Alan Gottlieb

Alan Gottlieb is a veteran Colorado journalist who has covered education at the Denver Post and as the former editor and co-founder of EdNews Colorado and Chalkbeat. He's currently a freelance writer, editor, and communications consultant at Write. Edit. Think.

Posts By Alan Gottlieb

student achievement

I Just Got Back From Taiwan. U.S. Schools Have So Much to Learn.

Taiwan is an island nation of 21 million people that has owned a perch near the top of international education rankings for the past decade—far above the U.S. I recently had a chance to visit an...

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Student Voice

Students Don’t Just Have a Voice at This School, They’re Calling the Shots

I recently had the privilege of spending a couple of days at One Stone, a tuition-free independent high school in Boise, Idaho. I’ve visited countless schools across the U.S. over the past two...

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Education Conferences Aren't My Favorite But Here's One Worth Going To

I have a confession to make, and I suspect I’m not alone among educators and education policy types in harboring this sentiment. I detest conferences. There. I’m glad to get that off my chest. A...

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