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We Should Pay More for the Best Teachers

Yglesias: Research shows there’s a lot of electoral upside to supporting teacher pay that is based on performance rather than pure seniority.

Matthew Yglesias
Author: Matthew Yglesias
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Connecticut Charters Break Through in Historic Legislative Session

Greenberg-Ellis and Pimentel: With approval of four new schools, plus added funding and benefits, lawmakers showed increased support for charters.

Rebecca Greenberg-Ellis & Lucas Pimentel
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Lessons from Charters Where Every Student Graduates, Most of Them With a Plan

Cobb: Charter school students have racked up more than a billion in scholarships and nearly 100% acceptance to college or postsecondary programs.

Darryl Cobb, Charter School Growth Fund
Author: Darryl Cobb
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Race, Income and Why Some Democrats Have the Luxury of Opposing School Choice

Kisida: Many critics resist choice politically while exercising it for their own kids through private schools or expensive homes in 'good' districts.

Brian Kisida
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Derrick Bell, Critical Race Theory and the Beginnings of School Choice

Joseph P. Viteritti
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Three Promising Practices to Engage a New Workforce

Stephanie J. Hull
2025 Year in Review

Our 13 Most Read, Most Talked-About and Most Powerful Education Essays of 2025

The 74
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In Picture Book Biographies, Black Kids Can See Themselves, and What They Can Be

Nosakhere A. Griffin-EL
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Pre-K Teachers Are Hesitant to Use Artificial Intelligence —Why?

Jordy Berne, Christopher Doss & Ashley Woo
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New York Mayor-Elect Mamdani Must Keep NYC Reads

Katie Pace Miles
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Why Being a Black, Female Science Teacher Matters So Much to Students Who Look Like Me

Alia Pope
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Title I Doesn’t Belong in the Department of Labor

John Pascarella
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How A Co-Op Model is Boosting Kindergarten Readiness in Kansas City

Kristina Collins
Opinion

We Launched a Microschool Loan Program — and Were Surprised By What We Learned

Allison Serafin
Civics

Rebooting Civics for the Digital Age

Colleen Shogan
4Fams

Is High School Necessary? Maybe Not — and Both Students & Districts Could Benefit

Alina Adams
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The Hidden Cost of Children’s Book Bans

Kamye Hugley
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Better Schools Start with Better School Board Elections

David Griffith & Jill Hoppe
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When Public Service Becomes Financially Impossible, We All Lose

Verna Williams
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Pickett: Four Tips to Help Students and Families Navigate Life After High School

Shannon Pickett
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Can Gen Z Save Journalism? Only If They’re Taught How to Trust Again

Ebonee Otoo & Bernie Davis
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We’ve Passed the Laws to Support Strong Readers — Now Let’s Deliver Results

Robin Zikmund
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Amid Budget Cuts to Child Care, Dedicated Funds Hold Promise

Elliot Haspel
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2,739 Ed Tech Tools Later, Where Are the Outcomes?

Natasha Mir
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