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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
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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
Opinion

Lewis: If the U.S. Wants to Protect Itself Against Cyber Warfare, It Must Invest Big in K-12 Computer Science

Andrew Lewis
4Fams

Nielson: Parents Are Key to Success for English Learners. Here鈥檚 How Some Districts Are Helping Immigrant Families Engage With Their Kids鈥� Schools

Katharine B. Nielson
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Roemer: New Orleans鈥檚 Unique New District Strengthens Schools & Empowers Parents. It Must Not Repeat Political Mistakes of the Past

Caroline Roemer
Opinion

A NYC Teacher鈥檚 Plea: Hope and Stability Turn a School Into a Community. Please, Mr. Mayor, Let Our Charter Middle School Open

India Knight
Student Voice

Student鈥檚 Perspective: Reflections From an Online High School Valedictorian 鈥� We Are the Adults Now, and We Have to Make Our Own Futures

William Lampman
Opinion

Williams: Inequality, Meritocracy, and Privilege: Some D.C. Private Schools Leave AP 鈥� and Further Abandon Our Shared Democratic Life

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

A Teacher鈥檚 Take: Why 鈥楻elational Communities鈥� Matter 鈥� and Why We Should Celebrate School as a Place Where Students & Teachers Learn to Believe in One Another

Nat Damon
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Commentary: Up to 20 Percent of High School Students Plan to Go to College but Don鈥檛 Show Up. How Parents, Counselors, and Schools Can Help Stop Summer Melt

Melissa Fries
Janus v. AFSCME

Chris Cerf: When Support Is No Longer Mandated, It Must Be Earned. How Will the Unions Rise to That Challenge Under Janus?

Chris Cerf
Janus v. AFSCME

Commentary: This Is a Tough Time for Teachers. What One Educator Thinks Unions Must Do to Survive Under Janus

Nicole Manning
Opinion

Commentary: Leader of the PIE Network Passes the Baton, Setting the Stage for a New Chapter in Collaborative Education Policy Innovation

Suzanne Tacheny Kubach
Janus v. AFSCME

Weisberg: By Forcing Unions to Confront Some Deep-Seated Problems, Janus Loss Could Prove a Win for Them and Their Members

Daniel Weisberg
Janus v. AFSCME

Walsh: The 鈥榁eil of Destitution,鈥� Increased Activism, and Proving Their Relevance 鈥� Union Strategies for Retaining Members Post-Janus

Kate Walsh
Opinion

Williams: We Are Rightfully Moved by the Suffering of Immigrant Children Taken From Their Parents, but It Shouldn鈥檛 End There

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Rotherham: 3 Things to Consider About Trump鈥檚 Risky, but Not Necessarily Bad, Idea to Merge the Education & Labor Departments

Andrew J. Rotherham
Opinion

Barone: Trump鈥檚 Bid to Merge Education & Labor Depts Is a Bad, Old Idea With Little Chance of Happening. But It鈥檚 the Perfect Shiny Thing to Distract the Media

Charles Barone
Opinion

Williams: As Immigration Issues Roil the Nation, One Georgia Community and School Welcomes Refugees

Conor P. Williams
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A Parent鈥檚 Perspective: Excuse Me, What Did You Call My Child? When the 鈥楤elief Gap鈥� Cuts a Little Too Close to Home

Chris Stewart
Opinion

Boyd: Newly Formed Seek Common Ground Is a Backbone for Local Advocates Working to Positively Change Public Education

Sandy Boyd
Opinion

Hiler 鈥� No College Left Behind: 5 Lessons From the Pitfalls of NCLB to Keep in Mind As We Reform Higher Education

Tamara Hiler
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