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CDC’s classroom guidance would keep 90% of schools at least partially closed, (CNBC.com, 02/18/21)
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Biden optimistic on reopening of elementary schools, (Apnews.com, 02/17/21)
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CDC offers road map for safely reopening schools, (The Washington Post, 02/13/21)
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Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Mitigation, (CDC.gov, 02/12/21)
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Schools and Child Care Programs, (The CDC.gov, 02/12/21)
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What Americans keep getting wrong about our unions during the pandemic, (The Washington Post, 02/02/21)
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The Potential Plus of Having a Former 'English Learner' as Education Secretary, (New York Times, 01/28/21)
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Washington and Lincoln are out. S.F. school board tosses 44 school names in controversial move, (San Francisco Chronicle, 01/27/21)
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How D.C. and its teachers, with shifting plans and demands, failed to reopen schools, (Washington Post, 01/03/21)
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If Teachers Get the Vaccine Quickly, Can Students Get Back to School?, (New York Times, 12/15/20)
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We Learn Faster When We Aren't Told What Choices to Make (Scientific American, 10/01/20)
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With More Districts Remote Or Hybrid, Catholic Schools See New Families Enroll (WBUR.org Edify, 09/30/20)
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How RI brought most students back for in-person learning — and MA did not (Boston Globe, 09/18/20)
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N.Y.C. Parents Are Exhausted. But Will They Send Their Children to School? (New York Times, 09/04/20)
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How Teachers Are Rethinking the Way They Talk About Race in America (Slate.com, 08/28/20)
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How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students? (Hechingerreport.org, 08/27/20)
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New York Teachers Union Threatens Strike if Schools Reopen Without Safety Measures (Wall Street Journal, 08/19/20)
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Can N.Y.C. Schools Open on Time? De Blasio Is Under Pressure to Delay (New York Times, 08/18/20)
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School cancelled in Arizona area after 'sick out' over reopening (Reuters, 08/15/20)
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Is Your Child's School Ready to Reopen? (New York Times, 08/14/20)
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N.Y. Schools Can Reopen, Cuomo Says, in Contrast With Much of U.S. (New York Times, 08/07/20)
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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic (KQED.org, 07/31/20)
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NYC Teachers Group Threatens Sickout Over School Reopening Plans (The City, 07/27/20)
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CDC lays out school guidelines, calling COVID-19 risks for kids low (Boston Globe, 07/24/20)
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School Decision-Making Tool for Parents, Caregivers, and Guardians (CDC, 07/23/20)
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Back to School Planning: Checklists to Guide Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers (CDC, 07/23/20)
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The test of their lives (Washington Post, 07/14/20)
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What American Families Experienced When Covid-19 Closed Their Schools (Education Next, 07/01/20)
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Should We Open Our Schools in the Fall? (RedState.com, 07/08/20)
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Want Schools Open In The Fall? Then Pay For It (Forbes.com, 07/07/20)
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10 ways to help your child fall in love with nature this summer (Washington Post, 07/07/20)
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Why schools must find a safe way to reopen for the most vulnerable students (Washington Post, 07/06/20)
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12 inconvenient truths about schools and kids that should be considered before reopening (Washington Post, 07/03/20)
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'How the hell are we going to do this?' The panic over reopening schools (Politico.com, 07/04/20)
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NYC Plans to Open Public Schools in Sept., De Blasio Says (Bloomberg.com, 07/02/20)
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An Economist Looks at 90: Tom Sowell on 'Charter Schools and Their Enemies' (National Review, 07/02/20)
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The Health 202: To open schools in the fall or not (Washington Post, 07/02/20)
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Florida's School Choice Blowout (Wall Street Journal, 06/26/20)
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The School Reopeners Think America Is Forgetting About Kids (The Atlantic, 06/25/20)
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What Does Good Classroom Design Look Like in the Age of Social Distancing? (Edsurge.com, 06/22/20)
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Will The Chicago Board Of Ed Defy The Mayor, CPS And Remove Cops From Schools? (WBEZ.org, 06/22/20)
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CPS board to vote on whether to terminate police contract this week (Chicago SunTimes, 06/22/20)
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New DeKalb County Schools' Superintendent finalist: Cheryl Watson-Harris (The Champion, 06/08/20)
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Online ed key to closing racial, class gaps (Commonwealth Magazine, 06/07/20)
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Providence schools are slashing jobs and closing a high school in reorganization plan (Boston Globe, 06/05/20)
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Carranza's top deputy expected to land superintendent job in Georgia (Chalkbeat.org, 06/04/20)
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Summer Programs Struggle to Keep Learning Fun From a Distance (Education Week, 06/04/20)
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'Every day looks absolutely wild': the chaos of teaching during a pandemic (The Guardian.com, 06/03/20)
