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Parents Punish Schools That Stayed Physically Closed During the Pandemic
Enrollment drops were larger in schools that were most remote
Governance and Leadership
The “Urgency” Issue
What some see as a key ingredient in educational improvement has come under attack.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Busting the Myths About Year-Round School Calendars
“Balanced” calendars have no academic benefit
Charter Schools
What Next for New York Charter Schools?
The era of explosive growth of network-run, “no excuses” charter schools is over. Tentatively emerging: “community-based” charter schools.
Charter Schools
Mission is Everything
The most celebrated word has been “every.” The most polarizing? “College.”
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
What I Learned Leading America’s First Public School
A culture of urgency, grounded in love, is essential, at “high-performing” and “underperforming” schools alike. And try to find a way to refill your cup.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Low Scorers Were Declining and Higher Scorers Improving, Even Before the Pandemic, Federal Test Data Show
Bottom quarter on national test include many with parents who graduated college.
Governance and Leadership
School Superintendents Head for the Exits
In big districts, brand-new leaders fill vacancies
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The Education Exchange: High School Grade Inflation “Really Dramatically Increased,” ACT Researcher Finds
"A potential unintended consequence of the test-optional movement"
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Rethink school choice to avoid either-or thinking and instead ask how expanding options might help meet the needs of students and families and empower educators.
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Raises for teachers, fewer charters when educators join the school board
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Flawed, non-causal research that the proposed California framework embraces
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State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
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The Education Exchange: High School Grade Inflation “Really Dramatically Increased,” ACT Researcher Finds
"A potential unintended consequence of the test-optional movement"
Choice Reconsidered
Rethink school choice to avoid either-or thinking and instead ask how expanding options might help meet the needs of students and families and empower educators.
Putting Teachers on the Ballot
Raises for teachers, fewer charters when educators join the school board
Stanford Summer Math Camp Defense Doesn’t Add Up, Either
Flawed, non-causal research that the proposed California framework embraces
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
