ‘Purple Classroom’

Most Americans agree on the purpose of education but haven't considered the finer points of handling race, LGBTQ topics and parental opt-out.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins

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Researcher Tom Loveless on How Common Core Failed

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

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

The Changing Face of Ed Tech Amid the Pandemic

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
Pandemic

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

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

Mark Keierleber
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: Zoë Kirsch
Pandemic

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

Mimi Woldeyohannes
Author: Mimi Woldeyohannes
Pandemic

HS Guidance Counselor Explains Roadblocks in College Process

Laura Fay
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: Laura Fay
The 74 Interview

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: Emmeline Zhao
Pandemic

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

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

Kevin Mahnken
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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 P. Williams
Author: Conor P. 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: Beth Hawkins
The 74 Interview

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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: 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
Author: Kevin Mahnken
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74 Interview: Wisconsin Governor and Former State Schools Chief Tony Evers on Equitable School Funding, His GOP Foes & Hitting Pause on Private School Choice

Carolyn Phenicie
Author: Carolyn Phenicie
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The 74 Interview: Priscilla Chan on Supporting Whole-Child Education, Nurturing Diverse Scientists and Measuring Success Beyond Math and Reading

Richard Whitmire
Author: Richard Whitmire
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The 74 Interview: Authors Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine on What the Best HS Classrooms Have in Common — Mastery, Identity & Creativity

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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The 74 Interview: CEO Tara Chklovski Talks About Getting Underserved Families — Especially Girls — Excited About Artificial Intelligence

Mareesa Nicosia
Author: Mareesa Nicosia
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74 Interview: Two Former Governors, TN Republican Bill Haslam and DE Democrat Jack Markell, See a Bipartisan Path Forward on Schools, Standards & Prioritizing ‘Education Across the Aisle’

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74 Interview: Teacher of the Year Finalists on Setting Priorities, Changing Policy, and Taking On a More Political Role

Carolyn Phenicie
Author: Carolyn Phenicie
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74 Interview: NovoEd’s Andrew Linford on Blockchain, the Sharing Economy, Student Feedback in the Classroom & Shifting Teacher Mindset

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
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The 74 Interview: Do Standards and Project-Based Learning Go Hand in Hand? Prof. Nell Duke Says Yes, & Looks at the Best & Worst of PBL

Kate Stringer
Author: Kate Stringer
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74 Interview: Achieve Atlanta’s Tina Fernandez on Doubling the Number of Atlanta Public School Students Graduating From College by 2025

Laura Fay
Author: Laura Fay
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How One Education Leader’s Newark Nonprofit Became One of the Few Minority-Led Groups to Win a $30 Million Federal Grant to Fight Poverty

Mimi Woldeyohannes
Author: Mimi Woldeyohannes
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The 74 Interview: Parkland Teacher, Filmmaker Talk New HBO Documentary on the Shooting, Its Aftermath, and the Musical That ‘Must Go On’

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
National School Choice Week

The 74 Interview: Democrats for Education Reform’s Shavar Jeffries on the Blue Wave, the Politics of the Possible & Grand Bargains

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Personalized Learning

74 Interview: ‘The City Fund’ Founders Talk About Their New Campaign to Identify America’s Most Innovative Public School Systems and the First Metro Areas Where They’ll Be Investing

Steve Snyder
Author: Steve Snyder
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74 Interview: Integrated Schools Founder on Talking to White Parents About Privilege and Turning Neighborhood Schools Into a Rallying Cry for Integration

Conor P. Williams
Author: Conor P. Williams
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74 Interview: With Political Headwinds Rising, Constance Jones Becomes 1st African-American Woman to Lead Chicago’s Noble Network

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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One-on-One With Lewis Ferebee: New D.C. Schools Chancellor Talks About Why Districts Need to Expand Career & Technical Education for Enrollment, Enlistment, and Employment

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao
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The 74 Interview: Sen. Maggie Hassan on Moms in Congress, Advocating for Kids With Disabilities, and Special Ed & Classroom Innovation

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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74 Interview: Former Sacramento School Chief, Author of ‘Wildflowers: A School Superintendent’s Challenge to America,’ on Educating the ‘Whole Child’

Conor P. Williams
Author: Conor P. Williams
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WATCH — America’s Education Priorities for the New School Year: 8 Current & Former Education Chiefs Weigh In on How States & Schools Can Drive Innovation in 2019

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Watch — Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Priorities for a New School Year: As the World Changes Faster Than Our Education Systems, America Risks Being Left Behind

