December 1, 2008
High schools’ college counselors are tired of publications putting profit ahead of the personal experiences of the young people in our care, says Marty Elkins.
December 1, 2008
"Learning to read with understanding is the foundation for all learning, but most low-income children in the United States are below grade level in reading by the 4th grade," writes John Merrow.
December 1, 2008
Merle S. McClung writes that our nation's Founding Fathers "had a broader civic purpose in mind, and saw the nation’s interest in public education as growing out of a desire to make our constitutional democracy work."
November 21, 2008
Potential candidates' views on the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind and the issue of teacher quality should help President-elect Obama in choosing an effective secretary of education, says Anthony Ralston.
November 17, 2008
"The only certainty there should be regarding standardized-test scores is the certainty they’re not indisputable," says Todd Farley.
November 17, 2008
By addressing the concerns of both those who want high standards, and those who rightly see serious deficiencies in the tests used by most states, stakeholders could create a test system that benefits students, teachers, and the nation, says Charles Barone.
November 17, 2008
"The uneven quality of first-generation digital learning sometimes leaves an impression more of hokum than of transformation. But the second generation will not," says Andy Hoffman.
November 11, 2008
Enlisting external partners including colleges and universities to collaborate in public school improvement could be a promising strategy, say Susan H. Fuhrman and Nancy W. Streim.
November 11, 2008
"Before we can change the admissions criteria for college, we need to be clear about the skills that all high school students need today," says Tony Wagner.
November 11, 2008
In a tough economy, some top college students may be considering teaching, and merit-based scholarships could drive high-performing students into the profession, says Barbara Beatty.
November 7, 2008
"While it may be challenging to keep an online community active and available to respond to inquiries, we believe this problem will resolve itself as education’s social networks grow in size and become dominated by Web denizens," say Cecilia Cunningham and Susan Restler.
