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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
Civics

How George Floyd's Murder Inspired a New Curriculum in My School

Riah Williams
4Fams

More G&T Classes Would Help School Diversity, Not Harm It

Alina Adams
Opinion

Nonbinary Educators Must Have a Seat at the Policy Table

Grace Collins
Opinion

Join Us in Redesigning K-12 Academic Standards

Sydney Schaef
Pandemic

The Power of Peer Networks Can Help Students Rebound

Chelsea Waite
Pandemic

Making Sure HS Students Are Ready for Free Community College

Stanley Litow & Tina Kelley
nyc

NYC Needs a Real Plan for the Absent Teacher Reserve Pool

Paula L. White
Pandemic

Summer Tutoring Must Continue into the Fall

Amanda Neitzel
Pandemic

Education, the Workforce & Students' COVID Recovery

Elena Parent & Steven L. Reed
Opinion

It’s Time for Free Community College

Laura W. Perna & Edward J. Smith
New York City

Samuels: NYC’s Annual Debates About Specialized HS Admissions and Gifted-&-Talented Programs Distract from a Much Bigger Failure — Middle School

Arthur Samuels
Pandemic Notebook

My Chinese Grandfather’s Death Brought Home Pandemic’s Mental Health Toll

Cindy Chen
Pandemic

Pandemic Learning Loss Is Rooted in the Student-Teacher Racial Divide

Sharif El-Mekki
New York City

Mulgrew: Good Riddance to NYC's Absent Teacher Reserve Pool

Michael Mulgrew
Pandemic

Give Digital Education the Funding to Meet Students' Needs

Yovhane Metcalfe
Opinion

National Commission Needed on Transgender Student Athletes

Andrew J. Rotherham
4Fams

Do NYC's Mayoral Candidates Care About Education?

Alina Adams
Pandemic

Educator’s View: Can We Get Students a Do-Over School Year?

Corina Sapien
Pandemic

Build a Coding ‘Playground’ to Boost Kids' Academic & SEL Skills

Marina Umaschi Bers
Curriculum

1 Year’s Worth of Reading Growth in 1 Month

Kimberly Corbidge & Angela Shaeffer
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