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Charter Schools

To Retain the Support of Black Voters, Democrats Must Re-Embrace Charter Schools

The education of school children has long been a contentious issue in American politics. At its heart, its purpose is to prepare young people for the future. Parents, elected officials and...

Charter Schools

A Life-Changing School For Adults: Meet the Excel Center

Ten years ago, Katie Reigelsperger had zero high school experience. She had a GED she’d earned as a teenager but felt stuck in dead-end jobs. Growing up, Reigelsperger’s parents struggled with...

An Equity Agenda for Higher Education

I want to talk about equity in higher education, using three lenses: access, completion, and student success. Each of these is important in its own right, but equity can only be achieved by creating...

Social Emotional Learning

Toddlers Need Social Emotional Learning

The six toddlers in the “Bears” classroom at the Ellis Early Learning center were hard at play when, suddenly, a tower of large, brightly-colored plastic blocks crashed to the ground. The children...

Educating Girls to Be the Best Versions of Themselves

Ensuring that girls feel safe while learning is a large part of receiving quality education. In addition, girls and young women, like all students, deserve ample opportunities to acquire the...

Arizona Republicans Want to Ban Books with Gender Fluidity, Pronouns

Last year, a record wave of book bans swept across the country when the GOP moved its culture war into school libraries, and Arizona Republicans this year are pushing to expand on that by outlawing...