Focusing on family buy-in, a Connecticut district shifts to mastery-based learning
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Poor Whites Just Realized They Need Education Equity as Much as Black Folk
But they must be able to say the word “equity” to get it.
High School Should Be More Like Preschool
Why secondary education is borrowing ideas from early childhood
A Well-Intended Bad Idea: Mayor Emanuel’s Plan for Chicago High Schools
Yesterday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a plan that would require all graduating Chicago Public Schools seniors to prove that they’ve been accepted to a four or two year college, trade school, internship, apprenticeship, gap-year program, or enlisted in the armed services before they can receive a diploma. When the Mayor initially announced his plan,… Read more »
Put More Gender Studies in Schools’ Sex Ed Courses
We can’t teach safe sex if kids don’t understand their own and others’ gender identities
The Potential, Promise and Pitfalls of Blended Learning in India
Despite lack of computers and connectivity, India is trying to add blended methods to its schools
Why Six States Still Spend Nothing on Preschool
Many state preschool programs are still tiny, but in the Mountain West and New Hampshire, they are nonexistent. Here’s why
New Solutions—Not Just New Winners—In the Curriculum Marketplace
Districts are using an important new tool to address the need for high-quality curricular materials–open educational resources, or OER.
When Using Data to Predict Outcomes, Consider the Ethical Dilemmas, New Report Urges
Researchers say colleges need to take care in how they use predictive analytics
What Can Betsy DeVos Really Do?
Experts on left and right assess possibilities for expanding school choice and limiting the work of the Office for Civil Rights
