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Rob Samuelson is a Staff Writer at Education Post and Digital Media Manager for the brightbeam network.
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Elections
Tracking Tuesday’s Education-Related Races and Issues
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NAEP
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bullying
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Children Who Thrive
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summer learning
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innovation
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Gun Violence
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Social-Emotional Learning
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Mental Health
Chicago Public Schools Partners With Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Foundation' to Support Students' Mental Health
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Math
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April 29, 2022
CRT
With Florida Math Textbook Rejections, CRT Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
April 18, 2022
anti-racism
This Eighth Grader Led Her School to Build an Anti-Racist Library
April 4, 2022
pandemic
We're About to Learn the Extent of Civil Rights Violations During the Pandemic
August 18, 2021
Rob Samuelson
Watch Education Secretary Cardona Tell LGBTQ Young People He's Got Their Backs
June 21, 2021
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Virginia Gym Teacher Takes Stand Against Transgender Kids' Preferred Pronouns
June 2, 2021
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NASA’s Diana Trujillo Didn’t Just Put Perseverance on Mars. She’s Leading the Way for Underrepresented STEM Students.
March 9, 2021
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January 27, 2021
pandemic
As Grown-Ups Argue Over Reopening Schools, Chicago's Kids Lose
January 13, 2021
Resources
5 Resources to Help Students Feel Seen This Transgender Awareness Week
November 19, 2020
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England's Kids Are Getting an Army of Tutors While American Kids Wait
August 11, 2020
Facebook
Every School District Needs a Good Online Learning Platform. Right Now.
July 15, 2020
Laura Waters
How We Covered the Biggest Education News of the Decade
December 3, 2019
Implicit bias
5 Most Read Posts of the Decade
November 25, 2019
Rob Samuelson
I Asked Teachers for Their Strangest Summer Jobs and This Is What They Said
July 22, 2019
Charter Schools
Here Are 3 Things the Candidates Should Be Debating But Won't
June 26, 2019
HBCU
Jay-Z Is Going on Tour With High School Students to Visit HBCUs
April 24, 2019
student success
The High School Play Everyone’s Talking About Shows Why We Need More Arts Funding in Schools
March 26, 2019
Rob Samuelson
This Pi Day, Let's Celebrate Girls Killing It at STEM
March 13, 2019
student success
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January 17, 2019
Books
Kamala Harris Just Wrote a Children's Book
January 10, 2019
Florida
SAT Administrators Think It’s Impossible for This Black Girl to Have Raised Her Score by 300 Points
January 3, 2019
Laura Waters
11 Inspiring Stories That Got Us Through 2018
December 19, 2018
Chicago
Meet the Student Activists Fighting Against Gun Violence
May 23, 2018
student success
I’m Concerned But Not Convinced by the NPR-Illinois Story on the Noble Charter Schools
May 7, 2018
student success
Students and Teachers Sound the Alarm on the End of DACA
February 6, 2018
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These 7 Black Educators Shaped America
February 5, 2018
student success
How You Can Get Kids Through the Winter Blues
January 2, 2018
School Funding
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December 8, 2017
student achievement
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November 15, 2017
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What You Missed at the #BlackMaleEducators Twitter Chat
October 12, 2017
student achievement
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October 6, 2017
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DACA Recipients: Get Your Applications in Now Before the Deadline
October 4, 2017
Parent Involvement
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September 25, 2017
Chance The Rapper
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September 14, 2017
Undocumented Immigrants
Defending DACA Unifies Education Advocates From Opposite Sides of the Debate
September 6, 2017
Charter Schools
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August 14, 2017
dance
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August 14, 2017
Charter Schools
These Guys Aren't Just Talking About It, They're Recruiting and Keeping Male Educators of Color in the Classroom
August 10, 2017
History
Remembering Anna Julia Cooper on Her Birthday
August 10, 2017
Undocumented Immigrants
Has Trump Changed His Mind on Deporting Over 700,000 Students, Graduates and Teachers?
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Charter Schools
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August 9, 2017
Chicago
See Where Tuition-Free College Is Removing Barriers for Low-Income and First-Generation Students
August 3, 2017
Chicago
Rapper Vic Mensa Gets Real About Being Branded 'Black' and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
August 1, 2017
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