Category: School Reform
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Producing the Smartest Kids in the World
Other countries’ schools outperform ours by following a philosophy that is—or ought to be—very American: innate talent is less important than sheer drive.
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Gates on Teacher Evaluation
The final report of the Gates Foundation’s $45-million study of teacher evaluation make the case for a comprehensive approach to gauging teacher qualilty.
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For Many, High-Touch Trumps High-Tech
Silicon Valley’s Discovery Prep has state-of-the-art technology. It also has unusually engaged teachers and parents.
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Character Matters
Liberals don’t want to admit it, and conservatives don’t want to pay for it, but building character—resilience, optimism, perseverance, focus—may be the best way to help poor students succeed.
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Charter Schools and Special Education
We need to think abouat charter schools as part of a larger system of public education, not merely as competitors to traditional public schools.
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Education Schools: Deja Vu All Over Again
The crisis in teacher education, circa 1981.
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The Fallacy of ‘Local Control’ in Public Education
The infrastructure constructed over the past three decades to promote a national vision of excellence and equity in public education is in danger of being swept away.
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National Problems Require National Solutions
The national problems in public education require national solutions.
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Teaching Wars: What Students Should Learn
Two school reform titans of an earlier era inform today’s debate over what students should learn and how they should be taught.