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40 Years After ‘A Nation at Risk,’ Using Schools as Local Laboratories

Bettinger: Smaller classes, increased teaching time & other innovations work — but scaling local experiments has been difficult.

Eric Bettinger
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Building Bridges Across State Lines Is Set to Transform Education in Connecticut

Commentary: New coalition between groups in Indianapolis, Connecticut aims to accelerate the growth of high-quality charter schools across the state.

Brandon Brown & Lucas Pimentel
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The Rise Of Education Entrepreneurs In Minnesota

These innovative schools in and around the Twin Cities demonstrate the variety and breadth of emerging learning models I am seeing across the U.S.

Kerry McDonald
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When Was the Golden Age of American K-12 Education? And How Can We Tell?

Petrilli: A look at NAEP scores — and the students who took those tests — provides insights into what works in the classroom and where to go from here

Michael J. Petrilli
Author: Michael J. Petrilli
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Is Public Education Actually Public? And How Important Is It for Democracy?

Aldeman: Not really, and the link is tenuous at best. Evidence suggests the best path forward is to simply support good schools, regardless of sector.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

March Madness — Not for Hoops But for Helping Grads: Saint Peter's Wins It All

Jorge Klor de Alva

Why is a Grading System Touted as More Accurate, Equitable So Hard to Implement?

Amanda Geduld

Slowdown in Health Care Expenses Is Saving School Districts Billions

Chad Aldeman

6 Tips for Spotting a High School That Best Prepares Teens for Their Futures

Beth Fertig

Improving Our Schools: How Have Standards-Based Reforms Succeeded (and Failed)?

Michael J. Petrilli

In Tennessee, the Microschooling Movement Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

Kerry McDonald

Exclusive Preview: How Twister, Holograms Play Into a Futuristic High School

Beth Fertig

Introducing the March Mathness Tournament

Jim Cowen

Texas Schools Rethink Teacher Training to Embrace the ‘Science of Reading’

Edna Cruz & Alaura Mack

Class Disrupted S5 E8: Providing a Human-Centered, Self-Actualizing Education to Every Student

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

School Boards Face Their Most Difficult Budget Season Ever. Many Are Unprepared

Marguerite Roza & Laura Anderson

Reforming Schools and Helping Students: Key Lessons From Newark, New Jersey

Cami Anderson

Interactive: See How Student Achievement Gaps Are Growing in Your State

Chad Aldeman

A Surge of Parents Seeking Child-Centered Schooling Alternatives in Philadelphia

Kerry McDonald

High-Impact Tutoring: Inside the Efforts to Combat COVID Learning Loss

Kevin Huffman

How ‘Bright Spot’ Schools in D.C., Delaware Are Getting Their Students Reading

David Wakelyn

How Schools Are Unlocking Resources for Students By Building Smarter Schedules

Misty Rieber

Wrong Ideas about Teacher Pay, Happiness May Keep Students from the Profession

Chad Aldeman

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Schools: A New Approach via Freedom & Dreams

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

Why the Rush toward Generative AI Literacy in K-12 Schools May Be Premature

Andrew Buher
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