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Who Says Teacher Eval Reforms Aren’t Working?
D.C.’s evaluation system should make critics think twice before dismissing the importance of reforms to teacher evaluation.
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Charter School Lessons from New Orleans
In New Orleans, school reform leaders have rejected the argument that charters should be permitted to set their own, narrower standards of what it means to be public schools.
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Rethinking the Carnegie Unit
By stressing the amount of time students spend in the classroom rather than their mastery of subjects, the Carnegie Unit masks the quality of teaching and learning in the nation’s schools and colleges. But alternatives aren’t simple.
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On Student Motivation
In an era of rising academic standards, more kids than ever will struggle. But research suggests new ways to help them thrive in the face of adversity.
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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.