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Building Integrated Classrooms

74 Interview: NYC Schools Chief Richard Carranza Talks Integration, Smart Parents, Renewal Schools, and Quality Assurance Across 1,800 Schools

David Cantor
Author: David Cantor
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74 Interview: Sen. Cory Booker on Teacher Quality, Celebrity Star Power, and Why His Newark School Reforms Were Actually a Success

Laura McKenna
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74 Interview: Journalist Roland Martin Talks His New Digital News Platform, Giving Voice to the Voiceless & Being a School Reformer Since Childhood

Mimi Woldeyohannes
Author: Mimi Woldeyohannes
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Watch — North Carolina’s Jim Hunt on Priorities for a New School Year: Governors Must Realize Their Economies and Classrooms Are Intertwined & Build Bipartisan Support for Boosting Students

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Watch — Former NM Education Chief Hanna Skandera on Priorities for a New School Year: Rethink How Families Are Engaged in District Decisions & How Graduates Are Prepared for Their Next Step
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74 Interview: NewSchools Venture Fund’s Stacey Childress on 20 Years’ (and $300 Million) Worth of School Breakthroughs & What She’s Learned About Supporting Education Innovation

Kate Stringer
Author: Kate Stringer
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Watch — Former NYC Chancellor Joel Klein, on Priorities for a New School Year: Shifting Our Focus From Special Interests to Families & Better Preparing Kids for a Whole New Economy

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Every Student Succeeds Act

The 74 Interview: Harvard’s Karen Mapp on ESSA, Family Engagement, and How Schools and Communities Can Partner to Help Kids Succeed

Kate Stringer
Author: Kate Stringer
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The 74 Interview: Strayer University President Brian Jones on Social Justice, ‘Pragmatic Compromise,’ and Becoming a ‘Thoroughbred’

Andrew J. Rotherham
Author: Andrew J. Rotherham
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Watch — Jeb Bush, on Priorities for a New School Year: America’s Economy Is Being Redefined & Governors Must Lead the Charge in Helping Classrooms Catch Up

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Watch — Marc Sternberg Talks Priorities for a New School Year: Why Governors Must Keep Kids and Their Future Prosperity at the Center of the Ed Debate

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Watch — Margaret Spellings, on America’s Priorities for a New School Year: More Equitable, Affordable Education to Sustain the ‘Innovation Economy’

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
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74 Interview: Longtime Civil Rights Activist Howard Fuller on Trump, DeVos, and What It’s Like to Advocate for School Choice in an Age of ‘Hypocrisy’

Mario Koran
Author: Mario Koran
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74 Interview: Former North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue on Educating a 21st Century Workforce & the ‘Most Horrific Public Discussion’ She Ever Heard

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao
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Exit Interview: Camden’s Paymon Rouhanifard Reflects on 5 Years of Surging Student Achievement, Expanding Parental Choice in One of NJ’s Poorest Districts

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao
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74 Interview: Criminologist Nadine Connell on Why She’s Building a 30-Year Database of School Shootings — and What Hidden Lessons May Be Found in the Stats

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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74 Interview: Deborah Quazzo on the Business of Education Innovation, the Nation’s Shrinking Skilled Workforce & the GSV Acceleration Fund

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao
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74 Interview: Idaho Superintendent Ybarra on Rural Students, Rethinking School Funding, and Why She Opposes Private Choice Bill

Carolyn Phenicie
Author: Carolyn Phenicie
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74 Interview: Parent Activist Mary Moran on Engaging Families and Demanding Accountability in New Orleans Schools

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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74 Interview: ‘Newcomers’ Author Helen Thorpe on a Year in the Life of America’s Refugee Students — and Why Public-Private Partnerships Are Essential

Conor P. Williams
Author: Conor P. Williams
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The 74 Interview: Olympian Alex Rigsby on Winning Gold, Learning Through Sports, and Mentoring 4 Classrooms of Kids

Andrew J. Rotherham
Author: Andrew J. Rotherham
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The 74 Interview: Teacher of the Year and Gun Owner Nate Bowling on Arming Teachers & Keeping Kids Safe in School

Andrew J. Rotherham
Author: Andrew J. Rotherham
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74 Interview: Sal Khan on Personalized Learning, a Global Diploma, and How He’d Spend $100 million

Romy Drucker
Author: Romy Drucker
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74 Interview: Joel Rose on Personalized Learning’s ‘Overdue Transition,’ Building Better Tests — and Meeting Kids Where They Are

Laura Fay
Author: Laura Fay
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