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Getting Ready to Teach Next Year (Edutopia.org, 05/26/20)
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Seven steps to sending elementary kids back to school and parents back to work (Medium.com, 05/15/20)
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Saturday classes? Across the U.S., schools mull ways to make up lost time (Boston.com, 05/13/20)
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Seven strategies for supporting student learning in a remote environment (ASCD, 05/12/20)
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Education Sec. Betsy DeVos releases final Title IX rules (Iowa State Daily, 05/08/20)
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A teacher predicts what his classroom (and others) will look like in the fall (Washington Post, 05/08/20/20)
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Secretary DeVos Takes Historic Action to Strengthen Title IX Protections for All Students (US Dept of Education, 05/06/20)
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I'm Teaching From Home and Don't Know How Long We Can Keep This Up (The New Republic, 05/05/20)
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A blueprint for back to school (American Enterprise Institute, 05/04/20)
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How remote learning is breaking parents (Boston.com, 04/28/20)
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Under pressure to reopen this fall, school leaders plot unprecedented changes (Washington Post, 04/27/20)
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Practical Tips for Teaching Online Small-Group Discussions (ASCD.org, 04/23/20)
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How to Ace the Virtual Interview (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04/22/20)
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Virtual Teaching: Skill of the Future? Or Not So Much? (Education Week, 04/20/20)
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Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins (Arcgis.com, 04/18/20)
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New York City Closes Schools for Academic Year (New York Times, 04/11/20)
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Coronavirus gives us an opportunity to rethink K-12 education (Boston Globe, 04/09/20)
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Remote Learning Guidance from State Education Agencies During COVID-19 Pandemic: (MIT Teaching Lab, 04/01/20)
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What the coronavirus stimulus bill means for schools (Chalkbeat, 03/26/20)
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Brooklyn High School Principal Dies From Coronavirus Complications, Aged 36 (Time.com, 03/25/20)
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8 Ways to Manage Your Team While Social Distancing (Harvard Business Review, 03/24/20)
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Brooklyn principal hospitalized after another principal in the same building died (Chalkbeat.org, 03/24/20)
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That Discomfort You're Feeling Is Grief (Harvard Business Review, 03/23/20)
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A Brooklyn principal has died from coronavirus complications (Chalkbeat.org, 03/23/20)
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Coping with Fatigue, Fear, and Panic During a Crisis (Harvard Business Review, 03/23/20)
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Education World Wants a Coronavirus Stimulus. What Would Help Most? (Education Week, 03/22/20)
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Secretary DeVos Publishes New Resource on Accessibility and Distance Learning Options (Ed.gov, 03/21/20)
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Education Dept. Makes Changes To Standardized Tests (NPR.org, 03/20/20)
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Trump administration is waiving all federal requirements for standardized testing in public schools (Washington Post, 03/20/20)
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Secretary DeVos Announces Broad Flexibilities for States to Cancel Testing (Ed.gov, 03/20/20)
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CDC.gov - Coronavirus (COVID-19) (CDC.gov, 03/15/20)
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New York City Public Schools to Close to Slow Spread of Coronavirus (New York Times, 03/15/20)
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What every American and community can do now (CDC.gov, 03/15/20)
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Momentum builds for NYC teacher 'sickout' mutiny over de Blasio's refusal to close schools (New York Post, 03/14/20)
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School Closings Over Coronavirus in New York and New Jersey (New York Times, 03/14/20)
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Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Pressure to Close School System, Nation's Largest (New York Times, 03/13/20)
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Six Tips for Talking to Kids About Coronavirus (Educationpost.org, 03/13/20)
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How Coronavirus Could Impact Our Most Vulnerable Students (Educationpost.org, 03/11/20)
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Here's Why Schools Should Take Coronavirus Seriously (Educationpost.org, 03/11/20)
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How to Work From Home With Children (New York Times, 03/05/20)
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Newark students learn how to teach meditation to their peers (Chalkbeat.org, 03/03/20)
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Leading Together: A Balance of Power (Educational Leadership, 03/01/20)
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Schools Should Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreaks, CDC Officials Warn (Edweek.org, 02/25/20)
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CDC Outlines What Closing Schools, Would Look Like in Pandemic (NBCboston.com, 02/25/20)
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2 Big Teachers Unions Call For Rethinking Student Involvement In Lockdown Drills (NPR.org, 02/11/20)
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SchoolSafety.gov Launches to Help Educators, Administrators, and Parents Prepare for Threats (Ed.gov, 02/10/20)
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How some California school districts invest in counseling achieve results (Edsource.org, 02/10/20)
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New England schools cancel study abroad trips to China (Boston Globe, 01/30/20)
