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Achievement Gap

Our High Schools Can't Afford To Ignore These Mediocre PISA Scores

I recently spoke to a handful of young women at a high school in North Carolina who had taken an international test that is getting a lot of attention—the Programme for International Student...

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Poverty

Guess What, Liberals Support Charter Schools Too

It’s not easy being a political progressive and a charter school supporter. In these polarized times, it’s easy to forget how many of us support great public schools and have seen charters create...

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California

In My Class I Don’t Want the Smartest Kid, I Want the Hardest Working One

The first round of parent teacher conferences recently wrapped up at my school in South Los Angeles. After the last parent left, I reflected on the students I serve, all of whom are students of...

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Poverty

Why We Should Be Thinking About America's Poorest Students When We Head to the Polls Today

As we head to the polls to vote in our next president, education advocates, like me, are still wondering why neither major candidate has made equitable funding for America’s most vulnerable children,...

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Poverty

Saving Boston's Public School Children: Vote 'Yes' on Question 2

Education Post does not take a stance on electoral issues, but seeks to amplify the voices of those who support high-quality public school choices. Bloggers’ views are their own. Charter schools are...

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Poverty

NAACP, Don’t End Up on the Wrong Side of History

The NAACP has always stood for hope, promise, equality and a brighter future. But now it stands in the way of those very things. A proposed moratorium on charter schools is putting the NAACP at odds...

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