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We Should Pay More for the Best Teachers

Yglesias: Research shows there鈥檚 a lot of electoral upside to supporting teacher pay that is based on performance rather than pure seniority.

Matthew Yglesias
Author: Matthew Yglesias
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The College Cost Fog Machine: We Need a New Transparency Compact

Manno: High school students and parents need more information before committing to colleges. The cost fog has become a public trust problem.

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
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While Washington Debates Screen Time, Many Students Lack Access Altogether

Jackson: Schools that lack meaningful access to technology risk locking students out of the opportunities that define the modern workforce.

Waymond Jackson, Ed Farm
Author: Waymond Jackson
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The $50 Billion Rural Healthcare Opportunity States Can’t Afford To Miss

Morton and Rhine: States should use the new federal dollars to build a healthcare talent pipeline for rural communities, starting in high school.

Alyssa Morton & Luke Rhine
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In Their Own Words: 10 Business Leaders Explain Why They Are Calling for Major Changes at America鈥檚 Schools

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Doyle: What Corporate Leaders Mean When They Say That America鈥檚 Schools Should Run Like Businesses 鈥� and Why That鈥檚 a Good Idea

Jim Doyle
Building Integrated Classrooms

Marchitello & Pennington 鈥� School Choice and Integration: Together, They Can Disrupt Deep-Seated Inequities in Our Public School System

Max Marchitello & Kaitlin Pennington
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Williams: Why a Longer School Day Could Make Learning More Compelling for Kids 鈥� and Life Less Stressful for Parents

Conor P. Williams
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Commentary: Online Colleges Can Be Great for Students, but Accreditation Can Stifle Innovation. Focusing on Quality & Outcomes Can Help

Alana Dunagan
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Lewis: If the U.S. Wants to Protect Itself Against Cyber Warfare, It Must Invest Big in K-12 Computer Science

Andrew Lewis
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Nielson: Parents Are Key to Success for English Learners. Here鈥檚 How Some Districts Are Helping Immigrant Families Engage With Their Kids鈥� Schools

Katharine B. Nielson
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Roemer: New Orleans鈥檚 Unique New District Strengthens Schools & Empowers Parents. It Must Not Repeat Political Mistakes of the Past

Caroline Roemer
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A NYC Teacher鈥檚 Plea: Hope and Stability Turn a School Into a Community. Please, Mr. Mayor, Let Our Charter Middle School Open

India Knight
Student Voice

Student鈥檚 Perspective: Reflections From an Online High School Valedictorian 鈥� We Are the Adults Now, and We Have to Make Our Own Futures

William Lampman
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Williams: Inequality, Meritocracy, and Privilege: Some D.C. Private Schools Leave AP 鈥� and Further Abandon Our Shared Democratic Life

Conor P. Williams
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A Teacher鈥檚 Take: Why 鈥楻elational Communities鈥� Matter 鈥� and Why We Should Celebrate School as a Place Where Students & Teachers Learn to Believe in One Another

Nat Damon
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Commentary: Up to 20 Percent of High School Students Plan to Go to College but Don鈥檛 Show Up. How Parents, Counselors, and Schools Can Help Stop Summer Melt

Melissa Fries
Janus v. AFSCME

Chris Cerf: When Support Is No Longer Mandated, It Must Be Earned. How Will the Unions Rise to That Challenge Under Janus?

Chris Cerf
Janus v. AFSCME

Commentary: This Is a Tough Time for Teachers. What One Educator Thinks Unions Must Do to Survive Under Janus

Nicole Manning
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Commentary: Leader of the PIE Network Passes the Baton, Setting the Stage for a New Chapter in Collaborative Education Policy Innovation

Suzanne Tacheny Kubach
Janus v. AFSCME

Weisberg: By Forcing Unions to Confront Some Deep-Seated Problems, Janus Loss Could Prove a Win for Them and Their Members

Daniel Weisberg
Janus v. AFSCME

Walsh: The 鈥榁eil of Destitution,鈥� Increased Activism, and Proving Their Relevance 鈥� Union Strategies for Retaining Members Post-Janus

Kate Walsh
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Williams: We Are Rightfully Moved by the Suffering of Immigrant Children Taken From Their Parents, but It Shouldn鈥檛 End There

Conor P. Williams
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Rotherham: 3 Things to Consider About Trump鈥檚 Risky, but Not Necessarily Bad, Idea to Merge the Education & Labor Departments

Andrew J. Rotherham
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