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The findings paint a picture of a new generation of teachers who have high expectations for their students and a strong desire to build a profession based on hi...
EWA spoke Shelby McIntosh, a research associate at the Center on Education Policy, about the new report High School Exit Exams: A Policy in Transition...
In the “Obamacare” ruling, NFIB v. Sebelius, the Supreme Court told us that conditions attached to federal spending are unenforceable if they cross the line...
A study released this week shed some positive light on the nurturing nature of Mexican immigrant mothers, while at the same time confirming that a warm home env...
South Texas cities with large Latino populations are some of the least diverse communities in America, according to a US2010 Project study of Census data....
California is no stranger to pushing the policy envelope, but a bill sitting on the governor’s desk could dramatically alter the way professors earn tenure...
For her story Everything You’ve Heard About Failing Schools Is Wrong, Mother Jones contributing writer Kristina Rizga went deep inside San Francisco’s Missi...
I wanted to follow up on a new survey I wrote about recently that asked students why they skipped school. I heard from a few readers (including some at The Atla...
For many school districts across the country, today is the first day of a new year. For education reporters, finding fresh angles on familiar turf can be a chal...
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