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Postponing high stakes for the common-core assessments would delay important progress, writes Alice Johnson Cain of Teach Plus.
June 4, 2013 - Education Week
Classroom teacher Jacob Tanenbaum writes that his school's resources are being drained for testing.
June 4, 2013 - Education Week
Paul Reville writes that it's time for a learning system that isn't about mass-produced education, but instead one that speaks to the needs of the individual child.
June 4, 2013 - Education Week
Schools need to change their grading to truly reflect students' comprehension of subjects, Ryan McLane writes.
June 3, 2013 - Education Week
The unsuccessful drive to teach the metric system in schools presents a cautionary tale about teacher buy-in for common-core advocates, writes Jeanne Zaino.
May 21, 2013 - Education Week
Shifting to statewide school funding systems would address inequities in the way education is paid for, writes Cynthia G. Brown.
May 21, 2013 - Education Week
School environments should fulfill a student's need to feel engaged intellectually and emotionally in the learning process, Jim Childress writes.
May 21, 2013 - Education Week
The content of instruction should be a communal, research-based, and experience-based decision, writes Lisa Hansel.
May 20, 2013 - Education Week
The attorneys general in Illinois and Colorado write about the importance of mental-health services for troubled students.
May 14, 2013 - Education Week
Our country is in trouble. That's the key takeaway from Sara Martinez Tucker's experience as the undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Education.
May 14, 2013 - Education Week

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