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Want to Raise MS and HS Achievement at No Cost? Start Classes at 8:30, or Later

Adams: Letting kids sleep in improves attendance and reduces suspensions, meaning higher grades and test scores. So why do NYC schools begin earlier?

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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I Could Get a Spanish Tutor for My Daughter. Why I’m Letting Her Fail Instead

Adams: Going for help outside the classroom would let the school, and NYC, off the hook for not providing the education all kids are promised

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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How Black Families Can Fight for Fair Discipline in School

Restorative justice is a growing alternative to the zero-tolerance policies and educator bias that disproportionately hurt students of color.

Brittany Talissa King, GreatSchools.org
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Review: Why You Should Buy into the ‘Sold a Story’ Podcast

Malkus: 'Sold a Story' gives frustrated parents of struggling readers good questions to ask and the courage to demand better instruction

Nat Malkus
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5 Tips for Parents of New Kindergartners Who Are Younger Than Their Classmates

Gregory Fabiano, The Conversation

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Schoales: Would I Send My Kid to School This Fall? Some Things to Think About, and Some Advice, for Families Facing This Dilemma

Van Schoales
Author: Van Schoales
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Adams: In New York City, Being Stuck in a Failing School Is Suddenly Not a Good Enough Reason to Transfer

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Fourth-Graders’ Tips for Learning Online: Go to Bed Early. Plug In Your Laptop. Try to Find a Quiet Place to Get Focused. Don’t Get Frustrated

Amanda Geiger
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A Mom’s View: Changing Schools Is Hard for Military Kids in Normal Times. In a Pandemic, It’s Even Harder. How Schools Can Help

Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman
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Analysis: What Apps Are Kids Using Most? Here Are 9 of the Newest and Most Popular This Summer 鈥� and What Parents Should Watch Out For

Titania Jordan & Jeff Reistad
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Adams: How Can NYC Halt an Exodus of Students Worried About Going Back to School in the Fall? Create a Remote Learning District

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Adams: A Math Problem No One Talks About 鈥� Why Does the Number of Low-Performing Kids at 鈥楪ood鈥� Schools Always Equal the Number Who Receive Free Lunch?

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Author: Alina Adams
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What Should Kids (and Parents) Know About Student Data and Online Testing? Some Suggestions From a Privacy Advocate 鈥� and Mom

Olga Garcia-Kaplan
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A Mom’s View: As an Education and Civil Rights Activist, I Demand Racial Justice for Our Children, Especially in Our Public Schools

Christina Laster
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Polonetsky: Are the Online Programs Your Child鈥檚 School Uses Protecting Student Privacy? Some Things to Look For

Jules Polonetsky
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A Mom鈥檚 View: This Is the Letter I鈥檓 Going to Write to My Son鈥檚 Kindergarten Teacher After Months of Filling In for Her at Home

Mira Browne
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Adams: For Equity’s Sake, Let Kids Who Like Remote Learning Keep Doing Class Online and Let Kids Who Need In-Person Teaching Have the Schools

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Berens: With Students Learning Remotely From Home, Now Is a Great Time for Parents to Teach Their Children a Better Work Ethic

Kimberly Nix Berens
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A Mom鈥檚 View: I Believe Teaching Children to Be Kind, Caring and Aware of Diversity Can Change the World. That鈥檚 Why I Founded a School

Rebecca Nurick
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Gordon Parks Showed America the Rage Behind Decades of Racial Unrest. On Thursday, Minneapolis Rioters Burned the School Named for Him

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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Analysis: Is Summer Canceled? From Virtual Camp to Family Mental Health Supports to Outdoor Adventures (Really!), 5 Ways to Reinvent School Vacation

Julia Freeland Fisher & Amy Anderson
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What Happens If NYC Eliminates Screened Schools? Amid a Pandemic and Canceled State Tests, Parents Worry About Equity in the District 鈥� and Being Locked Out of the Discussion

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Munson: Are the Math Lessons Your Kids Are Doing at Home Good Enough? Here Are Some Things for Parents to Look For

Lynne Munson
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Heitner: For Kids, 鈥楧oing School鈥� at Home Can Be Difficult. Some Ways That Parents and Teachers Can Help

Devorah Heitner
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? New York Families Debate Fleeing the City Over COVID-19 School Changes

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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A Mom鈥檚 View: I Already Knew My Son鈥檚 Teacher Is Special. Her Socially Distanced Visits to Our Home Show What an Extraordinary Gem She Is

Samantha Berkule Johnson
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A Student鈥檚 View: Thinking Outside the Device 鈥� With a Little Ingenuity, Libraries Could Keep Kids Loving Reading While Schools Are Closed

Bruce Arao
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Adams: Will NYC Students Have to Repeat a Grade? Can They? Should They? Or Should We Rethink What Being in a Grade Means?

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Damon: Teachers Are Working Hard to Keep Bonds With Students Strong as Learning Moves Online. 6 Ways Parents Can Help

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Adams: From Freedom to Focus to Technical Troubles, How 1.1 Million Students and 75,000 Teachers Are Dealing With Remote Learning in NYC

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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