Reopening Our Schools

For students who are undocumented or whose family members may be, they go to school with a gnawing fear that Immigration and Customs Enforcement may come around while they are gone. Then there’s a raft of real educational challenges like...

If what we teach and how we teach are to have ongoing value, then we must reconsider all the components of an evolving K-12 education and have those critical conversations about cultural relevance....

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...

If we are to manage the liberties of the individual while providing an education in a non-threatening, respectful environment, we will need to initiate what may be a polite but uncomfortable conversation about our entitlements and obligations....

How do we balance the rights of individual students with those of the larger school community? We asked the same questions of two education leaders. Here is what they told us....

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...

Most education leaders pledge their steadfast dedication to addressing the needs of all students. But what does that commitment look like when it means refusing to allow citizenship status or socioeconomics get in the way? These are part of everyday...

A Letter from the Editor-in-Chief The construct of liberty and the gifts of the freedoms that emanate from it go as far back as the thinking of Aristotle. John E. Deasy, Editor-in-Chief Dear Readers, Human civilization had been wrestling with...

A Letter from the Frontline Education CEO Dear Readers, At any given moment, you’ll find today’s education leaders courageously standing at the crossroads of conflict within their communities. In advancing a quality education for all, they are arbiters of cherished...

What you can do when wrestling with students' freedom of expression featuring Meira Levinson, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Wayne Bevis, Principal, Lindblom Math and Science Academy....

The goal of the Frontline Research & Learning Institute "Crossing the Line" series is to provide actionable insights that provoke discussions about how states and local districts equitably address special education....

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...