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Sendhil Revuluri drops out of race for Chicago school board president

Sendhil Revuluri, school board presidential candidate, poses for portrait in Douglass Park. Revuluri announced Wednesday that he's suspending his campaign.

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Oklahoma School Closures Part of Statewide Picture of Enrollment Decline

OKLAHOMA CITY — Amid the largest single-year decline in decades for Oklahoma public school enrollment, the state’s largest district announced the potential closure of 17 schools as it grapples with a long-term trend of...

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Should parents be held accountable for their children’s chronic absenteeism? Board candidates weigh in.

With five Detroit school board seats up for election Nov. 3, candidates share their views on parents’ role in improving attendance.

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Opinion: Teach For America: A 35-Year Bet, Generation After Generation

“Why aren’t we being recruited as aggressively to commit two years to teach in urban and rural schools as we are being recruited to work two years on Wall Street?”  That was the question Teach For America founder Wendy...

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Internal superintendent hires can contribute to district stability, new study says

New research shows that chronic superintendent turnover negatively impacts student achievement. A new Vanderbilt study shows evidence that internal superintendent promotions might be a pathway for better district...

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Rural Missouri Literacy Coaching Program Boosts Scores, Inspires Statewide Model

Kindergarten teacher Wittney Swyers knew it was impossible when her colleagues said her students should be entering first grade prepared to write sentences independently. That was roughly a decade ago, when the...