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Do Alternatives to Public School Have to Be Political?

ED Surge

Mysa’s tuition costs parents who don’t receive aid around $20,000 a year, comparable to what it costs the government to educate a student in a public school. Mysa’s curriculum relies on Common Core, the same national standards as public schools, Fiske says. And she isn’t the only one with that worry.

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Let’s Change the Conversation About Education (Technology)

Digital Promise

These prompts guided our recent meeting of superintendents and other leaders from the League of Innovative Schools, co-hosted by Vancouver Public Schools. We wanted League members to tell us why they are unique, from the perspectives of leaders, educators, and students.

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The Drivers of a Successful BYOD Initiative

A Principal's Reflections

For many, even the most stubborn school districts that have fought this trend for years have begun to change course. All one has to do is look to the largest school district in the United States, the New York City public school system, to see that they have just lifted a ten year ban on students bringing their cell phones to school.

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Our Nation’s Public Schools are Failing Neurodivergent Learners. That Needs to Change.

ED Surge

As our family has been navigating the complexity of supporting our neurodivergent daughter to thrive in our local public school, I’ve found myself drawing up this metaphorical story of three young trees, which has become symbolic for me. I find comfort in metaphors. They help me find clarity when faced with challenges.

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Could Play Boost Students’ Math Performance?

ED Surge

When he teaches a math class, Tom Fisher wants students to feel confused. Mostly an administrator these days, Fisher still teaches honors algebra at Breakwater, a pre-K-8th independent school in Portland, Maine. Its not the conventional way to teach the subject, Fisher says. I mean, its fun! The problem?

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A Reading Expert’s Case for Rethinking Fluency

ED Surge

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 68 percent of U.S. million public school students perform below NAEP Basic and struggle with fluency in reading connected text. Understanding and addressing fluency has become increasingly urgent for educators, administrators and parents alike.

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When Students Miss School, Teachers Enjoy Their Jobs Less

ED Surge

The core of teaching is instruction and helping kids grow and develop, and anything that pulls teachers away from that purpose is going to make them unsatisfied, says Michael Gottfried, a professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and a co-author of the study.

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