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Indiana

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Hidden dropouts: How Indiana schools can write off struggling students as home-schoolers

Betsy Devos

Indiana

18 hours ago

Back for more: DeVos returns to Indianapolis for a repeat visit to an innovation school

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Chicago

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Here’s why we’re helping launch Civic Exchange, an open government effort in Chicago.

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National

2 days ago

Want better readers? Spend less time teaching kids to find the main idea, ‘Knowledge Gap’ author Natalie Wexler argues

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New York

17 hours ago

What NYC can learn from my experience ending tracking — and running into the politics of ‘keeping white people happy’

The hullabaloo over the recommendation to eliminate some gifted programs in the New York City schools elicits an uncomfortable side of school system leadership.

First Person

Chicago

2 days ago

Competitive high school admissions policies send students strong messages about their worth. Students are listening.

Parents, educators, and mentors need to talk thoughtfully with young people about competitive admissions.

First Person

New York

Updated September 12, 2019

We are gifted education scholars. Here’s why we don’t think NYC should follow the school diversity group’s recommendations

Ultimately, removing gifted programs would end up hurting students of color who are ready to be challenged and deserve that opportunity, two scholars argue

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Charter Schools

Tennessee

9 hours ago

Only one applicant meets Memphis board’s new policy for opening charter schools

The school board approved the opening of Memphis School of Excellence Elementary in Cordova next fall. At least two applicants said they plan to appeal.

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Colorado

10 hours ago

Aurora school board approves superintendent contract extension

The district school board voted 5 to 2 Tuesday night to extend Superintendent Rico Munn’s contract.

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Newark

13 hours ago

‘We’re present’: Newark dads bring their children to school, discuss how to nurture their success

Early on Tuesday morning, dads sat in a classroom with their children on the basement floor of Great Oaks Legacy Middle Charter School, discussing what fatherhood means.

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Colorado

14 hours ago

Denver school board race: With seven weeks to go, see who’s raised and spent the most money

The election is Nov. 5.

How I Teach

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Tennessee

September 12, 2019

Students are back after summer break, but this Memphis teacher — and others like her — never stopped working

This educator explains why she became a teacher, what summer break is actually like for educators, and why she always starts parent conversations with the "positives."

How I Teach

National

September 3, 2019

Writing letters and reading under tables: How one New Mexico bilingual teacher bonds with her students

Teacher Lourdes Sierra talks about how she makes reading more exciting and how the recent uptick in immigration enforcement has affected her New Mexico school.

How I Teach

Chicago

August 16, 2019

No worksheets here: This Chicago kindergarten teacher wants to bring play back to classrooms

The misconception that play cannot be rigorous and meaningful robs students of their opportunity to learn in a developmentally appropriate manner.

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