May we finally stop the academic and developmental bleed-out from the pandemic and start delivering what people want from our public education system.
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Balancing Act: The Intersection of Faith and Education in America’s Public Schools
Public schools can create an environment that encourages critical thinking and respect for diversity by finding a balance between the secular and the sacred.
Read MoreCriminal Behavior Rises Among Those Left Behind by School Lotteries
A new study of public school choice in Charlotte, North Carolina, finds a deeply troubling consequence to this well-intended policy: increased crime.
Read MoreNew Group Strives to Make Public Education ‘Available to All’
The quality of the public education students receive is still dependent on the schools to which they have access.
Read MoreNot-Normal Times Call for Not-Normal Grades
At 8:21 pm on Thursday, January 20th, my principal called me to confirm another positive COVID case in my homeroom. This marked our fourth transition to re
Read MoreMissouri Just Gave Me Back My Power to Choose the Best School for My Children
As a single mother of four—three of them in school, and one in college—I’ve had to face my share of struggles. But some of the biggest struggles have come
Read MoreTo Improve Our School District We Asked a Rabbi and Two Pastors
2022 arrived in America’s public schools not with a bang, but rather, a long and tired sigh. Students need stable, high-quality schools more than ever, bu
Read MoreChicago Isn’t the Only City Putting Politics Over Kids
The politics of education are broken and we are seeing the effects of it play out in real-time. In Chicago, a stalemate over remote learning options and r
Read MoreMore Than 330,000 of Chicago’s Children Didn’t Learn Today Because of CPS’s Staggering Lack of Planning
Once again, drama is flaring over Chicago Public Schools’ management of the pandemic. In the city of Chicago, more than 330,000 children are not learning t
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