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Greg Toppo is a senior writer at The 74.

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Articles by Greg Toppo

Choice Supporters to Catholic Charter School Backers: ‘Proceed with Caution’

Union Head Pushes Back on GOP Claims of ‘Undue Influence’ on School Closures

In New Graphic Novel, Pandemic Scatters a Vulnerable School Community

Q&A: Why Virtual Learning Will Thrive Long After the Pandemic

South by Southwest Education: 23 Panels & Sessions Worth Seeing in 2023

ChatGPT Scores a C+ At the University of Minnesota Law School. Now What?

Homeschooling 2.0: Less Religious and Conservative, More Focused on Quality

In 2022 Midterms, Career Ed Emerged as Rare Source of Bipartisan Agreement

Irked by Skyrocketing Costs, Fewer Americans See K-12 as Route to Higher Ed

After Charter School Battles, Top Ed Official Offers an Olive Branch

The Essay’s Future: We Talk to 4 Teachers, 2 Experts and 1 AI Chatbot

Research: Achievement Shows Signs of Improvement, but Youngest Kids Need Help

Schools Face ‘Urgency Gap’ on Pandemic Recovery: 5 Takeaways from New Study

Fueled by Pandemic, Homeschool ‘Hybrids’ Gain Traction With Middle-Class Parents

The Unintended Consequence of Brown v. Board: A ‘Brain Drain’ of Black Educators

Study: San Antonio Charter Schools Lifted Student Achievement Prior to Pandemic

Biden Administration’s New Title IX Rules Expand Transgender Student Protections

In Indianapolis, Charter Schools ‘Move the Needle’ on Achievement, Study Finds

Amid COVID, Closures & Zoom, a Teacher Fights to Preserve School Relationships

School Gunmen Don’t Just ‘Snap,’ Says Author Who Urges Better Threat Assessment

A Billionaire’s Gift Expands Reach of ‘Unapologetic’ Oakland Parent’s Group

Experts Call FL’s ‘Stop WOKE’ Bill ‘Flatly Unconstitutional’

Reformers Leading 3 Largest School Districts Welcomed by Hope — and Headaches

As COVID and culture wars roil schools, choice backers see an opening

Oregon Trail Began 50 Years Ago in Minneapolis Classroom

COVID Shots for Children Usher in New Wave of Vaccine Hesitancy

COVID Saliva Tests Could Keep More Students in School, Experts Say

Researchers Press Case for the Importance of Testing — Even During Pandemic

‘Social Experiment’ Gives Thousands of Girls Opportunity to Learn Game Design

Study: Summer School in 2022 Could Rescue U.S. from Long-Term GDP Decline

This Summer, Game Design on Tap to Remediate STEM Learning Loss

Parents Want Better School Ventilation this Fall, But Costs May Be Too High

Survey: Support for Remote Schooling is Limited, but Highest Among Minorities

De Blasio is Turning His Back on Remote Learning Innovations, Critics Say

COVID Learning Loss: New Warning as 54% of Miami Kids Below Grade Level in Math

Why Some Parents Don’t Want Schools to Go Back to ‘Normal’ in the Fall

Experimental College Tries to Move Beyond Founder’s Legal Woes

Now Recruiting: Online Army of Volunteer Tutors To Fight ‘COVID Slide’

Community Colleges Expected to Have Their Moment in Biden White House. But in Parting Salvo, DeVos Calls Ideas Like Free Tuition ‘Insidious’

Sign on, Zoom in, Drop Out: Pandemic Sparks Fears That Without Sports and Other Activities, Students Will Disengage from School

Shut Out of Schools Due to Pandemic, Many Education Researchers Say Their Work Is ‘In Shambles’

To Test or Not to Test: Students Missed a Lot of Learning This Spring, but Experts Disagree on How — or Even Whether — to Measure ‘COVID Slide’

School Reopening Plans Fuel Fears of Teacher ‘Brain Drain’ — and Trump’s Threats Aren’t Helping

Are Schools Ready for Competitive Video Gaming? By Including Girls and Downplaying First-Person Shooters, Cleveland Teacher Hopes to Chart New Course for ‘Esports’

74 Interview: Class, Race & the Pursuit of College. Veteran Journalist Paul Tough Addresses Higher Ed Admissions, Mobility Myths and What His Critics at the College Board Get Wrong

After School, Students Are ‘Playing the Whole Game’ in Activities From Drama to Sports to Debate. Backers of Project-Based Learning Ask: Why Can’t All of Education Look Like This?

74 Interview: Author and Harvard Scholar David Perkins on What Traditional Classroom Teachers Can Learn From Science Fairs, Backyard Sports & ‘Whole Game’ Learning

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