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Proposals Reflect Rare Consensus for Leading Scholars in Education

Washington

Some of education’s most prominent scholars are offering President-elect Barack Obama’s advisers and other Washington policymakers their collected wisdom on research-backed strategies the next administration can use to improve schooling.

The recommendations , laid out in a series of draft papers, address standards and assessments for student learning; improving teacher quality; strengthening students’ mathematics, science, and literacy skills; extending learning time; and leveling the playing field for poor students and those who are members of minority groups.

The recommendations were developed by the National Academy of Education, a Washington group made up of the...