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Parents

Closing Bad Schools Can Actually Be Great for Kids When It's Done Right

Closing bad schools is tough even when it’s the right thing to do. Now, misleading reports on a new study are going to make that process even more difficult. In August, Education Week posted a story...

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student achievement

3 Rules for Transforming School Districts That I Learned Here in D.C.

D.C. is worth a long look if you want to make change in urban education. I have witnessed—and was fortunate enough to play a role in—the dramatic transformation of the public school system in our...

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Poverty

Accountability Doesn't Lie With a Number, It Lies With Our Students

Accountability is one of those words that means a million different things to a million different people. For many in my state (and even those in my community), it is about a test score—about meeting...

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student achievement

Why the Hell Didn't Someone Put These Books in My Hand When I Was Younger?

I should read more than I do. Everyone should. I think we’d be better off as a nation and a species if we all read more. Teachers have a unique role in fostering a love of reading and engendering an...

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Teaching

Don't Like 'Take a Knee'? Take a Civics Class.

For the past month the news has been filled with a seemingly endless stream of topics that have sparked controversy and unrest in our nation, from Charlottesville to DACA to Puerto Rico to “take a...

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School Choice

Chicago's Schools Are 'Pretty Good,' But That's Not Good Enough

I have spent the last 15 years of my life committed to serving students across Chicago as a teacher and a leader. But today, I am writing as the mother of two beautiful daughters—two girls who are...

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