Op-eds for Impact
“Students need CTE pathways that reflect the full range of careers our democracy requires.”
—Jena Kleindl
Illinois Policy Fellow
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Educator Voice: Redefining career readiness to include civic-minded careers
Jena Kleindl
- PBS NewsHour Classroom
Illinois
•Jun. 30, 2026Op Eds
Michigan’s students deserve more than a blank future
Rhonda Pierce
- Michigan Advance/The Washington Post
Michigan
•Jul. 10, 2026Op Eds
Opinion | There Are Ways to Keep Mississippi’s Best Educators
Keyana Hawthorne
- Mississippi Free Press
Mississippi
•Jun. 30, 2026All Ops-eds
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Schools shouldn’t ban tech. They should teach kids to control it | Opinion
Ronak Shah
- IndyStar
Indiana
•Sep. 8, 2026Op Eds
Mentorship first, AI second: How my students solved real engineering problems
Jose Rivas
- EdSource
California
•Sep. 7, 2026Op Eds
Indiana’s cellphone ban brought my classroom back to life
Ronak Shah
- USA Today
Indiana
•Sep. 5, 2026Op Eds
New Mass. literacy law a vital investment in student success
Jillian Geraghty
Luisa Sparrow
Jennifer Amento
- MassLive
Massachusetts
•Aug. 27, 2026Op Eds
Why getting a 5 on the AP African American Studies exam is more than just a score
- The Philadelphia Sunday Sun
Pennsylvania
•Aug. 26, 2026Op Eds
Now that we’ve adopted Right to Read legislation for our schools, we must revamp teacher preparation to match it
Donna Thayer
- CommonWealth Beacon
Massachusetts
•Aug. 23, 2026