Teaching
Not Everything Of Value in Education Can Be Captured By a Number
The past decade is the first that I have spent entirely as an educator, and it is incredible to reflect back on how much things have changed over that time. At the federal level, our education system...
student achievement
We Had to Do Some Real Homework to Find the Right School for Our Child
About six years ago, my spouse and I found a home we could afford in a nice working-class neighborhood, near our families, with decent schools. At the time the schools were not the absolute best, but...
School Choice
When It Comes to Education, Democrats Need to Think Bigger
I’m a Sam Seaborn Democrat. As the idealistic West Wing character once said: Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don’t need little changes, we need gigantic, monumental...
student achievement
There Is Nothing We Can’t Fix If We Play to Win on Behalf of Children
When I returned to Education Post in May, my charge was to help us clarify our vision and set us in a new direction. I thought a lot about what would be the cardinal question to help us stay focused...
Achievement Gap
Even in a School With an 'A' Rating, Students of Color Are Being Failed
Around the country, schools that initially impress observers with high overall test scores often lose their luster upon closer examination, when inequities in achievement by race and income become...
Teaching
The Week Before Winter Break Doesn't Have to Be a Nightmare
One of the hardest weeks of the school year is the week before winter break. The turn up is real. Students start acting as if you didn’t spend the first few weeks of the school year forcing them to...
