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90% of Kids in This City Are Behind in Math. Can a New Tutoring Initiative Help?

Laura Waters

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Financial Numbers Show How Top Union Was Affected By Janus Verdict, #RedforEd

Mike Antonucci

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Analysis: Chicago’s Teachers Union Agreed to Give Spending Control to Principals. Now, the Union Is Striking to Take It Away. That’s a Bad Move for Students

Marguerite Roza

October 17, 2019

Union Report

Union Report: Teachers Unions See Modest Membership Losses in 2018-19 School Year — Janus Decision Having Little Effect, So Far

Mike Antonucci

October 16, 2019

Analysis

Want to Know How Good a Charter School Is? Forget About Test Scores — Look at Its Bond Rating

Aaron Garth Smith

October 16, 2019

Analysis

Lake & Gross: Some Charter Schools Use Their Flexibility to Serve Special Ed Kids. Our New Report Shows How More Schools Can Do the Same

Robin Lake & Betheny Gross

October 16, 2019

Analysis

Winters: To Determine the Real Difference Between District and Charter Schools, Research Must Do More Than Just Compare Test Scores

Marcus A. Winters

October 15, 2019

Analysis

Aldeman: Mobility. Flexibility. Fairness. State Colleges Have These in Their Retirement Plans. So Why Don’t K-12 Districts?

Chad Aldeman

October 15, 2019

Union Report

Union Report: The Looming Chicago Teacher Strike May Be As Much About Membership As It Is About Money

Mike Antonucci

October 13, 2019

Analysis

DeVos vs. DeVos: The Education Department’s Response to Chicago’s Sexual-Misconduct Scandal Contradicts Its Proposed Direction for Title IX, Experts Say

Mark Keierleber

October 9, 2019

EDlection 2020

Analysis: New Newark Poll Shows Majority of City’s Voters Favor School Options and Charter Schools. Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Pay Attention

Laura Waters

October 8, 2019

EDlection 2020

Jeffries: New Poll Finds Voters Favor Innovation, School Choice, Fair Funding and Accountability. The Democrats Should Listen

Shavar Jeffries

October 7, 2019

Analysis

Waite: 6 Education Innovation Trends You May Not Know About, From 173 Diverse Schools You May Never Have Heard Of

Chelsea Waite

October 7, 2019

Analysis

Byard: 4 Supreme Court Cases Being Argued This Week, and a 5th Case in Indiana, Put LGBTQ Students and Teachers at Risk

Eliza Byard

October 6, 2019

Union Report

Union Report: When Unions Open Their Own Charter Schools — Lessons From California’s Kwachiiyoa Elementary

Mike Antonucci

October 2, 2019

Analysis

Bradshaw & Nguyen: How Schools Can Help Bridge the Mental Health Care Gap for Rural Students

Amanda Nguyen & Catherine Bradshaw

October 2, 2019

Charlottesville Education Summit, 30 Years Later

Analysis: 30 Years After Pivotal Charlottesville Education Summit, State Leaders Must Again Come Together to Create a New Vision for America’s Public Schools

Ross Wiener

September 30, 2019

Charlottesville Education Summit, 30 Years Later

Analysis: In 1989, 49 Governors Came Together at a Historic Summit to Reform Education. We Need the Same Type of Leadership Today

Ross Wiener

September 25, 2019

Analysis

Bartoletti: We Know Leadership by Principals Is a Key to Student Success. Here’s How to Build More of It

JoAnn Bartoletti

September 24, 2019

Accelerating School Excellence in Texas

Analysis: As Some Dallas Schools See Gains Through Program Pairing Top Educator Talent With Data-Based Instruction, Could Other Districts Benefit From Similar Strategy?

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

September 24, 2019

Analysis

Rose & Weisberg: Do Kids Fall Behind in Math Because There Isn’t Enough Grade-Level Material, or Because There’s Too Much? It’s Both

Joel Rose & Daniel Weisberg

September 24, 2019

Union Report

Union Report: Great New Essay Tells the Truth About Teacher Pay. Unfortunately, in Ed World, the Truth Is Just Another Story

Mike Antonucci

September 24, 2019

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Mask Mandates, Vaccine Mandates & Collective Bargaining

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‘I Feel Happy to Enter Classes Again’: One Migrant Teen’s Perilous Journey From El Salvador to High School in the U.S.

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Analysis: Chicago’s Teachers Union Agreed to Give Spending Control to Principals. Now, the Union Is Striking to Take It Away. That’s a Bad Move for Students

Union Report: Teachers Unions See Modest Membership Losses in 2018-19 School Year — Janus Decision Having Little Effect, So Far

Want to Know How Good a Charter School Is? Forget About Test Scores — Look at Its Bond Rating

Lake & Gross: Some Charter Schools Use Their Flexibility to Serve Special Ed Kids. Our New Report Shows How More Schools Can Do the Same

Winters: To Determine the Real Difference Between District and Charter Schools, Research Must Do More Than Just Compare Test Scores

Aldeman: Mobility. Flexibility. Fairness. State Colleges Have These in Their Retirement Plans. So Why Don’t K-12 Districts?

