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With Federal Relief Dollars on the Way, Districts Face Big Decisions
Reduce class sizes, lengthen the school year, provide tutoring—or let principals decide?
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Federal judge hears challenge from parents calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” racial engineering
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City Year CEO on Supporting Students Through the Pandemic
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My Kids’ School Closed Again. So I Started Calling Experts.
Many New York City public schools have been repeatedly closed because of two positive COVID-19 tests, even without evidence of in-school spread. Experts call it “crazy.” And it’s driving me nuts.
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How to Achieve Educational Equity
Focus on taking action for students, not hiring specialists and posting on social media
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Children need to know how to read, and fewer of them are currently reading as well as they otherwise would be. That demands our attention, not our platitudes.
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Tennessee Meets Pandemic with Summer Learning Camps, Phonics, Testing
Covid education package emerges from special legislative session
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Some recommendations for developing compassion, courage, determination, fairness, grit, honesty, patience, respect, responsibility, self-motivation, and temperance.
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