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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
commentary
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
commentary
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
commentary
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
advanced placement

Closing the Racial Gap in Advanced HS Courses

Roby Chatterji
Pandemic

The Fatal Flaws of Conservatives Championing the ‘Recklessly Unmasked’

Conor P. Williams
Pandemic

My District Requires COVID Vaccines for School Staff. Yours Should, Too

Pedro Martinez
Pandemic

Will NYC Parents Strike Over Remote Learning?

Alina Adams
Opinion

Commentary: FDA Must Ban All Flavored E-Cigarettes

Laurie Rubiner & Linda Mendonca
Pandemic

A Dad's Plea: Please Protect Our Kids from COVID-19

Nathan Kelly
Opinion

Seizing the Reconciliation Opportunity

Elliot Haspel
charter schools

Making School Choice Available to All Families

Christian Barnard
Pandemic

Back to School — After 18 Months of COVID: Before Kids Can Learn They Must Heal

Conor P. Williams
Families

Montreal: The North American City Where Family-Friendliness is ‘Like a Religion’

Kendra Hurley
Pandemic

Hired Today, Fired in ‘22: Are Relief Funds Setting Schools Up for Fiscal Cliff?

Chad Aldeman
Pandemic

Analysis — Making it Hard When the Stakes Are High: Inside an Increasingly Chaotic (and Divisive) Back-to-School Season

Tressa Pankovits
4Fams

Education Is Not a Zero-Sum Game. So Why Are We Demanding Identical Results?

Alina Adams
Pandemic

Former Government Officials Issue National Call for College COVID Safe Zones

Mark McClellan, Andy Slavitt & John Bridgeland
Colorado

Boosting the 'Educonomy' to Help Rural Students Succeed

Landon Mascareñaz
Opinion

We Have School Districts — Why Not Early Childhood Districts?

Elliot Haspel
Pandemic

When COVID Safety & Special Ed Rules Clash

Paul O’Neill & Lauren Morando Rhim
clean energy

A Teacher's View: Students, Solar Panels & Climate Change

Kathy Hall
Pandemic

Boosting Students' Economic Mobility With American Rescue Plan

Matt Gandal
Pandemic

Education at a Crossroads in Baton Rouge

Chris Meyer
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