The Week Ahead in Education Politics: ‘A Nation at Risk’ Turns 35, the Opioid Crisis, Assessments & More
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Vallas: When Schools Reopen, It Will Be Our Responsibility to Make Sure It Happens Safely. Here Are 10 Key Steps to Follow
No parent wants to send their child back to school without feeling confident and secure. We have seen …
Charlie Baker Optimistic Voters Will Lift Charter Cap in Massachusetts Despite Rising Opposition
Just two weeks prior to the upcoming vote in Massachusetts on whether to remove the state’s charter cap, Governor Charlie Baker expressed optimism that new charters would …
Bernie Sanders’s K-12 Proposal Would More Than Double the Federal Education Budget: 6 of His Top Spending Priorities
After advocating for the limitation of charter schools, Senator Bernie Sanders has unveiled an extensive K-12 platform that is arguably the most …
As Higher Education Leaders Wait for Slow-to-Arrive Federal Relief, Students Are Taking Charge of Providing Key Services to Their Classmates & Communities
The $2.2 trillion stimulus package approved last month includes $14 billion specifically designated for higher education. However, it …
Cunningham: Ed Reform Essayists Blame Failures on the Left While Claiming High Ground on Character for the Right. They’re Wrong on Both Counts
Do distinct conservative and liberal perspectives on public education truly exist, or are our differences often exaggerated …
Cynthia Tucker: Ferguson Cautionary Tale of State Education Control
During the prime-time debate on Thursday night, Jeb Bush defended his support for Common Core to a conservative audience by emphasizing the importance of state control in education. He stated that …
Just steps away from where a concrete wall once divided the city into east and west, a group of 1st grade Muslim students at E.O. Plauen Elementary School are singing a phrase in Arabic that is unfamiliar to most Germans. …
Robin Gray is a mathematics teacher in a state that has been at the forefront of setting high standards for high school mathematics. She devotes part of her day to assisting students who are struggling with the subject. One of …
When Ellen Brentine powered up her car radio last week after a frustrating day at West/Indianola Elementary School, the airwaves were filled with disheartening news. U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander had just released the National Education Goals Panel’s first …