Policy & Reform
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Student and Teacher Records: What are the Privacy Rules?
By Matthew Lynch Personal histories and records exist for every student who attends, and every teacher who teaches, at a school. This history, in ... -
5 Fascinating Statistics About High School Dropouts in America
Considering the flack the United States educational system gets for its underperformance, you might think that the high school dropout rate would be a ... -
3 Easy Ways to End the High School Dropout Crisis
Recent high school dropout rates appear to be on the decline. But the numbers are still too high to stomach, especially with all of ... -
3 Ideas to Consider about Corporal Punishment in Schools
It’s difficult to believe in this day and age that we still have some schools around the nation that are using corporal punishment as ... -
3 Developments on No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind expired in 2007 after lawmakers couldn’t come to a compromise over its renewal. Fifteen years have blown by since the ... -
Public schools last frontier to equality?
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest ... -
These 3 Studies on Education Results May Shock You
Studies are a dime a dozen these days, but there are still plenty that force you to pay attention. Let’s talk about three education ... -
4 Ways Common Core Teaches Life Skills
One of the loudest arguments against Common Core Standards is that they don’t apply to “real-life” situations and that their methods are too far ... -
How to help high school students find a career
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 30 percent of teens and young adults work in the leisure and hospitality industry. While those ... -
8 Ways to Rescue Public School Libraries from Becoming Obsolete
Public school libraries have always served an admirable purpose in education. In an indirect way, K-12 libraries have given students support in learning endeavors ...