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Beginning Teacher Induction: What the Data Tell Us
Induction support programs for beginning teachers is an education reform whose time has come, says Richard M. Ingersoll. (May 16, 2012)
Philanthropy Gets in the Ring: Edu-Funders Get Serious About Education Policy
If education philanthropists want to influence policy, then they must open themselves to more public debate about their plans and goals, writes Frederick M. Hess. (May 16, 2012)
Is Modeling Enough?
Leaders must be explicit if they want teachers and others to get the messages they're trying to communicate, says Khym G. Goslin. (April 1, 2012)
Let's Keep Moving
The nationwide effort to battle childhood obesity is making progress, but schools should continue and expand efforts to promote healthy lives for children, writes First Lady Michelle Obama. (April 1, 2012)
Teaching to the Common Core by Design, Not Accident
The Gates Foundation's investment in developing the Common Core State Standards now depends on translating big ideas into practices that teachers can and will use, write Vicki Phillips and Carina Wong. (April 1, 2012)
Evaluating Teacher Evaluation
Popular modes of evaluating teachers are fraught with inaccuracies and inconsistencies, but the field has identified better approaches, write Linda Darling-Hammond, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Edward Haertel, and Jesse Rothstein. (March 1, 2012)
Rightsizing a School District
A dramatic self-examination led Kansas City, Mo., schools to cut $68 million from its annual budget, write Mary Esselman, Rebecca Lee-Gwin, and Michael Rounds. (March 1, 2012)
A Smart ALEC Threatens Public Education
Coordinated efforts to introduce model legislation aimed at defunding and dismantling public schools is the signature work of this conservative organization, write Julie Underwood and Julie F. Mead. (March 1, 2012)
Triggering Reform at Public Schools
Proponents of parent trigger laws must find ways to promote stability in the aftermath of a successful petition, writes Andrew P. Kelly. (March 1, 2012)
Yes, Black Males Are Different, But Different Is Not Deficient
Stop pretending that all students are alike; teaching to their differences will improve their chances for academic success, argues Christopher Emdin. (Feb. 1, 2012)
Saving Black and Latino Boys
Solving the educational challenges facing black and Latino boys is an American responsibility, not just the responsibility of the black and Latino communities, says Pedro A. Noguera. (Feb. 1, 2012)
The Voices of Young Black Males
These profiles reveal how family and culture affect the educational outcomes of urban youths. (Feb. 1, 2012)
Emphasize the Ambitious: Q&A With Kati Haycock
A warrior in the battle to close achievement gaps reflects on the value of NCLB, what's she learned about the task, and what's required to move ahead. (Nov. 1, 2011)
Decentralized Education
in New Zealand
Global Voices Column: School change in New Zealand is made more difficult by the high degree of decentralization and the unwillingness to build a national approach to improvement, writes Ben Levin. (Nov. 1, 2011)
TFA: How Long Do They Teach?
Why Do They Leave?
Most TFA alumni continue to teach after completing their two-year obligation. Those who leave the profession exit because of the same poor working conditions that drive away other young teachers. (Oct. 1, 2011)
Conversations With Arne Duncan
The national push for new teacher evaluations is real; educators should not miss this opportunity to influence policy makers with solid evidence, write Carol Corbett Burris and Kevin G. Welner. (Oct. 1, 2011)
Improving Teaching When Budgets Are Tight
Spending limited dollars strategically is key in an era when funding is tight and expectations are high. (Sept. 1, 2011)
R&D Column: The Minority Teacher Shortage: Fact or Fable?
Over the past two decades, efforts to recruit new minority teachers have been very successful, but retaining them has not, write Richard M. Ingersoll and Henry May. (Sept. 1, 2011)
Leading Through a Fiscal Nightmare
A survey of principals and superintendents reveals high levels of professional and personal anguish from the ongoing pressure to cut budgets, people, and programs. (May 1, 2011)
Washington View Column: In the Game
A little-known Senate staff person is playing a leading role in the ESEA reauthorization, writes Thomas Toch. (May 1, 2011)
Manage 'Human Capital' Strategically
Our current education system doesn't recruit, train, hire, induct, deploy, develop, retain, or strategically manage the top talent we needed to accomplish our goals. These shortcomings are most acute in the largest urban districts and in many rural districts. (April 1, 2011)
Thoughts on Teaching Column: Change, Sputnik, and Fast Food
We need change, but it should be careful, thoughtful, considered change that responds to individual needs and is grown much closer to home than the office buildings of Washington, D.C., writes Bobby Ann Starnes. (April 1, 2011)
Finding Fairness for Rural Students
One-third of American children attend school in rural or small towns, but we overlook their needs and fund their schools poorly. (March 1, 2011)
Global Voices Column: Survey Shows Rise of Asia
While there is no one "Asian" way to academic success, high-performing Asian school systems share some common characteristics, writes Vivien Stewart. (March 1, 2011)
Keeping Youths in School: An International Perspective
Blending work and learning may provide pathways that ensure that more students are able to complete high school and successfully enter the workforce. (February 1, 2011)
Innovation Column: Learning Deserts
Bold transformation plans are necessary if we want to prevent more urban communities from becoming learning deserts, writes Monica Martinez. (February 1, 2011)
Pressuring Teachers to Leave
Harassing supervision is a rational response to an irrational system —and an unavoidable reality until we address its root causes. (December 1, 2010)
Teacher Unions Are Dead! Long Live Teacher Unions!
Washington View Column: With more than 3 million members and vast political networks, teachers' unions are a powerful force. That won't change, but they'll have to make peace with reform, writes Thomas Toch. (December 1, 2010)
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