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For all the talk in Washington and state capitols about the need for school choice, a new report from the Center for Public Education has made the case that public schools actually offer the most educational options for students. The new report found “an abundance of choice” in public schools...

Parents, teachers, employers, and students want public education to focus on developing the whole child. The good news is, they have science and research on their side. That’s why the Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development is charting a course that will re-envision success in our...

On September 5, the Trump Administration announced its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Nearly 800,000 people are working and studying in the United States under DACA. The program, established by executive order during the Obama administration, allows young undocumented immigrants brought to the United...

It will take months, possibly years, for communities and school districts impacted by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana to recover from the devastating floods and wind damages. In Texas, there are some 272 districts serving nearly 2 million Texas students that are included in the designated disaster areas, according...

Phi Delta Kappa International released its 2017 PDK Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools this week, finding strong support for preparing students for jobs and careers and support for interpersonal and communications skills. “Americans overwhelmingly want schools to do more than educate students in academic subjects,” according...

Our public schools are at a crisis point. Federal funding for public education has remained at 2 percent of the federal budget for decades, despite the increase in public school enrollment and the rising cost of education resources and services. This disparity between funding and actual cost means that Congress...

In a recent blog post, LFA Executive Director Rich Long noted the need for tough conversations about hard issues, including race. He wrote that “schools may be one of the few places where we can sit together and learn how to talk about these issues.” The role that schools play...

The 49th annual PDK Poll of the Public Attitudes Toward the Public Schools reveals a public that defines the quality of education beyond the 3R’s of a bygone age. And certainly, despite much of the rhetoric at the national level, they don’t see issues as simply as private vs. public...

Some of the images we’re seeing on television and stories we’re reading about in our local newspapers are describing some of the most disappointing and disheartening moments in the history of our country. What has made it even more alarming? The violence, compounded with the flurry of discussions focusing on...

Educators send back-to-school letters to welcome students and their families to the new school year and keep them up-to-date on their classroom, school or district. These letters offer the chance to highlight new programs, share your educational philosophy and discuss goals for the coming year. Who should send a back-to-school...