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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
Engaging Parents Through ESSA

The Every Student Succeeds Act: Theory vs. Practice — and Why Closing the ‘Parent Gap’ Is Key to Building an Educated Workforce

Vesia Wilson-Hawkins
Engaging Parents Through ESSA

Parents Want to Feel Noticed: The Critical Priority of Getting Families Involved in Their Schools Is About Relationships, Not Money

Erika Sanzi
Opinion

Exclusive: How Safe Are Philadelphia’s Schools? New Interactive Map Shows Discipline Reform Has Created a School Climate Catastrophe

Max Eden
Opinion

Robin Lake: Denver’s Storied Portfolio District Is Starting to Act Like Just Another City School System

Robin Lake
Opinion

Cunningham: What’s Driving Chicago’s School Turnaround Success? Lessons From 30 Years of Ed Reform

Peter Cunningham
Opinion

Jeb Bush & Ann D. Duplessis: Only a Revolution in Educational Opportunity Will Fulfill Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Justice and Equality

Jeb Bush & Ann Duplessis
Opinion

Grinter: Delivering on the Promise of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Education Dream

Mendell Grinter
Opinion

Williams: Some Practical — If Uncomfortable — Solutions to the Stubborn School Segregation Mapped Out by Vox

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Whitmire: Want to Serve Student Interests in District-Charter Partnerships? New Study Advises Tackling the Adult Politics First

Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Chris Minnich: How States Have Led on Education — and Will Continue to Lead

Chris Minnich
Union Report

Analysis: The ‘One Percent’ Leaders of America’s Top Teachers Unions, All Making More Than $300,000 a Year

Mike Antonucci
Reactions & Reflections

Analysis: Is Scapegoating Charter Schools on Segregation Actually a Stealth Attack on Educational Excellence for African-American Students?

Derrell Bradford
Opinion

Analysis: Is Chicago Really America’s Fastest-Improving Urban School District? Why Claims Made by the NYT & Others Are Misleading

Emily Langhorne & David Osborne
Opinion

GreatSchools: Why We’re Giving Parents More School Quality Info — and How States Can Step Up to Help

Matthew Nelson
No Child Left Behind

Williams: NCLB Sounded Tougher on Accountability Than It Actually Was and Yet It Was Still Demonized

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Analysis: Why School Districts Need a ‘Consumer Reports’ for Ed Tech

Bart Epstein
Opinion

Analysis: PTA Purchasing Power Leaves Low-Income Schools Even Further Behind

Samantha Batel & Erin Roth
Union Report

Union Report: The 10 Most Memorable Teachers Union Quotes of 2017

Mike Antonucci
Opinion

Sedlis: Bloomberg Was Right. Time for De Blasio to Start Closing New York City’s Worst Schools and Opening Better Ones

Jenny Sedlis
Opinion

Analysis: 5 Ways Adults Can Develop Children With Strong Social and Emotional Skills

Bridget Laird
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