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Special Education

How States Are Approaching School Accountability

For the most part, what states measure for school quality has already been decided by federal law under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Every state, for example, has to track student test scores to...

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School Choice

A Letter to Betsy DeVos About My Student Loans

Dear Secretary DeVos, You and I have a lot in common. We're both from the great state of Michigan and have the same Michigan accent. We both have careers in education reform. In fact, we've both...

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Diversity

Race, Reform and the Firestorm: Reflections on Our Progress a Year Later

One year ago, I excused myself from dinner with friends and returned to my hotel room to blog about my awe-inspiring experience at the NewSchools Summit in San Francisco. After two hours of intense...

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Special Education

Here's Why Republicans Killing Education Regulations Means More Burdens on States, Not Less

A lot of people have been talking about the uncertainty that might come if Washington nixes regulations for the nation’s latest education law or what effect doing that could have on kids. But for all...

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Special Education

Fighting DeVos Isn’t the Fight That Matters

Dear DeVos Protesters, I get it. There are a lot of reasons to voice opposition against Betsy DeVos, nominated to head the U.S. Department of Education. For some, it’s an extension of resisting...

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School Choice

These Teachers Are Not Here for Betsy DeVos But If Confirmed, They Want Her to Listen

Educators for Excellence does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected or appointed office, but we do amplify the positions of our members. More than 91 percent of Educators for Excellence (E4E)...

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