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Q&A With Paige Kowalski: Getting Transparent About Student Data

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Q&A With Paige Kowalski: Getting Transparent About Student Data

Student data. Standardized testing. Accountability. These words set off a lot of big feelings among parents, educators and policymakers — especially fear and anger. Controversies...

October 12 2021

By Maureen Kelleher

Education Needs a Bigger Tent, Not a Bigot Tent

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Education Needs a Bigger Tent, Not a Bigot Tent

In the past several years, right-leaning education reformers have been contemptuous of—and frustrated by—progressives who brought a justice orientation into the movement.

May 25 2021

By Chris Stewart

Want to Build Anti-Racist Schools? Start With the Adults.

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Want to Build Anti-Racist Schools? Start With the Adults.

The past year has put an intense spotlight on the racism and inequities that plague American schools. It has also inspired leaders and educators to embrace new opportunities to ...

March 23 2021

By Saffiyah Madraswala

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Why Math Identity Matters