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Access to Education Technology Is Not Enough
Three key steps states can take to make sure remote learning works for everyone
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Summer “Vacation Academies” Can Narrow Coronavirus Learning Gaps
Small-group instruction, both in person and online, can give students needed support
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Senator Lamar Alexander on the Response to the Coronavirus
“Washington usually messes it up if they get involved, the way they did with Common Core.”
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Justices Hear Arguments in L.A. Catholic Schools Case
A sharp question from Justice Thomas: “don’t you think it’s a bit odd that – that things that violate the Establishment Clause, when done in a public school, are not considered religious enough for Free Exercise protection when done in a parochial school?”
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Education Reform and the Coronavirus
The corner of my suburban Boston bedroom, where I write this letter, has by...
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About a Teacher
A new film written and directed by a teacher comes closer to capturing the feel of classroom life than most of its big budget predecessors.
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Harvard Law Professor’s Attack on Homeschooling Is a Flawed Failure. And Terribly Timed, Too.
About that law review article that prompted the Harvard Magazine article that created the uproar.
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Forty-Six States Have Closed Physical Schools Until August or September
When will in-person school resume? In most places, not for about four months, at the earliest.
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“Preparing for a Second Wave of Shutdowns in the Fall”
“Video games are an amazing tool for education,” Microsoft education executive says
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When Will School Reopen? The Latest State-by-State Info
Physical schools in 42 states plus Washington, D.C. are closed until at least August or September 2020. Our infographic gets an update.
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