The push to expand charter schools in the U.S. contributed to a robust movement of teachers’ unions and allies demanding a well-resourced public school system.
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Immigrant students often have work commitments outside class, and they may need additional language support. Giving them equal access to technology during remote learning might not be enough.
The history of education in the West is closely associated with Christian religious spaces – from the first cathedral schools to the use of churches to teach children in WWII.
Concerns over how to make schools safe amid the coronavirus remain. But for many low-income students of color, old buildings in need of repair already presented a heath risk.
The 30th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act offers a chance to celebrate the greater inclusion of disabled Americans in mainstream society, but much work remains to be done.
Expansion of voucher programs may leave parents with a choice between sending children to religious schools or public schools stripped of funding.
Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi coached his last game half a century ago, but his approach holds timeless insights for educators.
While large-scale education assessments, such as the PISA, are meant to show how education systems are faring around the world, evidence shows these assessments come with a host of problems.
Faced with uncertainty over their next meal, teens in a Texas study reveal the various things they resort to in order to put food on the family table.
In identifying a failing education system as it trailed the Russians, America discovered many low-achieving youngsters had ADHD.
While many studies and news articles say children lose academically over the summer break, a researcher says the worries are exaggerated.
A political scientist warns that a new lobbying initiative launched by Bill and Melinda Gates could harm US higher education.
While the Brown vs. Board of Education case is often celebrated for ordering school desegregation, history shows many black people in the city where the case began opposed integrated schools.
Research from around the world shows that boosting teacher pay can lead to better student learning, but only if it's accompanied by other things.
Media coverage of the Columbine school shooting that took place in 1999 has ended up becoming a playbook for school shooters in the United States and beyond, an analysis of school shootings reveals.
A presidential candidate wants to use federal funds to boost teacher pay. Is the proposal justified or is it just pandering to teacher unions to get votes? An education scholar provides perspective.
Negative statistics about black students may be prevalent, but they are often out of context, misleading or just plain wrong, a professor of counseling psychology argues.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is on a mission to get schools to adopt a "high-quality" curriculum. But the effort will constrain teachers and stifle creativity, an education scholar argues.
Using the term 'at-risk' to describe students from challenging circumstances often creates more problems than it solves, a professor of counseling psychology argues.
A grassroots movement to end racial disparities in schoolhouse discipline is beginning to take root throughout the nation and winning important victories at the local level. Can it sustain the effort?
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Professor of Education, Furman University
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Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida
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Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
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Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Counseling Psychology, Howard University
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Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Lecturer in Economics and Social Statistics, UCL
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Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Life Sciences Education, University of Birmingham
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Research Economist - Productivity and Innovation, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Director, North Carolina Education Research Data Center, Associate Director, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Affiliated Professor in the Program in Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
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Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Policy, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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PhD student studying educational foundations, policy and practice, University of Colorado Boulder
