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At 10:00 a.m. last Wednesday, students and educators across the country—including those at the school in which I teach—walked out of their buildings and ob

We know that students of color and those with disabilities are disproportionately suspended and expelled from public schools, whether in district or charte

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

Dear Secretary DeVos, You and I have a lot in common. We’re both from the great state of Michigan and have the same Michigan accent. We both have careers i

One year ago, I excused myself from dinner with friends and returned to my hotel room to blog about my awe-inspiring experience at the NewSchools Summit in

A lot of people have been talking about the uncertainty that might come if Washington nixes regulations for the nation’s latest education law or what effec

Dear DeVos Protesters, I get it. There are a lot of reasons to voice opposition against Betsy DeVos, nominated to head the U.S. Department of Education. Fo

Educators for Excellence does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected or appointed office, but we do amplify the positions of our members. More than 9

The education world is filled with chatter for and against Betsy DeVos. Some of the loudest concerns have been over her lack of understanding of federal la