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Report from Saba Bireda and Robin Chait lays out highly effective strategies for getting more teachers of color in the classroom.
Report from Saba Bireda highlights districts that have taken aggressive steps to make school funding more transparent and equitable.
Interactive from Saba Bireda shows snapshot of the U.S. rural student population.
Yesterday the Obama administration announced recipients of grants that would fund support services for low-income students, writes Saba Bireda. Congress now needs to provide this important program with proper funding.
Report from Saba Bireda and Joy Moses outlines antipoverty programs operating in our nation's schools and how these can be expanded.
Report from Saba Bireda explains how state law shapes the dismissal process and analyzes the provisions common in state law that make teacher dismissal difficult.
Health reform includes funding for school-based health centers, which improve student health while preparing them for academic achievement, writes Saba Bireda.
Want to know what makes President Obama’s new education proposal different? Saba Bireda provides a primer on the new Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Saba Bireda and Raegen Miller discuss why and how to ensure that schools receiving Title I funds actually do receive comparable or better resources.
Saba Bireda explains how community schools help low-income minority students in their extracurricular activities.
Saba Bireda explains what community schools are, how they improve student achievement, and how we can implement them.
A look at some community school projects across the nation that provide on-site social services, after hours learning opportunities, and a variety of other supports.