Stories

What We Know: Our Students’ Ability to Achieve is Only Limited by Our Own Investment in Their Success

March 11, 2016

absenteeism

School Should Feel More Like Playing Hooky

March 10, 2016

parent engagement

A School Where Parents Get a Say in Teacher Hiring

February 24, 2016

Big Donors Give to Charters Because They Can't Abide How Districts Hire, Fire, and Promote

February 10, 2016

Vergara v. California Lawsuit

Data May Now Determine Which Teacher Prep Programs Gain Approval

February 10, 2016

The 74

EdBuild: Our Focus is Funding

January 25, 2016

Nate Bowling

The Conversation This Teacher of the Year Is Tired of Not Having

January 25, 2016

opportunity gap

Ref Rodriguez: Reimagining Middle School in Los Angeles and Beyond

January 21, 2016

college admissions

Elite Colleges say they'll change admissions criterion but will they really?

January 21, 2016

What About Due Process for Children?

January 21, 2016

New York City

Some Advice for Opening Those Community Schools in NYC

January 20, 2016

Real Clear Education

The Multi-Classroom Leader Just May Be the New Department Chair, Except Better

January 20, 2016

Teacher Voice

New York Teacher Wonders if Losing Friedrichs May Actually Result in Better Unions

January 19, 2016

If It Looks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck ... Who Cares What It's Called?

January 19, 2016

You Have to Be Effing Crazy

January 14, 2016

Justin Cohen: Legislators in Maine Should Know Better

January 14, 2016

Rick Hess

Rick Hess: Education Lines Cut From Obama's #SOTU address

January 14, 2016

Teachers Unions

Bar Talk: Jennifer Berkshire and Education Reform Advocate Eric Lerum talk about the future of teacher unions.

January 13, 2016

College Readiness

Diploma = Education?

January 13, 2016

Erika Sanzi

Former Teacher and Union Member Cries Foul over E4E's position on Friedrichs v CTA

January 11, 2016

California

TNTP's CEO Does Not Support Plaintiffs in Friedrichs v. CTA

January 11, 2016

ESSA

The LA Times Makes a Common (Core) Error

December 17, 2015

Teachers of Color

$50 Million Plan in NY to Boost Education for Boys of Color

December 16, 2015

student achievement

Why an Intentionally Diverse School Model Matters

December 10, 2015

Fordham Institute

Districts and Charters Help Kids When They Find Ways to Work Together

December 10, 2015

Achievement Gap

Why Families of Color Leave ‘Great’ Suburban Schools

December 9, 2015

Teacher Voice

Here's What I Tell Young People Who Want to Go Into Teaching

December 8, 2015

Tennessee

Kevin Huffman: I tried and I failed to close the worst school in the state of Tennessee

December 7, 2015

High Expectations

Lessons From One Boston School's Rise From 'Worst to First'

December 3, 2015

ESSA

Politics K-12 Blog Keeps Us Up-To-Date on ESSA

December 1, 2015

teacher pay

Can We Improve Equity and Raise Teacher Pay By Fixing Teacher Salary Scales?

November 29, 2015

standardized tests

A New ESEA Could Allow States to Personalize Assessments to Match Students' Learning

November 24, 2015

Rural Schools

Turning Around A School by Incorporating Students' Tribal Identities Into the School Day

November 23, 2015

Lessons on School Turnarounds Regarding Planning, Capacity, and Parent Engagement

November 23, 2015

A Five Point Peace Plan for the Los Angeles Charter Wars

November 19, 2015

Michael Petrilli

Fordham Institute's Petrilli on Parental Choice

November 19, 2015

racism

Black Students in Pennsylvania are Displaced and Assigned to Another Failing School

November 18, 2015

Don't Forget The Main Reason For Supporting Pre-K: It's Good For Kids

November 17, 2015

Salon on the Right-Wing Theories Surrounding Common Core

November 12, 2015

Latino

Latinos Prioritizing Education

November 11, 2015

Charter School Enrollment on the Rise

November 11, 2015

Clinton Turns Her Back on Many Black Families With Recent "flip flop" on School Choice

November 11, 2015

racism

Education Reform Now on Mizzou's Institutional Racism

November 11, 2015

education reform

No Angels, No Villains

November 10, 2015

Community Engagement

A Little Less Edu-Speak, Please...

November 9, 2015

CRPE

Is Public Education a 'Natural' Monopoly (AKA the 'Good Kind')? He Says No.

