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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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commentary

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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commentary

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
Opinion

DeAngelis: When It Comes to School Choice, Government-Regulated Managed Competition Is Bad in Theory and in Practice

Corey A. DeAngelis
Raising the Bar: Axios #EDlection2018 Town Hall

Whitmire: Decrying ‘One Size Fits All,’ Hickenlooper Lays Bare Democratic Party’s Deep Divide Over School Choice

Richard Whitmire
Union Report

Why Teacher Strikes Aren’t Like Other Strikes (Hint: Teachers Often Get Paid)

Mike Antonucci
Curriculum

Innovation Road Trip: At This Phoenix School, Students Are Taught to Be ‘Thoughtful and Insightful’ Through Contact With History’s Best Thinkers

Barbara Davidson & Tori Filler
Opinion

Williams: Why We Shouldn’t Reserve Our Outrage Over Privilege and Good Schools to Just D.C.’s Antwan Wilson Gaming the System

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Eden: D.C. Public Schools Deserves an F for Bogus Reforms, Faked Successes, and Disastrous Failures

Max Eden
Opinion

Carvalho Staying Put Is a Win for Miami but a Huge Loss for New York, the Country, and Expanded Educational Choice

John Kirtley
Opinion

Take It From an Educator: Arming Teachers Is Not the Answer to Keeping Our Students Safe

Jessica Stewart
Opinion

Lowery: Giftedness Doesn’t Discriminate by Skin Color or Income Level — and Gifted Education Programs Shouldn’t Either

Lillian M. Lowery
Union Report

Through the Janus Looking Glass: What If Teachers Unions Respond to Lost Agency Fees by Refusing to Represent Non-Members?

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Roberson: College Applicants Need More Data to Make the Right Choice. 3 Reasons Congress’s College Dashboard Will Shortchange Students

Amanda Janice Roberson
Curriculum

Innovation Road Trip: Reading Is at the Core of North Carolina School Curriculum, and Students Love ‘Being in Book Arguments’

David Liben & Barbara Davidson
Opinion

For Black History Month: Why African-American Male Teachers Are So Important to the Promise of Educational Opportunity for All

Rashid Ferrod Davis
Opinion

4 Ways Philadelphia Can Keep Its Schools Moving in the Right Direction as District Prepares to Retake Local Control

Georgia Heyward
Opinion

Analysis: Even With Newfound Power Under ESSA, States Will Not See Equal Success When it Comes to Education — and Will Need Serious Help to Raise the Floor

Anne Hyslop
Union Report

Union Report: In West Virginia, 15,000 Teachers Are Planning a Walkout. The Strike Is Illegal — but It Shouldn’t Be

Mike Antonucci
Every Student Succeeds Act

Rotherham: As Governors Convene for Axios Education Town Hall, Looking Beyond ESSA & School Shootings to Broader Crises Affecting Schools

Andrew J. Rotherham
Opinion

McQueen: Take a Page From Our Playbook in Tennessee — Teacher Leadership Works

Candice McQueen & Charla Hurt
Opinion

Stronger State Charter School Laws Are Key to Meeting the Needs of America’s Rural Students

Terry Ryan
Opinion

Weisberg & Campbell: 3 Ways Charter Schools Can Make Sure They Recruit, Hire, and Retain the Teachers They Need

Daniel Weisberg & Christine Campbell
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