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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
FoundersNews

A Challenge to Elite Colleges: Set Aside More Seats for Low-Income Achievers

Richard Barth
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Opinion: As Teacher Academies Flourish Under ESSA, Massachusetts Could Guide the Way

Scott McCue & Orin Gutlerner
Opinion

Weisberg: The Absurd Logic Behind a Vergara Ruling That Tells Parents They Have No Recourse

Daniel Weisberg
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Opinion: The Progressive Split Over Education, as Democrats Go Back to the Future Over School Choice

Ron Matus
Opinion

Mehlhorn: In the Fine Print of the Vergara Ruling, 3 Key Arguments That Might Sway California’s Supreme Court

Dmitri Mehlhorn
Opinion

Steve Jobs, the Unsung Champion of School Choice

Ron Matus
Opinion

Williams — Everyone Loves Pre-K, But No One’s Asking the Key Question: How Do We Train Early Educators?

Conor P. Williams
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William Bennett: Opting Out Isn’t About Shielding Kids. It’s About Protecting Teachers

William J. Bennett
Opinion

Opinion: In Praise of the Teachers Lifting Up Students in Underserved Neighborhoods

Talia Kovacs
Opinion

Opinion: K-12 Advocates in CT Must Stop Bickering, and Fight Together for a Fairer School Finance System

Katie Roy
Opinion

Opinion: What Districts Have To Learn About Putting Good Teachers Where They’re Needed

Elizabeth Arons
Opinion

NYC Catholic Schools Supe On Why Her Students Are Opting In

Kathleen Porter-Magee
Opinion

Analysis: Opt-Out Reality Check — Vast Majority of New York Students Are Taking 2016 Tests

Damien Gaillard, Kimberley Namkoong, Kathryn Marrow, Sam Radford & Stephen Sigmund
On the Campaign Trail

Tucker: Time for Trump to Get Honest With His Coalition of Fear. It’s Not Walls They Need, But Better Schools

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
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Chavous: The Real Segregation in American Education

Kevin P. Chavous
Opinion

Sen. Lieberman: Why Is the Government Sitting on $35 Million Set Aside for Poor Kids in Washington, DC?

Joe Lieberman
Opinion

Williams: Linguistic Politics, and What’s At Stake In November with California’s ‘Multilingual Education Act’

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Bill Hammond: Why New York’s ‘Failing Schools’ Fail — and How We Can Turn the Tide

Bill Hammond
On the Campaign Trail

Tucker: Progressives Like Bernie Sanders May Be Confused About Charter Schools, But Black Parents Aren’t

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
Opinion

Sahm: 5 Reasons Why John King Is the Change Agent We Need at the Department Of Education

Charles Sahm
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