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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
Opinion

Generative Artificial Intelligence May Help Teachers. Does It Work for Students?

Meghan McCormick
Opinion

State Accountability Systems Must Look Beyond College & Career Readiness

Ryan Reyna & Michael Deuser
advanced placement

5 Ways to Embrace Advanced Learning Programs & Make Them Available to More Kids

Peg Tyre
algebra

Why Expanding Access to Algebra is a Matter of Civil Rights

Liza Bondurant
Oregon

Oregon Schools Face Layoffs, Larger Class Sizes Amid Financial Crisis

Gary Conkling & Pat McCormick
Opinion

Juneteenth: New Ways to Teach about Slavery, Black Perseverance and U.S. History

Raphael E. Rogers
commentary

Public Schools Violate Their Sacred Mission When They Turn Students Away

Tim DeRoche
Juneteenth

6 Books that Explain the History and Meaning of Juneteenth

Corey D. B. Walker
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Linking Mental Health and Education to Give Tennessee Kids a Healthier Future

Bill Frist
4Fams

NYC Educator Cries Foul on Equity in School Sports, Files Civil Rights Complaint

Alina Adams
Brown v. Board

How Black Teachers Lost When Civil Rights Won in Brown v. Board

Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, Andrea Guiden Pittman, Andrene J. Castro & Marvin G. Powell
Florida

Florida’s School Safety Dashboard Helps Parents And Teachers Address Bullying

F. Chris Curran
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Why Colleges Should Require All Applicants to Fill out the FAFSA

Catherine B. Hill
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Rethinking the Definition of High-Quality Instructional Materials for Math

Joel Rose
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Call to Action: This Summer, Target Deepfakes that Victimize Girls in Schools

Andrew Buher & Elana Sigall
Child Tax Credit

Child Tax Credit Failure Reaffirms Young People’s Pessimism About Government

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Personalized Learning Boosts Student Engagement, Reduces Pandemic Learning Loss

William R. Hite
Texas

Austin Finally Bans Windowless Rooms For College Students

Juan Miró
free community college

How Community Colleges Kept Students Engaged During and After the Pandemic

Xueli Wang
opinion

Summertime, Summertime (Child Care) Sadness

Elliot Haspel
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