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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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How Much More Positive Head Start Evidence Do We Need to Save It?

Conor P. Williams
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How My California Middle School Uses Glyphs to Teach English Learners to Read

Gerrett Suárez
Opinion

How do Kids Learn to Read? There Are as Many Ways as There Are Students

K. Dara Hill
Future of High School

What Employers Want, Project-Based Learning Can Deliver

Bob Lenz & Alprentice McCutchen
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STEM’s Grand Challenges — And Opportunities

Jeff Weld
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How I Coach All Educators at My Baltimore HS to Be Reading & Writing Teachers

Bobbi F. O’Brien
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How Some Texas Teachers Are Earning Six Figures — Without Leaving the Classroom

Sharon Kebschull Barrett
Opinion

American Parents Deserve Better Family-Friendly Policies

Erica Phillips
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What’s the Best Way to Measure a School’s Quality? 5 Factors to Consider

Lynn Olson & Thomas Toch
4Fams

Parents Wonder: Where Will NYC Get More Teachers, Space to Make Smaller Classes?

Alina Adams
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Corporal Punishment Is Losing Ground — But Some Still Favor It for Certain Kids

Da’Shay Templeton
New York City

After a Stray Bullet Kills a NYC Teen, Chancellor Calls for Community Support

Melissa Aviles Ramos
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What Babies Need from Congress Right Now

Melissa Boteach
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What Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ Gets Wrong — and Right — About ‘Kids These Days’

Eugene C. Roehlkepartain
school choice

Microschools Are Not Just a Trend, They’re A Turning Point

Deborah A. Gist, Tom Vander Ark & Devin Vodicka
Opinion

Can Learning Cursive Help Kids Read Better? Some Policymakers Think It’s Worth a Try

Shawn Datchuk
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Learning Together as a Team Boosts Both Teachers’ Practice & Student Achievement

Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey
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To Close the Latino Student Success Gap, Open Up the Educator Pipeline

Amanda Fernandez & Dana Bryson
Teacher Retention

The Voices We Don’t Hear: Teachers Who Gave Up

Robert Pondiscio
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The True Impact of School Meal Funding Cuts: More Hunger, Less Learning

Katie Wilson
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