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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
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My Indiana District Opened a Charter Microschool to Give Families More Choices

George Philhower
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For AI to Truly Work in the Classroom, Schools Must Give Their Teachers a Say

Eve Colavito & Adam Feiler-Ware
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What if States Made Child Care a Constitutional Right?

Elliot Haspel
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Arizona’s Effort to Futureproof Its High School Graduates — and Its Economy

Chad Gestson
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Why Native American Curriculum Should be Taught Throughout K-12 Education

Meaghan Townsend
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After L.A.’s Wildfires, Reshaping Disaster Response to Address Children’s Needs

Rita Burke & Henry Meier
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Why Moving Career Pathways to the Labor Department Is an Opportunity

Goldy Brown & Christos A. Makridis
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The 6-7 Craze Offered A Brief Window Into the Hidden World of Children

Rebekah Willett, Amanda Levido & Hyeon-Seon Jeong
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Accountability Is Under Attack, Not Just From Washington, But From the Bottom Up

Morgan Polikoff
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New Bill Offers Roadmap for Ed Innovations. Here’s What Else It Should Do

Mark Schneider
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When Immigration Policy Collides With Schools, Students and the Community Suffer

Adam Strom
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Congress OK’d Pell Grants for Workforce Training. Now, It’s Up to the States

Bruno V. Manno
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Fragmenting the U.S. Department of Education Creates Chaos for Rural Students

Steven L. Johnson
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What Public Schools and Parents Can Learn from a $40,000-a-Year Private School

Chad Aldeman
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Why Florida Charter Schools Are at Capacity While District Seats Sit Empty

Jim Griffin & Thibaut Delloue
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The New Year’s Child Care Freeze: A Primer

Elliot Haspel
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Why Education Leaders Should Train Like Olympic Athletes

Julia Rafal-Baer & Lara Dallman-Weiss
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By Communicating Better With Families, Our North Carolina District Builds Trust

Amy Dowdle & Tracey Widmann
Q&A

A, B, C or D – Grades Might Not Say all That Much About What Students Are Actually Learning

Joshua Rowe Eyler
math

Jigsaw Puzzles Help Make Mathematics Learning More Active and Fun

Francis Duah
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