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By elevating so-called noncognitive information to an equal position relative to content knowledge, we may find the missing link needed to close the achievement gap more rapidly and effectively, writes David T. Conley.
January 22, 2013 - Education Week
An 1899 book by William James combines still-useful pragmatic and philosophical insights for teachers, Peter Gibbon says.
January 22, 2013 - Education Week
After digging into international test data, Martin Carnoy and Richard Rothstein argue that the scores mask an important reality.
January 18, 2013 - Education Week
Educators would get more done if they eliminated bitterness and condescension from their debates, writes Jeff Camp.
January 15, 2013 - Education Week
Value-added evaluation does not meet scientific standards, when looked at from a medical vantage, R. Barker Bausell writes.
January 15, 2013 - Education Week
Summer learning prevents students from losing much of what they've learned during the year, writes Gary Huggins.
January 15, 2013 - Education Week
The downplaying of cognitive skills could have a negative impact on the education of children from poor families, writes Mike Rose.
January 15, 2013 - Education Week
Teachers should recognize that formative assessment works and advocate for using it with honesty and unparalleled zeal, argues W. James Popham.
January 8, 2013 - Education Week
Foreign-language education needs to change dramatically to become more useful for students in the global economy, David Young and J.B. Buxton write.
January 8, 2013 - Education Week
The education policy landscape has evolved from one based on fragmented, local decisions to part of a general-purpose politics and governance scene, Jeffrey R. Henig writes.
January 7, 2013 - Education Week

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