For a long time school reform seemed to be winning the public argument about the failure of schools to prepare students academically. During that run, reformers successfully stigmatized the...
This summer, it seems like nobody took time off from the debate about how best to teach children to read. Emily Hanford’s latest documentary explores how a debunked theory of cognition is still...
Is there anyone happier than a 6-year-old who has been entrusted with an important task? Kiddos, in my experience, like almost nothing better than to be taken seriously. They’re smart and capable and...
Last week I made what I thought was a simple request: for all of us to prioritize the question “how are the children?” as if our nation depends on it. This week I want to offer an example of why that...
America is more diverse than it’s ever been, as are the students attending public schools, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at individual schools. In fact, schools are the most segregated they’ve...
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