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Seattle School Board Takes Steps to Dismantle Gifted Program (thestranger.com, 01/24/20)
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LGBTQ education is now mandatory in N.J. schools. Here's how teachers are preparing (Philadelphia Inquirer, 01/20/20)
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The rise (and fall) of the public education disruptors (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 01/18/20)
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Trump to roll back Michelle Obama's school lunch rules on vegetables, fruits (TheHill.com, 01/17/20)
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Trump Defends School Prayer. Critics Say He's Got It All Wrong (WBUR.org Edify, 01/16/20)
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Trump moves to protect prayer in public schools (World News Daily, 01/16/20)
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Kindness Comes Naturally To Parrots: Study Shows (Studyfinds.org, 01/14/20)
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City officials urge Board of Elections to remove schools as early voting sites (NYdailynews.com, 12/17/20)
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Providence schools might be in worse shape than you thought (Boston Globe, 12/10/19)
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Students, Community Groups Sue University of California to Drop SAT, ACT (Wall Street Journal, 12/10/19)
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Does 'the Achievement Gap' Evoke a Negative Stereotype? (Education Week, 12/05/19)
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How a lawsuit over Detroit schools could have an 'earth-shattering' impact (NBCnews.com, 10/28/19)
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If literacy is a right, who pays bill, judge asks in Detroit schools suit (BRIDGEmi.com, 10/24/19)
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Wisconsin School Breaks Up Lunchtime Cliques With Assigned Seating (WBUR.org Edify, 10/23/19)
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The New Parental Obsession: Checking Kids' Grades Online (Wall Street Journal, 10/15/19)
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Black Minds Matter (Teaching Tolerance.org, 10/01/19)
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Judge Rules Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions Policy Constitutional (Wall Street Journal, 10/01/19)
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Seven takeaways from the Harvard admissions ruling (Boston Globe, 10/01/19)
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Judge Sides With Harvard In High-Profile Admissions Case (WBUR.org Edify, 10/01/19)
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Children Living in High-Poverty, Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods (AECF.org, 09/24/19)
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How A Poor School District Provided This Student The Resources He Needed The Most (WBUR.org Edify, 08/26/19)
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As R.I. takes control of Providence schools, teacher absenteeism seen as a concern (Boston Globe, 08/21/19)
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Everything you need to know about our coverage of Providence's troubled schools (Boston Globe, 08/08/19)
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Rhode Island moves to take over Providence schools, plagued by low student results (Boston Globe, 07/24/19)
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The Supreme Court Is Set To Decide Whether Religious Kids Are Allowed A Good Education (Pioneer Institute, 07/19/19)
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6 Brutal Truths About Leadership Nobody Wants to Admit (Inc.com, 07/03/19)
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The Providence school report is devastating. What's next? (Boston Globe, 6/28/19)
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Supreme Court Will Rule on Highly Significant School Choice Case (Pioneer Institute, 6/28/19)
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At forum, teachers, principals, parents wade into the woes of Providence schools (Providence Journal, 6/27/19)
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How and When to Limit Kids' Tech Use (New York Times, 06/26/19)
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R.I. schools chief: 'Every one of you is part of the problem' (Providence Journal, 6/25/19)
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The condition of Providence's schools had a review team in tears (Boston Globe, 6/25/19)
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Heartbreaking dysfunction: Investigation reveals chaos in Providence schools (Providence Journal, 6/25/19)
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Our Favorite Educational Apps and Learning Games for Kids (thewirecutter.com, 6/18/19)
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Students are being shamed and punished over lunch debt, and it may take legislation... (Boston Globe, 6/18/19)
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Better Schools Won't Fix America (The Atlantic, 6/15/19)
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Student Outcomes in the U.S. Have Improved Significantly in Recent Decades (Educationnext.org, 6/14/19)
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Inside the Elementary School Where Drug Addiction Sets the Curriculum (New York Times, 6/12/19)
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Study Finds Student Growth Percentile Is Unreliable, Limits Access to Charter Public Schools (Pioneer Institute, 6/05/19)
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Student-Teacher Race Match in Charter and Traditional Public Schools (Fordham Institute, 6/04/19)
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How New York's Elite Public Schools Lost Black and Hispanic Students (New York Times, 6/03/19)
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Learning vs. Performance: A Distinction Every Educator Should Know (Medium.com, 06/01/19)
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Public Education in This Country Is Literally a Matter of Life and Death (Educationpost.org, 05/31/19)
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There's nothing progressive about strangling charter schools (Washington Post, 5/27/19)
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A teacher reflects on how culturally sensitive curriculum helped her connect with a student, (NYdailynews.com, 05/25/19)
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Protect the Educational Choice of Black Parents for Their Children, (Educationpost.org, 05/22/19)
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They're Trying to Ban Charter Schools in California..., (Educationpost.org, 05/21/19)
