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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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commentary

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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commentary

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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commentary

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

How One Rural MS School Combats Student Loneliness by Strengthening Connections

Taylor McCabe-Juhnke
commentary

Educators’ View: Students Excel When Expectations for Them Are High

Thomas Brodnitzki, Janet Schweizer & Jessica Waters
Opinion

States Should Use Opioid Settlement Money to Teach Students SEL Skills

Jordan Posamentier
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Why Are Schools Comfortable Accepting Failure for Students with Disabilities?

David Flink & Lauren Morando Rhim
Curriculum

New Mexico Teacher, Once a Lab Scientist, Applies Real Science to Lessons

Othell Begay
Opinion

With a New Ed Commissioner, Tennessee Looks to Next Phase in School Innovation

David Mansouri
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I Could Get a Spanish Tutor for My Daughter. Why I’m Letting Her Fail Instead

Alina Adams
Opinion

As Feds Invest in New Bilingual Teachers, State Licensing Hurdles Must Go

Conor P. Williams & Shantel Meek
opinion

A Progressive Vision for Educational Choice: 5 Questions to Ask

Chad Aldeman
Opinion

Personalized Education Is Not a Panacea. Neither Is Artificial Intelligence

Natalia Kucirkova
commentary

Parent Power: Key Strategies for Developing Leaders and Advocates in Schools

Sarah Dec & Lauren Cassidy
Opinion

How Newark’s Universal School Application Split in 2 — and What to Do About It

Laura Waters
Opinion

Schools Must Know If Their Learning-Loss Programs Work — Before ESSER Funds End

Anu Malipatil
Opinion

Helping Schools and Districts Address Mental Health Crisis Among Their Students

Anne Brown
Opinion

Peer-to-Peer Counseling Can Help Schools Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Alison Malmon
Opinion

Bring on School-Aged Care

Elliot Haspel
Opinion

‘Achievement Gap’ vs. ‘Education Debt’: Why the Language of Testing Matters

Jennifer Randall
Opinion

Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Schools Must Do to Help

Simone Marean & Takai Tyler
Opinion

What it Takes to Become a Spelling Bee Champ

Pawan Dhingra
Curriculum

Louisiana Grad Returns to Old Middle School: ‘I Wish I Had Been Taught This Way’

Robert Emery Godke
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