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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
Future of High School

Reflections From a Formerly Disengaged Teen

Hannah Askew
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Family Structure Matters to Student Achievement. What Should We Do With That?

Robert Pondiscio
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Head Start at 60: A Legacy Worth Investing In

Emmy Liss & Sarah Gilliland
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How One Rural Elementary School Achieved Over 80% Reading Proficiency

Maggi Lambert
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As DOE and Title IX Are Dismantled, The Promise of Equal Opportunity Is at Risk

Kyra Batté
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College Isn’t Camp. As Enrollment Drops, It’s Time to Take Higher Ed Seriously

Paula White
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To Truly Serve English Learners, Start With Curriculum — and Don’t Stop There

Angélica Infante-Green
Opinion

To Strengthen the Early Care and Education System, Funding Reform Is Needed

Elliot Haspel
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Trump, McMahon Claim to Support Education. Funding Cuts Tell a Different Story

Charles Barone
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Building Sustainable STEM Pathways Requires Trust, Collaboration

Bianca Alvarado
special education

Diversifying the Special Education Teacher Workforce Could Benefit US Schools

Elizabeth Bettini, LaRon A. Scott & Tuan D. Nguyen
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Teachers Wary of Shuttering the Education Department, More Optimistic About AI

Joseph Tadros, Jennifer López & Carlotta Pope
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Why Local Education Organizations Matter, and Why They Matter More Now

Jose Eos Trinidad
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We Are High Achievers, But We Were Almost a Statistic

Briauna Black and Tiauna Black
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When Students Don’t Show Up, It’s Not the Kids Failing. What Schools Should Do

Khari Shabazz
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NAEP Data Is Critical for Students With Disabilities. It Must Not Disappear

Laura Stelitano & Nicole Fuller
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When Civic Education Starts with Paper, Paint and a Pair of Scissors

Carrie Snyder-Renfro
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We’re Not Protecting Children. We’re Recycling Their Trauma

Mathangi Swaminathan
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Across Party Lines, Stakeholders Are Calling for Regulatory Reform in Child Care

Elliot Haspel
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Belonging Is the Missing Link in AI-integrated Classrooms

Lea M. Crusey
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