November 6, 2015

Tennessee

Gov of Tennessee to Teachers: The Future of Learning Standards Rests With You

November 6, 2015

Four Former Attorneys General Washington Come Together and Take a Stand For Charter Schools and School Choice

November 5, 2015

equity

No African American Students Took Computer Science AP Exam in 9 States

November 5, 2015

Parent Involvement

Can Helping Families Navigate the School System Improve Education Across the Board? EdNavigator Thinks So

November 4, 2015

Center for American Progress

Let's Not Forget There Are So Many Stories Yet to Be Written

November 4, 2015

New Report Lays Out Vision for Elevating and Modernizing the Teaching Profession

November 3, 2015

Another Reason It's Not About Charter Vs District Schools: There's No Monopoly On Challenging Students With Educational Opportunities

November 3, 2015

School to Prison Pipeline

Within-School Achievement Gaps Support A Case For Subgroup Accountability

October 30, 2015

Schools Turn Increasingly to Law Enforcement for Routine Infractions, Fueling the School-to-Prison Pipeline.

October 29, 2015

Mother Expects More of her Son and Wants His School to Do the Same

October 29, 2015

Atlanta

The Evidence Is In: Teach For America Teachers Are Still Making a Positive Impact in the Classroom

October 29, 2015

School Choice

According to BAEO Survey, Black Parents Support School Choice and Higher Standards and 90% Say That Education Will Drive Their Vote

October 29, 2015

Why Education Should Be a Priority for Speaker Ryan

October 29, 2015

There's Probably a More Thoughtful Conversation to Be Had Regarding School Discipline Policies Than the One We're Having Now

October 29, 2015

Mathematica

Online-Only Charter Quality Is Poor and New Regulations May Be Coming

October 28, 2015

Principals

Ohio Principal Lays Out His Beliefs So That All Stakeholders At His New School Can Know What Drives Him As A School Leader

October 28, 2015

A Bright Spot for Low Income Kids in Florida in Reading and Math

October 28, 2015

Success Academy

PBS Ombudsman Offers His Take On the Merrow/Moskowitz Spat

October 27, 2015

Parent Poll 2015

When It Comes to Education, Whose Kids Are We Really Talking About? Yours or Mine?

October 26, 2015

Math

Parents May be Frustrated by 'New Math' but It will Serve Kids Well in the Future (And Isn't Actually New At All)

October 26, 2015

Mainstream Media Decides Not to Tell the Whole Story or Fact Check Hit Piece on Charters

October 23, 2015

Fordham Institute

Pondiscio on Curriculum Costs

October 22, 2015

Testing

You'd Expect a Bit More from NewsHour, Wouldn't You?

October 22, 2015

Dropout Nation Takes on the Reductive Poverty Narrative

October 22, 2015

An Alabama Parent Offers His Take on the Standards

October 21, 2015

Tennessee State Board Should Approve KIPP Expansion, Says The Tennessean

October 21, 2015

Rich Kids and Poor Kids Are Being Taught Different Things And That Accounts for One Third of America's Achievement Gap

October 20, 2015

New York City

Only Nine Blocks But Still Worlds Apart

October 19, 2015

income inequality

Presidential Candidates Will Never Fix Income Inequality if They Refuse to Get Serious About Reforming Our Public Schools

October 19, 2015

Massachusetts

PARCC Is a Good Fit for Students, Says Panel

October 16, 2015

A Student’s Solution to High School Reform

October 16, 2015

Campbell Brown

Campbell Brown Wants A David Cameron for America

October 16, 2015

Families of Color Must Lead the Educational Equity Movement

October 15, 2015

Baltimore

He Returns Home as a Poet and an Inspiration for Students

October 15, 2015

Education Next on Ohio's New and Improved Charter School Law

October 15, 2015

The 74

The 74 on "The Prize"

October 14, 2015

Teach For America

This Ed Reform Activist Is Tired of Fighting Haters, She’s Ready to Get Back to Work

October 14, 2015

Rural Schools

How Can States Ensure More Rural Students See College in Their Future? Four Policy Improvements to Consider.

October 13, 2015

writing

Our College Students Need to Be Better Writers, Novelist Says

October 13, 2015

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month: A Time to Believe, A Time to End the Belief Gap

October 12, 2015

Charter or Traditional Public Schools? Parents: Doesn't Matter - We Just Want Great Schools!

October 12, 2015

2015 Education Post Poll on Parent Attitudes Towards Public Education

October 12, 2015

Principals

New Principal Standards: From Preparation and Licensure to Recruitment to Evaluation and PD - States and Districts Can't Stop Short at Adoption

October 12, 2015

Parent Voice

#ParentsSay: Tests are Fair. Tests are Good. But There Are Too Many of Them.

