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Democratic candidates want to boost school funding—research shows that will help low-income students

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Ensuring racial equality depends on federal regulations Trump could roll back

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Charter schools exploit lucrative loophole that would be easy to close

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States are favoring school choice at a steep cost to public education

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Zero tolerance discipline policies won’t fix school shootings

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The constitutional right to education is long overdue

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