In just two years, school counselor Kirsten Perry has served as a catalyst for transforming North Lawndale Community Academy, a neighborhood elementary sch
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This week, education writers meet in Los Angeles for an annual conference. Their work is read by millions of people every day and shared widely through dig
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This is America. Whenever I have read or heard that phrase, it is followed by another bold phrase, or statement. This is America. Land of the Free. Home of
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It would be so easy to stop caring about race. Yes, I can only say this because I’m White. Yes, I can only say this because I’ve been so tempted so many ti
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Today is College Signing Day, the day when high school seniors all across America commit to their choice college or university. Here in Philadelphia, none
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I love my profession. I love my colleagues. I love my students. But I have become so hurt by the situation that exists in my state involving education. Pub
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Elisabeth Stock has been at the education game for decades as the head of PowerMyLearning, a nonprofit focused on personalized learning. I recently chatted
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