Policy & Reform
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What Teachers Would Change About Education
It’s no secret that public education in America is not a perfect system, and many teachers are advocating for widespread change. Teachers, more than ... -
Zero Tolerance Policies in K-12 Schools: Examining the Pros and Cons
Zero tolerance is a popular term used to designate (and promote) school policies that address incidents of drug or weapon possession with automatic suspension ... -
These Trends Explain Why Teachers Go on Strike
In 2018, almost 400,000 teachers went on strike. From California to West Virginia, teachers are taking to the streets and to their state capitols ... -
We Need To Admit That The Job Of The Classroom Teacher Has Simply Become Too Big
When asking the question “what do you think teachers do?” to individuals who are not involved or know someone involved in education it wouldn’t ... -
Why It’s So Hard to Be a Teacher Right Now
Teaching is an important and rewarding career, but it can also be draining and exhausting. Teaching is arguably harder now than ever before for ... -
Real Public Education Crisis is Leadership, Not Funding
Public education in the United States is in big trouble. The rate at which students now drop out of school is worrisome and standards ... -
Kids Aren’t Failing School: School is Failing Kids
With every indicator pointing to a sector in shambles, and academic performance of students alarmingly plummeting over the years, many stakeholders have increasingly laid ... -
Rethinking Regulations in K-12 Education
Many teachers and educators are frustrated with the regulations that are in place in K-12 education. There have been many that say if the ... -
Rethinking the Education Paradigm
The problem with our 24-hour news cycle and the inherent urgency crises which tend to focus heavily on the fights between partisans is that ... -
Improving Education Policy By Looking Beyond The Experts
Something that everyone can agree on is that there is always something that can be improved when it comes to our educational system. We ...
