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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
Pandemic

Bathgate: If Schools Can’t — or Don’t — Reopen, Help Families Pay for At-Home Teaching With CARES Act & Education Savings Accounts

Katherine Bathgate
Opinion

Let’s Talk About the Encouraging COVID Experience of U.S. Child Care Programs

Elliot Haspel
Pandemic

Adams: NYC’s Mayor and Chancellor Want to Reopen Schools. The City’s Teachers Union — and Parents — Aren’t So Sure

Alina Adams
Opinion

The Aunt Bees of America

Natalie Renew
Pandemic

Three Pieces of Advice for White Teachers Who Want to Be Accountable Allies

LaTrina Johnson
Katrina

15 Years After Katrina, New Orleans School Miracle Emerges as a ‘Surprising’ Mix

Douglas N. Harris
Pandemic

COVID-19 Crisis Offers Chance to Challenge the Status Quo, Including the Persistent Lack of Teacher Diversity

Cassandra Herring
Pandemic

‘A Bird Trapped in a Golden Cage’: Amid the Pandemic, One Student’s Story of Abuse During Quarantine

The 74
Opinion

Hettleman: Most Students in Special Education Don’t Need to Be There. It’s Time to End the Broken Promises and Reinvent the Process

Kalman R. Hettleman
Pandemic

A Principal’s View: Social-Emotional Learning Is More Important Than Ever. Here’s How We Do It Virtually at My Denver School

Sara Carlson Striegel
Keeping it 100

Commentary: As Education Leaders Plan for Fall, They Must Look Beyond COVID Toward Making Dramatic Changes to Protect Students of Color

Nancy Gutiérrez & Mary Rice-Boothe
Pandemic

Soares: Substitute Teachers Are Unsung Heroes in Reopening Schools. They Deserve Better Pay and Professional Development

Nicola Soares
Pandemic

Boser: From Math to Music, There Are Great Online Supports for Nearly Every Subject. So Where Are All the Great Writing Apps?

Ulrich Boser
Pandemic

Bergen: Too Many Schools Lack a Student Newspaper. When Schools Reopen, However They Reopen, Every School Should Have One

Lara Bergen
Pandemic

Heinze: How to Give Kids a Quality Education While Tending to Their Social & Emotional Needs in This Pandemic? Some Lessons From Districts Nationwide

Juliette “Cricket” Heinze
Opinion

Cami Anderson: ‘Police-Free Schools’ Vs. ‘Chaos’ Is a False Choice. Here’s What Districts Must Do to Implement Real Discipline Reform

Cami Anderson
Pandemic

A Tutor’s View: 4 Things I Learned About My Students, Their Families and Myself During COVID-19 Online Learning

Kyle Forth
Keeping it 100

For Black Lives to Matter, Black Minds Must Matter

Sharif El-Mekki
Pandemic

Schoales: Would I Send My Kid to School This Fall? Some Things to Think About, and Some Advice, for Families Facing This Dilemma

Van Schoales
Keeping it 100

So, You Want to Run for School Board. First Ask Yourself If You Believe in the Genius of Black Children and Are You Willing to Fight to See It Realized

Krystal Hardy Allen
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