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In recent years, Kentucky’s public schools have found themselves in a classic good-news, bad-news situation. The good news: Over the last 10 years or so, s

At the age of 2, I left the United States to live in my parents’ native country, Guatemala. I completed my first two years of schooling there. I have warm

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

With high suspension rates, low achievement scores and ineffective teachers, Pacoima Elementary had the dishonor of being one of the worst schools in Calif

Many people—not just students—cringe when they hear the word test because it triggers fear in some and anger in others. Educators know that tests are an im

Let’s just start with the bottom line: Florida lawmakers passed a big education bill Monday that is mostly good for kids: It protects recess for elementary

Conservative education policy writer Rick Hess has a new book out called “Letters to a Young Education Reformer.” He invited me to join one of two panels t

One of the hardest things I’ve had to do was to hit the submit button on my application to Spelman because that means leaving home. My mom raised my older

If there’s one thing that everyone can agree on in the case of the opt-out moms versus the state of Florida, it’s that Michelle Rhea’s daughter can read ju