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Lizzie Thompson

Lizzie Thompson is the special projects associate at The 74.

Q&A: Betsy DeVos on Education, Opportunity and the Shifting Politics Surrounding School Choice

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Exclusive: Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary, on School Choice as Bipartisan Cause

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VIDEO: Who Let the Dogs Out? How Therapy Dogs Are Aiding the Emotional Growth of Students

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‘This Isn’t a Pity Party:’ How One NYC High School Is Helping At-Risk Kids Become Champions

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The 74 Yearbook: Meet 21 Inspiring High School Graduates from the Class of 2016

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Graduate of the Week: A Passion for Community Activism Propels This L.A. Senior to UCLA

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Grad of the Week: A Bronx Immigrant Graduates to Fordham — Eyes Fixed on a Career in Social Justice

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Grad of the Week: Oakland Teen Overcomes Fears of Parents’ Deportation to Land a Spot at Yale

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Why One Innovative Gifted & Talented Teacher is Using Reality TV to Teach Kids Finance

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Graduate of the Week, Colorado: Soccer Star Eyes STEM Studies at Vassar

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Graduate of the Week, Pennsylvania: Former Dropout Frank Lopez Graduates to the Army

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Surviving ‘Super Lice’ — 6 Things Parents Should Know About the Latest Classroom Outbreak

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Exclusive: Homer Learning to Make Its Award-Winning Early Reading App Free for All Teachers in America

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Answering the Call: How 100Kin10 Is Working to Add STEM Teachers to America’s Classrooms

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Sex Ed, America, 2016: Where the Information Is Often Absent — or Medically Inaccurate

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Q&A: One of the World’s Top Teachers on Fostering More Engaged Students (and Supportive Parents)

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Nearly 20,000 Sign Petition Calling on California Colleges to Recognize H.S. Computer Science Credits

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When Downward Dog Is on the Syllabus: Why Schools Are Embracing Yoga

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Doctor’s Orders: A Video Game a Day — that Kids Can’t Wait to Play — to Conquer ADHD

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Meet the 76 Powerball Winners of New Jersey’s Clifton Elementary School

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It’s Hilarious When No One on ‘The Bachelor’ Can Find Indiana on a Map. But 75% of Students? Not So Much

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4 Ways Hillary Clinton’s Autism Plan Will Improve American Education

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Don’t Rush That College Application! Admissions Counselors Reveal 5 Common Last-Minute Blunders

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All Teachers Have to Do is Ask: DonorsChoose Brings Dollars into Neediest Classrooms

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7 Keys to the College Application Process, According to a Top High School Counselor

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The School Lunch Game: Taste, Nutrition, Politics

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Q&A: DC Principal Jessica Cunningham, Winner of the ‘Oscar of Teaching,’ Talks Educational Excellence

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Cash For Good Grades? Kind Of. New Küdzoo Mobile App Incentivizes Student Behavior

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What I Saw As I Camped Out in the School Supply Section This Week

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The School Choice Election: 8 Questions with Betsy DeVos of The American Federation for Children

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The Londonderry Lancers: Inside the School Holding the 2015 NH Education Summit

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Gotta Watch: Hilarious New Comedy Central Skit Gives Teachers the ESPN Sports Star Treatment

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Q&A: One Therapist’s Mission to Train Schools, Parents and Classmates on Transgender Issues

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