But they must be able to say the word “equity” to get it.
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High School Should Be More Like Preschool
Why secondary education is borrowing ideas from early childhood
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A Well-Intended Bad Idea: Mayor Emanuel’s Plan for Chicago High Schools
Yesterday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a plan that would require all graduating Chicago Public Schools seniors to prove that they’ve been accepted to a four or two year college, trade school, internship, apprenticeship, gap-year program, or enlisted in the armed services before they can receive a diploma. When the Mayor initially announced his plan, […]
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Put More Gender Studies in Schools’ Sex Ed Courses
We can’t teach safe sex if kids don’t understand their own and others’ gender identities
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The Potential, Promise and Pitfalls of Blended Learning in India
Despite lack of computers and connectivity, India is trying to add blended methods to its schools
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Why Six States Still Spend Nothing on Preschool
Many state preschool programs are still tiny, but in the Mountain West and New Hampshire, they are nonexistent. Here’s why
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New Solutions—Not Just New Winners—In the Curriculum Marketplace
Districts are using an important new tool to address the need for high-quality curricular materials–open educational resources, or OER.
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When Using Data to Predict Outcomes, Consider the Ethical Dilemmas, New Report Urges
Researchers say colleges need to take care in how they use predictive analytics
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What Can Betsy DeVos Really Do?
Experts on left and right assess possibilities for expanding school choice and limiting the work of the Office for Civil Rights
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A New Test That No Student Would Dread — One That Leads to Citizenship
Why we should honor undocumented students’ hard work with a pathway to citizenship
