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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
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
commentary
commentary

Lessons from Charters Where Every Student Graduates, Most of Them With a Plan

Cobb: Charter school students have racked up more than a billion in scholarships and nearly 100% acceptance to college or postsecondary programs.

Darryl Cobb, Charter School Growth Fund
Author: Darryl Cobb
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Swetland: As a Student of Color, I Feel Unsafe After Incidents of Racial Intolerance on Campus. We Must All Be Protected From Hate and Gun Violence

Jenna Swetland
Every Student Succeeds Act

It鈥檚 Nearly Time to Reauthorize the Every Student Succeeds Act: 4 Priorities Otherwise-Distracted National Leaders Should Set to Make the K-12 Law Stronger

Conor P. Williams
Opinion

Taylor & Goodman-Scott: School Counselors Are Key to Creating a Safe Place for Students. They Need More Support to Make This Happen

Julia Taylor & Emily Goodman-Scott
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A Principal鈥檚 View: My D.C. School Is Being Bold About What Works in Helping Students Achieve 鈥� and Just Won a Big Award for It

Tiffany R. Johnson
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Adams: Have We Been Misled All This Time About What New York City鈥檚 Gifted & Talented and Specialized HS Exams Really Measure?

Alina Adams
The B.A. Breakthrough

Whitmire: With DACA in Danger at the Supreme Court, The Against-All-Odds Success of These Undocumented College Grads Deserves Its Own Hearing

Richard Whitmire
Opinion

Lake: What Does It Mean to Be an Ally in Efforts to Transform Public Education? The Answers Threaten to Tear the Movement Apart

Robin Lake
Colorado

After a Bruising Election, 4 Ways the 鈥楩lipped鈥� Denver School Board Can Put Student Success Before Adult Ego

Vernon Jones Jr.
Student Voice

A Student鈥檚 View: Young People Are the Biggest Stakeholders in Any School. They Deserve a Seat at the Decision-Making Table

Joshua Dantzler
Colorado

Holmes: What Is School Quality, and Who Decides? We鈥檙e Bringing Together Educators, Families and Students for This Vital Discussion

Rebecca Holmes
Keeping it 100

Sometimes the Outcome Is the Equity: Why It鈥檚 Critical to Prepare Students of Color to Do Well on Standardized Tests 鈥� Even If You鈥檙e Not a Fan

Colin Seale
Opinion

Epstein: Tidying Up Education Technology 鈥� 6 Things School and District Leaders Can Learn From Marie Kondo

Bart Epstein
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Coloring Outside the Lines: Good Special Education Isn鈥檛 a Place; It鈥檚 a Mindset

Beth Hawkins
Opinion

Osborne: How Do You Create a School Where 鈥楽tudents Are Full Participants in Their Own Learning?鈥� Read Diane Tavenner鈥檚 New Book Prepared

David Osborne
Opinion

Prince: In a Rapidly Changing Educational Landscape, We Must Plan Now to Create a More Equitable Future of Learning. Here are 5 Areas to Consider

Katherine Prince
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A Mom鈥檚 Perspective: Even With 111,000 Seats Sitting Empty in NYC Schools, Mayor de Blasio Can鈥檛 Find the Space for the New Middle School That Was Promised Years Ago

Miriam Reyes
Opinion

Arnett: Strengthening Connections Between Home and School Can Make a World of Difference for Students. Technology Can Help

Thomas Arnett
Atlanta

As Atlanta Searches for a New Superintendent, There鈥檚 Never Been a More Important Time for Parents to Focus on Quality Schools

David Mitchell
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A Mom鈥檚 View: My Son Loves Elizabeth Warren. She Said She Wants to Fix Schools for Kids Like Him. Her New Education Plan Ignores Them

Keri Rodrigues
Opinion

Poekert: At the University of Florida, We Have Lots of Data on Students and Math. Now, We Need Researchers to Help Us Mine It

Phil Poekert
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