With more than 200,000 COVID-related deaths nationwide since March, and with the knowledge from a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study that the COVID infe
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Everyone Is Talking About ‘Reinventing Education.’ Here Are 10 Schools Actually Doing It.
Today, all over the world, we see the power, commitment and wisdom of young people in action. For inspiration, just look at Chris Suggs, Malala Yousafzai,
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Last spring, amidst the uprisings following the immediate failure to bring any sort of justice for George Floyd’s murder, I received a Google Hangout video
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On Wednesday, August 26, education activists and organizations around the country are staging a national day of action, demanding that every student have a
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For millions of K-12 students, the pandemic has led to unprecedented interruptions of critical education and services. Many students will continue to fall
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“You can be anything you want to be when you grow up!” That’s what we tell our kids, and we encourage them to do well in school so those big dreams can com
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This week, the school reopening conversation is largely about when we reopen schools. Some people, including our president, want schools to reopen widely,
Read MoreThis Moment Demands a New, Race-Conscious Approach to Education
All across the country confederate statues are coming down, schools and road names are changing too. In my home state, New Mexico, we’re beginning to addre
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