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Bob Runcie has led Florida’s Broward County Public Schools (the nation’s sixth-largest district) since 2011, after serving in several leadership positions
Read MoreOur President Is Wrong on Race and Our Kids Need to Hear Us Say It
I need to say it. You need to say it. Teachers need to say it. School leaders need to say it. We all need to say it. Our president—who drew a moral equival
Read MoreStop Scapegoating Charter Schools and Fix Schools That Are Really Failing Children
There is a crisis in California’s public education system. According to teachers unions and the NAACP, the crisis involves an attempted takeover of the pub
Read MoreEducation Reform Isn’t Just for Cities
School reform advocate Derrell Bradford and policy writer Andy Rotherham hit on it. Illinois education writer Tracy Dell’Angela has a blog focused on it. T
Read MoreIllinois’ Current School Funding Formula Is the Definition of Insanity. Here’s How This Superintendent Says We Can Fix It.
Kimako Patterson is the superintendent of Prairie-Hills Elementary District 144. Prairie-Hills is a 2,600-student district in the south suburbs of Illinois
Read MoreWhat Do Baltimore Parents Want? Advanced Academics and Help Choosing Schools
When it comes to school choice, opportunity in theory isn’t enough. We must ensure that families have the know-how to exercise choice wisely and that stude
Read MoreHow States Are Approaching School Accountability
For the most part, what states measure for school quality has already been decided by federal law under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Every state, for ex
Read MoreWe Used to Be One of the Worst Schools in California. Not Anymore.
With high suspension rates, low achievement scores and ineffective teachers, Pacoima Elementary had the dishonor of being one of the worst schools in Calif
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