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When It Comes to Charter Schools, Bernie Sanders Needs to..., (Educationpost.org, 05/17/19)
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Fired school cafeteria worker in N.H. offered job back, (Boston Globe, 05/17/19)
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Parents Can't Just Use Test Scores to Choose a School, (Educationpost.org, 05/16/19)
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The Catholic high school that holds funerals for homeless veterans, (AmericanMagazine.org, 05/16/19)
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The SAT is adding an 'adversity score' that rates students' hardships, (Boston Globe, 05/16/19)
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Local norms improve equity in gifted identification, (Thomas Fordham Institute, 05/14/19)
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Lunch-shaming is not the lesson we need to teach, (Boston Globe, 05/14/19)
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2019 Champions for Charters and Hall of Famers Show Support for Charter Schools, (the74million.org, 05/14/19)
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Are educators neglecting the needs of high-flying students?, (Thomas Fordham Institute, 05/13/19)
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What Good Feedback Really Looks Like, (Harvard Business Review, 05/13/19)
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Charter schools play vital role in public school community, (Detroitnews.com, 05/12/19)
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It's More Important Than Ever to Celebrate the Success of 3.2 Million Charter Kids, (the74million.org, 05/12/19)
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Another school shooting hero, as adults leave children on their own, (Boston Globe, 05/08/19)
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New American Schools: A short, opinionated history, part I, (Thomas Fordham Institute, 05/08/19)
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This STEM-focused, prank-loving school is No. 2 in the nation, (Boston Globe, 05/04/19)
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Here Are The Winners Of The NPR Student Podcast Challenge, (WGBH.org, 05/02/19)
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The top 25 public high schools in New England, US News, (Boston Globe, 04/30/19)
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This tiny New England high school was just ranked second best, (Boston Globe, 04/30/19)
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Nationwide, girls outscore boys on technology, engineering tests, (Boston Globe, 04/30/19)
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Lawmakers Debate Future of Loan Relief for Public Workers, (Pioneer Institute, 04/29/19)
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Lawmakers Debate Future of Loan Relief for Public Workers, (New York Times, 04/29/19)
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You might be surprised which states prioritize higher teacher salaries, (Fordham Institute, 04/24/19)
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Sizing Up Twitter Users, (Pew Research Center, 04/24/19)
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How Trump factors into California's charter school wars, (Politico.com, 04/23/19)
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Former Democratic Senator Breaks Ranks on Charter Schools, (Independent Women's Forum, 04/23/19)
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Democrats, Support Charter Schools, (Wall Street Journal, 04/23/19)
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Bill Allowing Teachers to Be Armed Passes Florida Senate, (Wall Street Journal, 04/23/19)
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Rhode Island weighs intervening in troubled Providence schools, (Boston Globe, 04/23/19)
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90% of U.S. school boards are picked by voters..., (Chicago Tribune, 04/19/19)
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Hundreds of Maine teachers demand right to strike, (Mainebeacon.com, 04/18/19)
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Strikes Driving Change in States With Lowest-Paid Teachers, (American Progress, 04/16/19)
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Talking Race and Ethnicity, (Harvard GSE, 04/15/19)
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4 Ways Schools Help or Hinder Gifted Students, (Education Week, 04/15/19)
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7 Breakthrough Decision Practices For Top Companies, (Cloverpop.com, 04/15/19)
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The Education You Deserve—You Aren't Receiving It, (Studentpost.org, 04/14/19)
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Maine Takes A Huge Step Forward In Teacher Evaluation, (Forbes, 04/13/19)
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Digital Equity Act Would Provide $250M Annually to Address Digital Divide, (Edsurge.com, 04/12/19)
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A teacher's advice for tiger, helicopter, and snowplow parents, (Boston Globe, 04/12/19)
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It's time to address our kids' financial literacy, (Bay State Banner, 04/11/19)
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Principals from schools with shootings form support network, (AP News, 04/10/19)
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How to shatter the education system's glass ceiling, (Hechingerreport.org, 04/09/19)
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More Education Studies Look at Cost-Effectiveness, (Education Week, 04/09/19)
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Texas Tech Medical School To End Use Of Race In Admissions, (WBUR.org Edify, 04/09/19)
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U.S. Requires Texas Tech Med School to End Use of Race in Admissions Decisions, (Wall Street Journal, 04/09/19)
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How to turn a strategic vision into reality, (MIT Sloan School, 03/28/19)
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Maine teachers demand rights to negotiate over working conditions and to strike, (Mainebeacon.com, 03/21/19)
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Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Free Speech On College Campuses, (The Federalist, 03/21/19)
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Trump signs executive order on free speech on college campuses, (Washington Post, 03/21/19)
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Trump signs executive order to promote free speech on college campuses, (Fox News, 03/21/19)
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