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The Education Exchange: When the School Superintendent Fired Four Principals in One Day
"Remove low performers and incentivize high performance," says Olchefske, who champions student-based budgeting
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2021 Education Next Survey Reveals Parental Support for School Covid-Safety Measures Despite Vaccination Hesitancy
Plus, support for policy reforms wanes as public craves return to normalcy
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Test scores and college-going declined after Great Recession spending cuts
Reduced state education funding increased black-white achievement gap
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Advanced vocational classes increase students’ early-career earnings
Growing academic course requirements may crowd out advantageous career and technical studies
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Charter school growth has modest impact on segregation
First national analysis reveals increase within districts, decrease across metro areas
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New York Education Law Rooted in Anti-Catholic Animus
Journal unearths origin of legislation at center of fight over Jewish schools
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Is summer learning loss real?
Recent tests do not show widening achievement gaps during summer vacation
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Delaying high-school start times increases student achievement
Successful efforts to push back start times offer lessons for other districts
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No evidence that Wi-Fi in classrooms puts students’ health at risk
Expert examines half-century of research on radio frequency exposure
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Debate on social and emotional learning weighs merits and costs
Experts draw from learning science and available research evidence