Union Report: The Looming Chicago Teacher Strike May Be As Much About Membership As It Is About Money

DeVos vs. DeVos: The Education Department’s Response to Chicago’s Sexual-Misconduct Scandal Contradicts Its Proposed Direction for Title IX, Experts Say

Analysis: New Newark Poll Shows Majority of City’s Voters Favor School Options and Charter Schools. Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Pay Attention

Jeffries: New Poll Finds Voters Favor Innovation, School Choice, Fair Funding and Accountability. The Democrats Should Listen

Waite: 6 Education Innovation Trends You May Not Know About, From 173 Diverse Schools You May Never Have Heard Of

Byard: 4 Supreme Court Cases Being Argued This Week, and a 5th Case in Indiana, Put LGBTQ Students and Teachers at Risk

Union Report: When Unions Open Their Own Charter Schools — Lessons From California’s Kwachiiyoa Elementary

Bradshaw & Nguyen: How Schools Can Help Bridge the Mental Health Care Gap for Rural Students

Analysis: 30 Years After Pivotal Charlottesville Education Summit, State Leaders Must Again Come Together to Create a New Vision for America’s Public Schools

Analysis: In 1989, 49 Governors Came Together at a Historic Summit to Reform Education. We Need the Same Type of Leadership Today

Bartoletti: We Know Leadership by Principals Is a Key to Student Success. Here’s How to Build More of It

Analysis: As Some Dallas Schools See Gains Through Program Pairing Top Educator Talent With Data-Based Instruction, Could Other Districts Benefit From Similar Strategy?

Rose & Weisberg: Do Kids Fall Behind in Math Because There Isn’t Enough Grade-Level Material, or Because There’s Too Much? It’s Both

Union Report: Great New Essay Tells the Truth About Teacher Pay. Unfortunately, in Ed World, the Truth Is Just Another Story

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Schools, Teachers, Parents & Bans on Critical Race Theory

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Mask Mandates, Vaccine Mandates & Collective Bargaining

90% of Kids in This City Are Behind in Math. Can a New Tutoring Initiative Help?

Financial Numbers Show How Top Union Was Affected By Janus Verdict, #RedforEd

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From the Archives

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‘We Will Get Out the Vote’: D.C. Middle Schoolers Barnstorm College Campus to Get Students to the Polls

‘Countries Aren’t Sports Teams’: International Test Rankings Distort More Than They Reveal, Renowned Statistician Warns

‘I Feel Happy to Enter Classes Again’: One Migrant Teen’s Perilous Journey From El Salvador to High School in the U.S.

‘If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu’: Importance of African-American Voices in Ed Reform Focus of UNCF Event

‘It Only Gets Better From Here’: After State of the Union, Students Stage ‘State of the Youth’

‘The Right Way to Spank a Child’? WSJ Op-Ed Sparks Debate Over Corporal Punishment

Analysis: Chicago’s Teachers Union Agreed to Give Spending Control to Principals. Now, the Union Is Striking to Take It Away. That’s a Bad Move for Students

Union Report: Teachers Unions See Modest Membership Losses in 2018-19 School Year — Janus Decision Having Little Effect, So Far

Want to Know How Good a Charter School Is? Forget About Test Scores — Look at Its Bond Rating

Lake & Gross: Some Charter Schools Use Their Flexibility to Serve Special Ed Kids. Our New Report Shows How More Schools Can Do the Same

Winters: To Determine the Real Difference Between District and Charter Schools, Research Must Do More Than Just Compare Test Scores

Aldeman: Mobility. Flexibility. Fairness. State Colleges Have These in Their Retirement Plans. So Why Don’t K-12 Districts?

Union Report: The Looming Chicago Teacher Strike May Be As Much About Membership As It Is About Money

DeVos vs. DeVos: The Education Department’s Response to Chicago’s Sexual-Misconduct Scandal Contradicts Its Proposed Direction for Title IX, Experts Say

Analysis: New Newark Poll Shows Majority of City’s Voters Favor School Options and Charter Schools. Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Pay Attention

Jeffries: New Poll Finds Voters Favor Innovation, School Choice, Fair Funding and Accountability. The Democrats Should Listen

Waite: 6 Education Innovation Trends You May Not Know About, From 173 Diverse Schools You May Never Have Heard Of

Byard: 4 Supreme Court Cases Being Argued This Week, and a 5th Case in Indiana, Put LGBTQ Students and Teachers at Risk

Union Report: When Unions Open Their Own Charter Schools — Lessons From California’s Kwachiiyoa Elementary

Bradshaw & Nguyen: How Schools Can Help Bridge the Mental Health Care Gap for Rural Students

Analysis: 30 Years After Pivotal Charlottesville Education Summit, State Leaders Must Again Come Together to Create a New Vision for America’s Public Schools

Analysis: In 1989, 49 Governors Came Together at a Historic Summit to Reform Education. We Need the Same Type of Leadership Today

Bartoletti: We Know Leadership by Principals Is a Key to Student Success. Here’s How to Build More of It

Analysis: As Some Dallas Schools See Gains Through Program Pairing Top Educator Talent With Data-Based Instruction, Could Other Districts Benefit From Similar Strategy?

Rose & Weisberg: Do Kids Fall Behind in Math Because There Isn’t Enough Grade-Level Material, or Because There’s Too Much? It’s Both

Union Report: Great New Essay Tells the Truth About Teacher Pay. Unfortunately, in Ed World, the Truth Is Just Another Story

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The public deserves first-rate reporting on it.
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