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Future of High School
We Are High Achievers, But We Were Almost a Statistic
Briauna and Tiauna Black: When tragedy struck, a hybrid school provided the flexibility and support needed to move from high school to career.
Briauna Black and Tiauna Black
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Why Students and Families Don’t Use Their School Choice Scholarships
Matus and Cherry: About 41,000 students received Florida’s choice scholarships but didn’t use them last year. Availability and affordability were key.
Ron Matus & Dava Cherry
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New Hampshire’s Universal School Choice Expansion Is a Win for Students, Parents
Mullins: Strong policy changes lives, and the Granite State just changed thousands of them for the better. It's not just policy — it’s possibility.
Ashley DeMauro Mullins
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School’s Out for Summer. Parents Need Support With Youth Mental Health
Bullock, Contreras and Curbelo: Parents are understandably frustrated by how challenging it is to find the right resources to support their kids.
Steve Bullock, January Contreras & Carlos Curbelo
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