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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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Opinion: Did Ohio Mislead the Feds About Its Troubled Charters?

Stephen Dyer
Opinion

Williams: Mr. Duncan Goes from Washington, and Education Policy Loses a True Public Servant

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

No, Politico New York, TFA Moving Offices Is NOT ‘Evidence of Decline’

The 74 & Bellwether Education Partners
Opinion

Opinion: Now Is the Time to Reverse Segregation in Boston Public Schools

Ashley Clerge
WA Charters

Why Washington’s ‘Common School’ Ruling Runs Counter to the Common Good of Students

Richard Whitmire & Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Analysis: Jeb Bush Wasn’t Just Talking About ‘Free Stuff.’ He Was Talking About Getting Poor Kids Into Better Schools

Naomi Nix
Opinion

Whitmire: 5 Ways to Stop Bad Charters from Derailing Education Reform

Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Opinion: Maybe a ‘Hostile Takeover’ Is Precisely What the Los Angeles Unified School District Needs

Nicholas Melvoin
Opinion

Tucker: Arne Duncan’s Right, Teachers in Tough Schools Deserve More Money. But Only if They’re Effective

Cynthia Tucker Haynes
Opinion

I Wish Teach For America Didn’t Exist — and That’s Exactly Why I’m Signing Up

Dylan Alles
Personalized Learning

Opinion: Why I’m Afraid of Personalized Learning

Lisa Hansel
Opinion

Opinion: Misguided Backlash After TV Ad Accurately Depicts Separate and Unequal NYC Schools

Derrell Bradford
Opinion

Opinion: Why the Friedrichs Court Case Will Give Teachers More Power — and Better Pay

Mike Antonucci & Michael J. Petrilli
Opinion

Williams: The Disjointed, and Increasingly Dishonest, Attacks on Charter Operators

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Join Our Conversation: Letters to the Editor

The 74 & Bellwether Education Partners
WA Charters

Opinion: 5 Reasons Why Washington’s Arcane Charter Verdict Is Unlikely to Affect Other States

Nelson Smith
Opinion

Court Reminds GOP: ‘Obamacore’ Owes More to Reagan and Bush

David Whitman
Opinion

Opinion: Will Shifting Political Winds Strip WI of its Standards?

Terry Kaldhusdal
Opinion

Business Leaders Know Common Core Is Essential to America’s Workforce

Cheryl Oldham
WA Charters

Poor Kids Are the Ones Hurt Most by Wash. Supreme Court Ruling Charters Schools Illegal

Rep. Eric Pettigrew
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