October 12, 2015

Common Core Is Here to Stay

October 12, 2015

blended learning

Facebook Technology Team Shares Expertise with Classroom Teachers

October 9, 2015

Higher Ed Leaders Make Push For PARCC Testing in Massachusetts

October 9, 2015

Carmel Martin Defends Common Core and Common Assessments

October 9, 2015

Democrats in the Senate Stepping Up for Accountability

October 9, 2015

The 74

Teachers Unions Play Hardball and Kill Iowa Education Summit

October 8, 2015

Inter-District Charters: One Way to Integrate Our Schools

October 8, 2015

Principals

You Won't Find Anyone Who Appreciates Teachers More Than John King

October 7, 2015

New Report Highlights Inequities, Says EdSource

October 7, 2015

New York

King's Final Experiment: Using Federal Grant Money to Integrate Schools

October 7, 2015

Using Test Results to Make Improvements

October 7, 2015

NAACP

Parents Support Common Core Once They Understand It

October 6, 2015

DC Charter Schools Are Leveraging Their Autonomy to Get Results

October 6, 2015

Arne Duncan

No One Will Miss Arne as Much as #EduTwitter Will Miss Arne

October 5, 2015

A Window Into the Classroom: How Great Teachers Are Thinking About Letting Their Students Lead the Learning in the Classroom

October 5, 2015

School Choice

School choice needs to be for everyone

October 5, 2015

D.C. Public School Extends School Year

October 5, 2015

Graphic Outlines 45 Shootings At Schools So Far This Year

October 2, 2015

Will Common Core be Cuomo's Fall Guy?

October 2, 2015

Oregon Shooting

This Journalist Can't Get Roseburg Out of Her Head Because It Was 'Her Beat' Before It Became The Latest Community To Experience, Yet Another, School Shooting

October 2, 2015

SAT

What Will It Take for a Sputnik Moment in Education?

October 1, 2015

College Readiness

Treating Everyone The Same Doesn't Prepare Them for College if Their Needs Are Very Different

October 1, 2015

Chicago

An Open Letter to Our Parents, From a Chicago Charter Network

September 30, 2015

Chicago

To the Millions of Juans: I Hope Your Teacher Doesn't Fall Into the Belief Gap

September 30, 2015

Teachers Want More Hands on Training Working With Diverse, Low Income Students Impacted by Trauma

September 30, 2015

Newsweek Tracks How Republicans Turned on Common Core

September 30, 2015

The Charter Sector in Ohio Must Improve Because Right Now it Kind of 'Stinks'

September 30, 2015

NCTQ launches "Path to Teach"

September 29, 2015

Despite the Controversy, This Student is Joining Teach For America

September 29, 2015

New York City

StudentsFirstNY encourages parents to fight for their kids

September 28, 2015

The Seventy-Four Examines Potential Outcomes of Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association Supreme Court Case

September 28, 2015

Community

Young Black Boys Find Wisdom and Encouragement About Their Futures at the Barbershop

September 28, 2015

A Year in the Life of a New Orleans Charter School Principal

September 28, 2015

Education Week Launches Year-Long Series on Bias in Schools

September 25, 2015

10th graders in Boston Across All SubGroups Show ELA Gains on MCAS and the Achievement Gap Narrows Too

September 24, 2015

A New York City Charter Network Accepts No Excuses When It Comes to Delivering for Its Schools and Educators at the Start of the School Year

September 24, 2015

Five Ideas From State Created Plans to Get Better Teachers Into Struggling Schools

September 24, 2015

Boston’s New Superintendent, Tommy Chang, Reduces Number of Tests

September 24, 2015

Citizen.Education tackles teaching beyond the classroom

September 23, 2015

Teacher Voice

TNTP reminds us how teachers spend their days

September 23, 2015

Educators Tell Legislators That the Standards Are Working

September 23, 2015

Teacher Strike

Defying Judge’s Order That Deemed Their Strike “Illegal,” Teachers in Kelso, Washington Refuse To Go To Work

September 22, 2015

Student Voice

Building Student Voice Through a Student Bill of Rights

September 22, 2015

Professional Development

Moving To Higher Standards Isn't Just About Maintaining Political Support - It's About Helping Teachers Meet A Higher Bar In The Classroom

September 22, 2015

Diploma Plus

Diploma Plus' Operates Small High Schools for Students on Verge of Dropping Out Where Time is Variable and Learning is Constant

September 22, 2015

Bronzeville

How Hungry Are You for Better Public Education?

September 21, 2015

black

William Jackson: Helping People of Color Understand What Their Race Means Both In and Out of School.

