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Opinion

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
commentary
commentary

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
commentary
commentary

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
Opinion
Opinion

The Real Problem With 鈥楪ifted鈥� Education

Yglesias: We should care more about actual efficacy in teaching.

Matthew Yglesias
Author: Matthew Yglesias
Pandemic

Kennedy: Lack of Technology Is Just the Latest Barrier to Education for Low-Income Students. Time for Philanthropy to Step Up and Help

Kerry Kennedy
Pandemic

Medler: To Help Charter Schools Meet the Challenges of Coronavirus, States Should Follow Florida鈥檚 Lead in Obtaining Federal Funding Waivers & Reallocating Millions for Relief

Alex Medler
Pandemic

Hassan & Murphy: We Urge Our Senate Colleagues to Approve More Aid for Schools 鈥� and $11 Billion for Students With Disabilities 鈥� in the Next COVID-19 Relief Bill

Maggie Hassan & Chris Murphy
4Fams

Adams: A Math Problem No One Talks About 鈥� Why Does the Number of Low-Performing Kids at 鈥楪ood鈥� Schools Always Equal the Number Who Receive Free Lunch?

Alina Adams
Pandemic

What Should Kids (and Parents) Know About Student Data and Online Testing? Some Suggestions From a Privacy Advocate 鈥� and Mom

Olga Garcia-Kaplan
Pandemic

Cantor & Balfanz: Relationships Can Fuel Student Growth, Resilience and Educational Equity. Bringing Caring Adults Into Schools Can Help

Pamela Cantor & Jim Balfanz
Pandemic

Wofford & Boulay: For-Profit Online Schools Are Doubling Down on Their Sales Pitches to Districts. Beware of Pandemic Predators

Carrie Wofford & Matthew Boulay
Keeping it 100

Otero: Strong Education Leaders Are Key to Advancing Racial Justice in the Nation’s Ongoing Fight for Equity

Mildred Otero
Pandemic

Commentary: School Counselors Are First Responders, Supporting Students & Families in Times of Trauma. They鈥檙e Needed Now More Than Ever

Kevin Dahill-Fuchel
4Fams

A Mom’s View: As an Education and Civil Rights Activist, I Demand Racial Justice for Our Children, Especially in Our Public Schools

Christina Christopher Laster
Pandemic

Essay: We Opened Up Mental Health Services to All Our Students, Families and Teachers During the Pandemic

Shantelle D. Wright
Pandemic

Pisoni: Changing How Schools Draw Up Their Schedules Can Make Classes Fairer and More Equitable Next Fall. 4 Things to Consider

Adam Pisoni
Pandemic

A Chancellor’s View: Celebrating the Bravery and Perseverance of the 50,000-Plus Members of the CUNY Class of 2020

F茅lix V. Matos Rodr铆guez
Pandemic

Tyre: This Pandemic Pause Is a Chance to Rethink How We Test Students. The International Baccalaureate Exam Program Is Worth a Look

Peg Tyre
Keeping it 100

Bradford: Black Lives Matter and Black Education Matters Because Freedom Matters. Only When Black Folks Are Safe to Both Learn and Live Will America Be Free

Derrell Bradford
Pandemic

Jerabek: Teacher-Student Connections Get Lost in Distance Learning. We Must Start Rebuilding Those Relationships When School Reopens

Angela Jerabek
Keeping it 100

Smith: A Call to Action 鈥� Black Educators Need White Co-Conspirators to Combat Racism in Schools and Empower Our Students to Succeed

Kimberly A. Smith
Pandemic

In the Face of American 鈥楾ruth Decay,鈥� Polls Shed Light on How Much Families Are Hurting During COVID-19

Conor P. Williams
Keeping it 100

Pandemic Planning: We Know the Inequities Black and Brown Students Face, and This Knowledge Requires Action

Nichelle Holder
Opinion

Editor鈥檚 Notebook: Mourning George Floyd, Confronting Entrenched Racism and Leading an Honest Conversation About the Inequalities Holding Our Schools Back

Steve Snyder
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