issue four
Selected Articles
A Snapshot: Equity & Opportunity in Rural, Suburban, & Urban America
Issue 04 / Insights
An estimated 50.7 million students are enrolled in America's public schools, most in cities and suburbs. Not surprisingly, that's where...
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Rural: Education in Mississippi’s Delta
Issue 04 / Rural
Historically, Mississippi hovers at the bottom of national rankings for education quality and student achievement. For students in the Delta...
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Suburban: When Challenges to Equity and Opportunity Are Hiding in Plain Sight
Issue 04 / Suburban
A suburban public school in 2019 is part of an education infrastructure and culture vastly different than in times past....
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Urban: City Districts Demonstrate Agility Amid Evolving Needs
Issue 04 / Urban
Many urban districts are demonstrating agility amid an evolving environment that has surfaced new and unique needs. For example, when...
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Dr. Anthony Carnevale and Roberto Rodriguez Discuss the Proposed Merger of the Department of Education and Department of Labor
Issue 04 / Civil Discourse
We’ve invited Dr. Anthony Carnevale and Roberto Rodriguez to talk through a very big idea — the administration’s proposed merger...
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Leader Spotlight with Mandy Manning, Jorge A. Aguilar and John White
Issue 04 / Leadership
Whether it’s called an equity gap, achievement gap or opportunity gap, these education leaders clearly have nuanced views about what...
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Understanding the Suburban Student View
Issue 04 / Suburban
In spite of a seemingly rich educational experience in most suburbs, evolving demographics and economics have given way to new...
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Understanding the Urban Student View
Issue 04 / Opportunity
What happens when, instead of allowing perceived barriers to education tell a tale of haves and have-nots and drive wedges...
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Do Suburban Hiring Practices Limit Diversity?
Issue 04 / Insights
In its recent report, “A Leak in the Pipeline,” the Frontline Research & Learning Institute shared some unexpected findings about...
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Hanna Skandera on Equity & Opportunity
Issue 04 / Letters
This issue of The Line grapples with the expectation that education must be delivered to students no matter where they...
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Press
Issue Four of The Line Explores K-12 Equity and Opportunity across America
Malvern, Pa., – November 12, 2018 – The Frontline Research & Learning Institute today released the fourth print issue of...
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Going fast and far: The “Pathway 2 Tomorrow” initiative
As Secretary of Education for New Mexico and throughout my work in education, I championed policy solutions that were grounded...
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Frontline Education Wins Content Marketing Awards 2018 Best New Print Publication for Design of The Line
Award-Winning Team Also Named Finalist in Four Categories Frontline Education, an integrated insights partner to the education community, has won...
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Bios
Q&A with Mike Hanson
I also made clear the expectations and norms for behavior as a teacher, as a principal and later as a...
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Press
The Line Names New Editor-in-Chief
John Deasy Hands Off Editorial Leadership to Hanna Skandera Former New Mexico Secretary of Education, Hanna Skandera, has been named...
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Issue One
Always Free Articles
Teacher Evaluation Under ESSA
Issue 01 / Web Exclusive
The impossibly high aim of the No Child Left Behind Act, all students proficient by 2014, paved the way for...
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A Letter from the Editor
Issue 01 / Insights
This publication, an initiative of the Frontline Research & Learning Institute, is neither left, right nor center. Instead, it stands...
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The Genesis of The Line
Issue 01 / Insights
Dear Readers, It may seem odd that a technology company that espouses efficiency and effectiveness has taken up the cause...
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States Take the Wheel
Issue 01 / Federal Policy
With the Every Student Succeeds Act in place for more than a year, what does the evolution to a more...
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Walking the Line with Kaya Henderson
Issue 01 / Curriculum
On October 1, 2016, Kaya Henderson stepped down from six years as chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools. Shortly...
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Common Ground on School Funding
Issue 01 / Funding
In a time when American society seems more polarized than at any time in the recent past, the question of...
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Solutions: Boston Public Schools
Issue 01 / Charter Schools
It’s mid-winter in the Bay State and Boston Public School (BPS) teachers are participating in a district-wide institute comprised of...
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Civil Discourse in Action
Issue 01 / Curriculum
Not terribly long ago, letter-writing was a cornerstone of our communication. It was a genre that nurtured the expression of...
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Why are the guns always to blame? It’s the person behind the gun that is responsible for these tragic deaths, they merely use guns to live out their sick and twisted fantasies. Why are we not wanting to ban knives…
In Response to: Is Safety in the Eye of the Beholder?Opportunities and choices are NOT the same things. I had lots of choices- few good ones. Living in a poverty stricken home, in rural America, we had few great choices. I had talent- but little opportunity. Living in the sticks,…
In Response to: Do More Choices Mean Better Choices?Agreed. How communities choose to define "disruptive" will influence the process that local districts define in terms of how to address this issue.
In Response to: Superintendent or Constitutional Scholar?How do we embrace the voice of students as a learning opportunity for all versus trying to silence student voices which is a form of oppression that likely escalates to more extreme forms of expression?
In Response to: Superintendent or Constitutional Scholar?"Virgin Territory" is an opportunity for students and educators alike to engage in dialogue so as to understand the reasons behind the chant and also a teachable moment to present how that impacts others – do we stop to have…
In Response to: Superintendent or Constitutional Scholar?To what extent is "Silence" i the problem? When we repress the voice of students, we miss the opportunity to learn from and explore different perspectives – this is how we create opportunities for transformation. If we silence voices, we…
In Response to: Superintendent or Constitutional Scholar?It's amazing that data silos continue to be such a persistent challenge. This is one area where interoperability investment is totally worth it –both for the district and for improvement in the candidate-to-teacher experience.
In Response to: Talent Acquisition in a Teacher Economy Squeezed by Shortages and School ChoiceFrom a practical perspective, I wonder how these recommendations would be manifested differently or similarly in a virtual school.
In Response to: Voices: with Sydnee Dickson and Karla Estrada