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Generation Z and Millennials Believe in the American Dream, New Survey Finds
More than 80 percent see link between hard work, success
Charter Schools
Why So Many People Are Disappointed With Their Educations—And How To Start Fixing It.
Alternative pathways can help students find a “vocational self” and upward mobility
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Majority of U.S. Students Now Exercise School Choice
A week to celebrate those voting with their feet.
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What Jobs Do Learners Hire Education To Do After High School?
Interviews shed light on student motives, from ‘get away’ to ‘step it up.’
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How K12 Can Strengthen Pathways between Education and Employment
Many young people experience buyer’s remorse about their college and K-12 school experiences — a sense that their education did not prepare them to succeed in the workplace or in life.
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What Governors Should Know About K-12 School Quality and the Economy
A governor’s efforts to improve a state’s economy must include strengthening K-12 school quality.
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Remembering “A Nation At Risk”: Reflections on Politics and Policy
Standards-based reforms, choice-based reforms, and an expanded NAEP came to dominate education reform discussions in the report's wake.
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Three Ways Charters Reform and Improve Our Schools
Chartering has not been a single experiment or the product of a single vision, theory or doctrine.
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Charter Schools Are Reinventing Local Control
The charter phenomenon is also reinventing the school district.