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We Should Pay More for the Best Teachers

Yglesias: Research shows there鈥檚 a lot of electoral upside to supporting teacher pay that is based on performance rather than pure seniority.

Matthew Yglesias
Author: Matthew Yglesias
commentary
commentary

In the Age of AI, Everyone Should Be Hiring Theater Kids

Johnston: As AI accelerates the automation of routine tasks, uniquely human capabilities are becoming even more valuable, not less.

Melissa Johnston
Author: Melissa Johnston
Student鈥檚 View
Student鈥檚 View

Harnessing the Power of Music for Students With Disabilities

Student鈥檚 View: Music is an unusually powerful tool for regulating emotions, rewiring neural pathways and opening channels of communication.

Saira Shah
Author: Saira Shah
commentary
commentary

Connecticut Charters Break Through in Historic Legislative Session

Greenberg-Ellis and Pimentel: With approval of four new schools, plus added funding and benefits, lawmakers showed increased support for charters.

Rebecca Greenberg-Ellis & Lucas Pimentel
Union Report

Antonucci: When Is a Teacher Strike Legal, and What Happens If Los Angeles鈥檚 Teachers Union Walks Out This Week?

Mike Antonucci
4Fams

Glynn: FAFSA Opens Oct. 1. Three Things for Students and Families to Remember When Applying for Financial Aid

Amy Glynn
Opinion

Rotherham: Inside a Very Special Summer Camp for Young Burn Survivors 鈥� Where Every Kid Gets to Be a Kid for at Least One Week a Year

Andrew J. Rotherham
4Fams

Nunes: The Pros and Cons of Homeschooling a Child With Special Needs 鈥� and Some Resources That Can Help

Jackie Nunes
Opinion

Analysis: Cory Booker Could Have Run Away From School Reform. Instead, He鈥檚 Doubling Down on Newark鈥檚 Education Revival. That鈥檚 a Smart Move

Laura Waters
4Fams

Cohen: More States Are Offering Multiple Paths to Graduation. Which One Students Take Can Have Devastating Consequences for Their Future

Michael Cohen
Opinion

Aldeman: Teachers Need to Build a Nest Egg. Schools Need Teachers to Stay on the Job. Changing Rules on Vesting in Pensions Can Help Both

Chad Aldeman
Opinion

Commentary: Video Classes, Interactive Tutoring, Blended Learning 鈥� An Innovative Program Brings AP Courses to Students in Rural Mississippi

Jeff Clay, Todd English, James Henderson, Evelyn Jossell, Tony McGee, Brock Puckett & Val Towner
Opinion

Commentary: L.A.鈥檚 Teachers Union May Soon Go Out on Strike. They Should Think About the Children and Not Make Them Collateral Damage

Katie Braude
4Fams

One Mom鈥檚 Fear: Is My Child Already Behind on Day One of School? Probably Not, but It鈥檚 the First Thing to Talk About With His Teacher on Back-to-School Night

Kai-Le茅 Berke
Opinion

Wicks: Americans鈥� Commitment to Democracy Is Strong 鈥� and Civics Education Is the People鈥檚 Choice for Making Our Democracy Even Stronger

Anne Wicks
Opinion

Roemer 鈥� The Next Phase for America鈥檚 Most Radical School Improvement Effort: What New Orleans鈥檚 Shared Governance District Will Need to Succeed

Caroline Roemer
4Fams

The First Word My 4-Year-Old Learned This Summer Was 鈥楲ynching鈥�: Why I Thought It Was Important to Take My Preschooler to Montgomery

Bekah McNeel
Opinion

Shuls: Do Charter Schools Take Districts鈥� Money? Only If You Think Children, and the Funding That Comes With Them, Are District Property

James V. Shuls
Opinion

Walsh: Teacher Residencies Are Fine. But Districts Already Have the Power to Fix the Student Teacher Pipeline 鈥� at Far Lower Cost

Kate Walsh
4Fams

Razsadin: How Teachers Can Ease the Transition for Military Children When They鈥檙e the New Kid in School 鈥� Again

Shannon Razsadin
Opinion

Commentary: 5 Lessons From an Indiana District That Worked With an Outside Partner to Turn Around Its Troubled Schools

David Smith, Susan F. Lusi & Rob Jentsch
Opinion

Levesque: States, Districts, and Businesses Must Work Together to Create Successful CTE Programs for Students. These 3 Playbooks Can Help

Patricia Levesque
Opinion

Milkie: 20 Years, 17 Schools & 25,000 Students 鈥� Noble Charter Schools Celebrates Its 1st 2 Decades & Looks Forward to the Next 2

Michael Milkie
Every Student Succeeds Act

Rittling: How New ESSA Preschool Development Grants Will Help States Build a Foundation of Success for Our Littlest Learners

Sarah Rittling
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