September 21, 2015

The Judge Made Her a Ward of the State; She Ended Up at Harvard Law School and Wrote to Thank Him

September 21, 2015

Reimagining the School Day

September 21, 2015

Utah Teacher of the Year Says Believing in Her Students Comes First

September 21, 2015

School Funding

A Texas Teacher on ‘Apartheid Schools’ and the Long Haul

September 21, 2015

Illinois Raises Expectations for Students and Gets Honest About Results

September 18, 2015

Secretary Arne Duncan Wishes He Had Done Waivers Sooner

September 17, 2015

Implicit bias

Rishawn Biddle Says Clockmaker's Arrest Is a Wake-Up Call on the School-to-Prison Pipeline

September 17, 2015

Diversity

TFA joins forces with Alpha Phi Alpha to Get More African American Men in Our Classrooms

September 17, 2015

New Study Shows KIPP Still Delivers Despite Rapid Expansion

September 17, 2015

Polling

PDK/Gallup Poll Shows Public Wants Very Best for Students and Teachers

September 17, 2015

A Winning Formula: Technology + Shared Standards = Increased Learning Opportunities

September 16, 2015

Teacher Voice

An Assistant Principal Wonders If She Has Crossed Over to the ‘Dark Side’

September 16, 2015

Diversity

Recommendations from the Ferguson Commission

September 16, 2015

School Choice

A Parent Chooses Higher Expectations For Her Child

September 16, 2015

Diversity

Quartz Looks at the ‘Racist’ Gifted Programs in Our Schools

September 14, 2015

Chicago

I Flew Over the Twin Towers That Day

September 11, 2015

Eva Moskowitz Calls for ‘Fundamental Reform’ of How We Prepare Teachers

September 10, 2015

New Orleans

No Matter What, New Orleans’ Educators Press Forward

August 31, 2015

A False Attack on Common Core, From One Right-Winger to Another

August 28, 2015

Chicago Public Schools

In Chicago, Teacher Pension Checks Are Written in Crayon

August 26, 2015

New Orleans

They Told Me I Wouldn't Succeed and I Listened. Thankfully, Someone Disagreed.

August 18, 2015

School Choice

Rethinking Education in New Orleans: A Principal Charters a New Course

August 13, 2015

Teacher Voice

Here’s to the Next 25 Years of Teach For America

August 12, 2015

New Orleans

To Be a Black Parent Is to Be Constantly Aware

July 30, 2015

LAUSD

Putting the ‘Unified’ Back into LA Unified School District

July 24, 2015

Baltimore

Say Bruh, It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Cheer Black Teachers

July 20, 2015

Rick Hess

We Can’t Deny the Existence of Bad Teachers

July 15, 2015

Teacher Voice

Working (and Learning) With a Teacher People Gave Up On

July 9, 2015

There’s No Mandate for Common Core Standards

June 22, 2015

Detroit Free Press

I Knew I Belonged In College

June 19, 2015

Teacher Voice

Don’t Fall Into the Summer Slide: A Teacher’s Tips for Summer Learning

June 18, 2015

Diversity

Black People Are Feared. Black Teachers Are Threats.

June 10, 2015

Accountability

This Illinois State Rep Needs to Read the Fine Print

May 28, 2015

The Atlantic

Hey Atlantic, Accuracy Matters Too

May 28, 2015

‘Correcting’ the Record Should Involve Actual Corrections

May 28, 2015

Polling

What’s Missing From This Poll?

May 22, 2015

Politics

Ted Cruz Is Confused by the Common Core

April 28, 2015

Moving Schools Isn't Moving Professions

April 28, 2015

Politics

Marco Rubio Is Wrong on the Common Core

April 28, 2015

Rand Paul Fights Against High Standards for Students

April 28, 2015

Poverty

Opt-Out NY: Wealthy, White Suburban

April 23, 2015

You Can’t Make a Claim About Military Families Without Providing Some Evidence

March 30, 2015

Poverty

Our Students Are Talking But We’re Not Listening

March 27, 2015

Diane Ravitch

Ravitch Misleads (Again) on the Federal Role in Education

March 26, 2015

Testing

Parents, Don’t ‘Opt Out’ of Transparency in Our Schools

March 17, 2015

California

Stop Painting Charters With a Broad Brush

March 10, 2015

Tennessee

Tennessee Voters: Keep Moving Forward On Education

March 9, 2015

New Jersey

Don’t Mislead: No One Is Saying Standards and Tests Alone Will Fix Schools

March 5, 2015

New Jersey

The Oregonian’s One-Sided ‘Debate’ on Common Core-Aligned Tests

March 4, 2015

NCLB

It’s Not Too Late to Engineer Public Schools For Educational Excellence

February 23, 2015

Accountability

Cincinnati Teacher Advocates Testing Opt-Out

February 18, 2015

A False Petition Against Common Core

February 12, 2015

Tennessee

Common Core Is Not Against Recess, It’s Against Low Standards

January 27, 2015

Testing

Portland News Site Fails on Common Core and Testing

January 16, 2015