Stories

Achievement Gap

My Son Won the Lottery and I Want Every Parent to Get That Phone Call

When the call came in two weeks ago, I thought it might be another spammer. I didn’t recognize the number, but I answered anyway. “Hello, is this Mr. Wright?” “Yes, this is Lane.” “Hi. I’m calling...

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Achievement Gap

This New Mexico School Is Making History

New Mexico is in the middle of an educational revolution. I'm an eyewitness as a teacher at Mission Achievement and Success (MAS), the most successful Title 1 charter school in New Mexico serving a...

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California

Do We Just Want Our Kids to Get a Job, or Do We Want Them to Change the World?

To those of us who observe, study and serve America’s public education system, it would seem that, similar to public housing, we have only been marginally successful. In many urban areas, failure is...

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School Choice

After Watching Betsy DeVos on ‘60 Minutes,' I Can Totally See Why People Don't Trust Her

As a teacher who wants to learn from and become involved in the larger national conversation on education, I tuned in and watched the ‘60 Minutes' interview with Lesley Stahl and Secretary of...

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Parents

6 Tips for Helping Your Kid Get What They Need in School

As a parent, one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is how hard, and important, it is to advocate for my child’s education. Getting your child what they need in school, and providing what they can’t...

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IEP

Coffee Break: Why Mark Rynone Left Corporate to Help Kids With Special Needs

Mark Rynone considers his passion for education as an outgrowth of family values. After all, his mother, brother and a handful of other relatives work as teachers and education issues have dominated...

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