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Putting Teachers on the Ballot

Raises for teachers, fewer charters when educators join the school board
Students at Parker Elementary Music Magnet School in Houston sing at the 22nd annual Hear the Future invitational choral festival presented by the Houston Chamber Choir in January 2022.

The Fine Art of School Engagement

How expanding arts education affects learning, behavior, and social-emotional growth
Free and reduced-price meal designations are inaccurate indicators of family income.

A Poor Poverty Measure

To identify children in need, look beyond free lunch data

Gifted and Talented Programs Don’t Cause School Segregation

Uneven enrollments, but minor impacts on racial separation
5th-grade math teachers Brittney Bentley and Nicole Plowman co-teach a multiplication lesson at Lucy Laney Community School in Minneapolis.

Are Two Teachers Better Than One?

The effect of co-teaching on students with and without disabilities
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Estimating the “Effective Teaching Gap”

Students Experience Unequal Outcomes, but Mostly Equal Access to High-Quality Instruction
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A Half Century of Student Progress Nationwide

First comprehensive analysis finds broad gains in test scores, with larger gains for students of color than white students
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The Costs of Canceling Darwin

Fewer scientists, more skepticism of science in states that limit evolution instruction

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