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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

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

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

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.

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Opinion: Teacher Turnover Is a Symptom of a Nationwide Shortage of Educators. What 2 Arizona Teachers Are Doing About It in Their State

Dayna Burke & Tara Dale

Why I’m Marching on Saturday: One HS Junior Reflects on How the Parkland Survivors Inspired Her and Her Classmates to Walk for Change

Thomases: What Makes a Great School? When the Adults Are Allowed to Learn, Try, Make Mistakes — and Then Try Again

Every Student Succeeds Act

A Teacher’s Mini-Lesson on ESSA: The Federal K-12 Law Places Burden on States to Improve; It’s Time They Stepped Up

Waters: New Jersey’s New Governor Says He Wants to Scrap PARCC Tests but Doesn’t Know How. Here’s What It Would Take — and It’s Not Easy

Innovation Road Trip: At This Rust Belt Grade School, a Curriculum Centered on Texts Is Defying the Effects of Generational Poverty

Barbara Davidson

Lane Wright: School Choice Is a Great Thing. Now, Parents Need Better Choices — and More of Them

An NCAA Bracket for Income Mobility: If the Tournament Were About Moving Up the Economic Ladder, These Schools Would Make the Sweet Sixteen

Jorge Klor de Alva & Mark Schneider

Rotherham: Even 1 School Shooting Is Too Many. But in Our Panic, We’re Missing a Far More Common Problem We Need to Solve

Andrew J. Rotherham

Opinion: Rather Than Arming Teachers With Guns, Let’s Arm Them With the Supports They Need

Patricia Ann Jennings

Pondiscio: Civil Disobedience Means Facing Consequences. School-Sanctioned Walkouts Rob Students of That Lesson

Robert Pondiscio

Tuthill: Florida School Choice Army Grows as Charter School Parents Join Voucher Families in Advocacy Network

Rotherham: Students Walking Out of Class in Protest Have the Right Idea. It’s the Adults Who Are Messing It Up

Andrew J. Rotherham

Antonucci: Never Heard of UniServ? It Holds the National Education Association Together — and Could Tear It Apart

Opinion: Why I’m Supporting My L.A. Middle School Students in Walking Out of Class for a Cause They Believe In

Rep. Manny Diaz Jr.: Special Needs Students, Bullying Victims & Struggling Readers to Get the Help They Need Under Florida’s New Education Law

McKenzie: Under ESSA, States Must Hold Schools Accountable. But Their Ratings Must First Be Simple Enough for Parents to Understand

William McKenzie

Elvrum: West Virginia’s Teacher Strike Held Kids Hostage to Union Demands. With More Walkouts Likely, School Choice Is More Important Than Ever

Straight Talk From a Green Beret: Arming Teachers Is a Lousy Idea

Fulfilling the Charter School Promise: Accountability Matters; So Do Freedom, Fair Funding, and Strong Operators

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