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OPINION: With schools closed in Minnesota, black students again struggle with ‘hurt, heartache and trauma’

by Michael V. Walker June 2, 2020June 2, 2020

George Floyd could have been me, my students or many other black men in our city and our nation. This has been a difficult week following Floyd’s killing at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). I am sickened and deeply hurt by what transpired on that day, which coincidentally happened to be my […]

Decades old student counseling benchmark has no research basis

by Jill Barshay May 11, 2020May 10, 2020

Why the preteen years are a critical period for brain development

by Jill Barshay March 16, 2020March 30, 2020

Study: Boosting soft skills is better than raising test scores

by Jill Barshay March 2, 2020March 30, 2020

Research on early college high schools indicates they may pay for themselves in the long run

by Jill Barshay February 24, 2020March 30, 2020

Most English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and other sites are ‘mediocre’ or ‘not worth using,’ study finds

by Jill Barshay December 23, 2019March 30, 2020

OPINION: Let’s make the FAFSA required for a high-school diploma, to increase college enrollment — and more counselors wouldn’t hurt either

by Bob Giannino and Yoon Choi November 5, 2019March 30, 2020

Some evidence for the importance of teaching black culture to black students

by Jill Barshay October 28, 2019March 30, 2020

OPINION: ‘I’d filled out the FAFSA incorrectly, and I assumed it was the end of my education. It wasn’t — because my principal cared’

by LaTanya McDade September 10, 2019March 30, 2020

STUDENT VOICE: There aren’t enough mentors — so I became one myself

by My' Yelle Warner February 11, 2019March 30, 2020