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The Importance of Common Core Standards to Disadvantaged Students
The opposition the Common Core is about adult issues, not what’s best for students, especially disadvantaged students, who traditionally haven’t been taught anything resembling the Common Core in public education.
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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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Past Isn’t Prologue for School Boards
The nation’s emerging educational needs and aspirations require a new and less-influential role for the nation’s 13,600 remaining public school boards.
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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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Common Core Standards: Putting Students First
Critics of the Common Core State Standards are putting put adult interests ahead of students’
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Tackling the College Remedial Education Crisis
A network of community colleges and universities is rethinking remedial math, and achieving impressive early results