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New York
18 hours ago

Write Better: Tools for Building Stronger Stories with The Wall Street Journal’s Alex Martin / An Academy for Teachers master class

Writing demands discipline and starts long before you touch the keyboard. Learn how to focus from the start and to explain the choices you make.
Tennessee
2 days ago

Memphis Lift Fourth Annual Parent Summit

New York
2 days ago

College Goal New York – FAFSA Completion Event

Bronx, N.Y. October 2019 — College Goal New York – FAFSA Completion Events are set to take place during the months of October – December…
New York
2 days ago

College Goal New York – FAFSA Completion Event

Bronx, N.Y. October 2019 — College Goal New York – FAFSA Completion Events are set to take place during the months of October – December…

parting ways

New York
2 days ago

Founder of Brooklyn’s high-performing Ascend charter network out as CEO  

The founder of Ascend charter schools, a high-performing Brooklyn network that serves more than 5,500 students, is out as CEO, Ascend’s board announced Friday.

election 2019

Colorado
2 days ago

We asked the 2019 Denver school board candidates nine questions. Here’s what they said.

Voters should expect ballots in the mail next week. The election is Nov. 5.
Colorado
2 days ago

Special Alert: Denver releases 2019 school ratings

missing the mark

Colorado
2 days ago

For the second year in a row, fewer Denver schools earn top ratings

One thing that makes Denver’s rating system unique is an “academic gaps indicator" that looks at equity across student groups.

Counter offer

Chicago
2 days ago

With less than a week before strike, Chicago sweetens offer to teachers; union calls it ‘insulting’

Seeking to avoid a strike less than six months into her term, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday she had sweetened the city’s offer to teachers.
Colorado
2 days ago

CABE Gala Fundraiser

CABE 2019 Gala Fundraiser is held to honor and celebrate some of those who have contributed significantly to the education of Colorado’s Emerging Bilingual Students…

election 2019

Colorado
2 days ago

We asked Aurora school board candidates about charters, the district’s leadership and more. Read their responses before you vote.

Five candidates are running to fill three seats on Aurora's seven-member school board.

election 2019

Colorado
2 days ago

We asked Jeffco school board candidates nine questions. Here’s what they said.

Voters will decide on two new Jeffco school board members for the county school district in the Nov. 5 2019 election.

election 2019

Colorado
2 days ago

We asked the Adams 14 school board candidates nine questions. Read their answers here.

Voters in Adams 14, which includes much of Commerce City and some parts of Thornton, will select three out of five candidates running in the Nov. 5 election.

On the brink

Colorado
Updated

Park County teachers plan to strike Monday after negotiations break down

If members of the South Park Education Association walk off the job, it will be the third teacher strike in Colorado in less than 18 months.

election 2019

Indiana
2 days ago

Education is (finally) getting some attention in the Indianapolis mayor’s race

Education is one of several priorities a broad coalition of African American religious and civic leaders are calling on the mayoral candidates to address.