Reopening Our Schools

Talking through our differences with one another to reach common ground is critical to finding solutions for a way forward. However, getting the ball rolling is easier said than done. That’s why the Frontline Research & Learning Institute is dedicated...

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos makes the case for teachers to chart their own course when it comes to career development....

Frederick "Rick" M. Hess from the American Enterprise Institute and Emily Anne Gullickson of A for Arizona believe activism can be effective if teacher movements are focused on what matters for students....

2019 Maine, Missouri and New York state Teachers of the Year give their thoughts about how to recruit qualified teachers and keep them in the classroom....

The Frontline Research & Learning Institute shares teacher evaluation trends through the lens of policy and practice....

Stockton USD Superintendent John Deasy and Derrell Bradford of 50CAN engage in dialogue, sharing their thoughts on elevating the teaching profession....

The purpose of the Civil Discourse in Action” series is, to bring together education leaders with different perspectives, to listen, to learn, and to model civil engagement. The conversation presented here features Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for...

In this Civil Discourse Webinar, Madeline Will of Education Week moderates a discussion between Deb Gist, Superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools and Patti Ferguson-Palmer, President of the Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association. Tune in to hear what Deb and Patti have...

America’s education system is not the train wreck some claim, yet I’m always baffled when people argue that we’re doing pretty good or even ok....

So, do the fundamentals still matter? Ruszkowski and Hoffman would agree that the answer is “yes.” But what exactly are the fundamental underpinnings of a strong public education? That is the essence of the conversation that unfolds here....

This essay pairing features two vocal supporters of charter schools, both of whom strongly believe that the promise of education – especially for at-risk and underserved students – is enhanced by the expansion of public school options. Still, their advocacy...

We’ve invited Dr. Anthony Carnevale and Roberto Rodriguez to talk through a very big idea — the administration’s proposed merger of the Departments of Education and Labor...

If you were lucky enough to have been a part of the 15 percent of American youth who attend summer camp each year, you probably have great memories of canoe trips, crafts and nights by the campfire. You may also...

Retired two-time NBA world champion M.L. Carr gives his perspective on current civil rights issues. Carr played for the Detroit Pistons then the Boston Celtics, where he also coached. We learned his point of view has been shaped by a...

Throughout our national history, the ideal of democracy has been a touchstone of what we mean when we talk about what makes America different and special. We point to a Constitution whose clarity about individual freedoms and civil rights is...

The Line endeavors to fulfill its purpose of encouraging civil discourse through both what we say and do. To that end, we invited Chris Cerf, just retired superintendent of Newark Public Schools, and Ben Austin, executive director, Kids Coalition, to...

What happens when the head of the nation’s largest teachers’ union and a noted reformer and a resident scholar from a conservative-leaning Washington, D.C. think tank talk school choice? We were curious about how two clearly bright, opinionated and passionate...

T he public discourse surrounding professional learning has, for many years, been characterized by a combination of disgust and paralysis. Educators, the narrative goes, are subject to “development” experiences that are high in neither quality nor relevance. And those rare...