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Charter Schools

Community charter schools earn their spot in public education

I learned years ago that only some schools are for everybody. I was a parent who hit a dead end, and the only school options in our zone weren’t a good fit for many reasons. And then, we found a...

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New Group Strives to Make Public Education ‘Available to All’

A new, nonpartisan watchdog launched this week with the mission of advocating for the thousands of American kids it said are unfairly or illegally turned away from public schools each year. The...

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When School Reform is Not Enough

In 2004, I graduated college and started teaching in New York City as a Teach For America (TFA) corps member. The experience challenged, changed, and inspired me. I was blown away by the magnitude of...

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Pandemic Devastation Demands More Student-Centered Learning Practices

After three disrupted school years, America’s K-12 learners collectively have significant unfinished learning and unmet mental health needs. While educators are working hard to help their students,...

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Florida Watch: What Happened to Black History Month?

Last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis steered a torrent of new bills through the state legislature that heightened state control over classroom teaching about gender identity, sexism and racism. Many...

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Teachers and Students Need Culturally Relevant Education

Each September, my ninth-graders insist they do not like poetry. And each June, they leave my class as fledgling poets. They come to not only enjoy reading poetry but also creating it because they...

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