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Early Childhood Education

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Does test-optional admission policy help students? A new Colorado report says it certainly doesn’t hurt.

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Newark’s chronic absenteeism rate drops to 8.5%, the best in district history

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The Ivies Brought Back Test Scores, but 90% of Colleges Still Don’t Require Them

How My School Used Common Sense and Collaboration to Confront AI

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