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Nation’s Report Card Shows Urgent Need to Fix Middle School Science

This time of year, educators and school leaders often set goals for themselves. I hope making improvements to science education is on everyone's list. The Nation's Report Card results out this month...

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No Idea Too Radical: Inside New Orleans’ Dramatic K-12 Turnaround After Katrina

School had been in session for 10 days when Hurricane Katrina made its way up the Gulf Coast and slammed into New Orleans. On Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, the resulting storm surge breached major levees,...

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Ryan Walters’ Scandals Are Failing Oklahoma’s Kids—It’s Time for Accountability

Ryan Walters has been accused of allegedly watching pornography during a closed-door state board meeting, mismanaging funds, and facing scrutiny in a federal investigation after a damning audit. He...

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Eliminating the Department of Education Won’t Fix Education’s Dysfunctions, But Neither Will Denying They Exist

Proposals to eliminate the Department of Education (ED) have been a Republican talking point since Ronald Reagan first suggested it in the early 1980s. The Trump administration’s executive order to...

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3 Boston High Schools Are Getting It Right. Here’s What We Can Learn.

Today’s high school students are navigating competing priorities, rapidly evolving social and digital landscapes, and myriad post-secondary pathway options. However, today’s high schools are much the...

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Is Trump Gutting Education Research a New Beginning or Just ‘Slashing and Burning’?

The Trump administration’s gutting of the Institute of Education Sciences on Monday temporarily disables an essential source of data on a host of basic information — everything from high school...

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