Opinion
Newspaper’s loss offers cautionary tale to activists, advocates
Be careful not to let your favorite “narrative” blind you as you pursue the truth.
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We may need to build a wall
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Be careful what you wish for
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Get ready for smaller districts
Regardless of how big the district may be, the days of busing larger numbers of kids around according to race- or income-based school assignments are over.
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Words matter, and each carries in its meaning a unique gravity — real and perceived
Throughout my career in journalism, I’ve tried to make it a point to learn something from all each of my editors, even those I often questioned, or even disliked. One such editor, who falls into that latter category, sometimes made points that were both salient and eloquent. Words matter, he once said. Each and every...
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All is well
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Solving the trust problem between teachers and parents
Teachers and parents, we have a trust problem. Just 36 percent of public school teachers express “complete” or “a lot of” trust in parents, EdChoice’s new “Schooling in America Survey” says. What’s eroding trust? One likely culprit: Parental expectations are sky-high. Harried millennial parents want schools to teach skills once considered part of child-rearing. In a new Walton Family...
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To your corners
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Promises, promises
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Democratic govs get failing grades
To the extent Democrats cede both right and center to Republicans when it comes to economics, they are making a long-term bet that the public wants vastly more government and vastly more taxes to pay for it.
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Let’s do this again
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