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New Hampshire: Why We Need Equitably-Funded Public Schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7June 3, 2021June 4, 2021

June 3, 2021June 4, 2021012

This clear and thoughtful article was written by Michael Turmelle, director of education and career initiatives, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. The Republican-controlled legislation intends to...

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New York Times: Readers Respond to Charter Debate

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 9, 2021March 10, 2021

March 9, 2021March 10, 2021024

You may recall that sociologist and author Eve Ewing wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times that said it was time to end...

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Steve Hinnefeld: Black Legislators in Indiana Were Right to Talk about Race

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 24, 2021February 25, 2021

February 24, 2021February 25, 2021028

Veteran blogger Steve Hinnefeld writes about education in Indiana. In this post, he describes a controversy in the Legislature about whether a portion of a...

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Biden Administration’s Broken Promise: Schools Must Give Standardized Tests This Spring

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 22, 2021February 23, 2021

February 22, 2021February 23, 2021031

The Biden administration chose a pro-testing advocate, Ian Rosenblum of Education Trust New York, to announce the decision that states must administer the federally mandated...

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EdTrust and Other Groups Ask Cardona NOT to Allow Testing Waivers

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 4, 2021February 5, 2021

February 4, 2021February 5, 2021026

One of the first and most important decisions that Secretary-designate Miguel Cardona will make is whether to grant waivers to the states that want to...

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John Thompson on Ta-Nehisi Coates and Bruce Springsteen

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 21, 2020December 22, 2020

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020025

John Thompson, historian and retired teacher in Oklahoma, shares ideas about teaching in difficult times. My high school and GED students always loved wrestling with...

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Per Kornhall: The Great Swedish Child Experiment: A Failure

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 11, 2020December 12, 2020

December 11, 2020December 12, 2020027

Per Kornhall is a widely published Swedish scholar of education. He wrote this post for the blog. Sweden and Chile are the two nations that...

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Guiliani Leaves Hospital After Receiving Special Treatment

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 10, 2020December 11, 2020

December 10, 2020December 11, 2020021

James Hohmann reports that Guiliani received the same special treatment as Trump and was released from the hospital. Since he recovered so easily, he still...

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The Most Important Radical Rightwing Group You Never Heard of

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 25, 2020November 26, 2020

October 25, 2020November 26, 2020022

In this post, Bill Moyers conducts an important interview with investigative journalist Anne Nelson, who talks about her new book, SHADOW NETWORK: MEDIA, MONEY, AND...

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Commonweal: Stop Using Catholic Schools to Shame Public Schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 20, 2020November 26, 2020

October 20, 2020November 26, 2020023

There was a time long ago when public schools were thriving, and Catholic schools were also thriving. They were not in competition for students or...

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