Charter Schools
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Remind Biden and his team of the real-life people that charter schools serve, people who are a key part of his coalition.
School Spending
End Seat-Time Funding and Strike A New Grand Bargain
Tie money to whether students are learning
Reading
Parental Pressure Mounts for More Phonics, Less Guessing in Teaching Reading
Lucy Calkins concedes instructional materials need an update.
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More than 80 percent see link between hard work, success
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Covid-19 Has Capsized the Case Against School Choice
During the past six months, it's become clear that what this universal, public system actually guarantees is a lot less than we imagined.
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States Step Up to Fund Families; Others Should Follow
Idaho, North Carolina, and Oklahoma innovate by decentralizing education spending, decisions in response to pandemic
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Disagreement is not a sign of an adversary's moral bankruptcy
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Growth in Administrative Staff, Assistant Principals Far Outpaces Teacher Hiring
Labor Department counts 271,020 K-12 “education administrators,” with an average wage of more than $100,000 a year
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From a Half-Century-Old Novel, Wisdom about Teaching and Education Reform, with 2020 Political Implications
“Who was I to think I could change the face of American education?” asks the fictional Frank Prescott.
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Many educators lack basic training in classroom management.
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Idaho, North Carolina, and Oklahoma innovate by decentralizing education spending, decisions in response to pandemic
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