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If They Were President

By Josh Cohen

Creating equity among schools should be the top priority of the next president, according to the people who know best—teachers.

That’s the conclusion of a recent survey of teachers by TeachersFirst, a nonprofit that provides teaching materials like lesson and unit plans. The group asked its several-thousand members to choose the top three priorities for American education reform from a list of twelve options. More than 250 teachers responded to the survey, nearly half of whom have been teaching for...