Education Reform
Learn more about efforts to improve schools, especially through policy changes
School & District Management
Boston Solicits Public for High School Redesign Ideas
More than 2,000 parents, educators, residents, and students have offered their views on how to reshape the city's high schools.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
What Does it Mean to Be 'Educated' in the 21st Century?
Educational systems must be aware of the world they turn graduated students into and must adjust accordingly. We must consider changing the way the school day looks to better suit the needs of our learners instead of forcing all of our learners to fit into the landscape that was created over 100 years ago.
School & District Management
Opinion
Making Sense of the Left-Right School Reform Divide
It's worth taking a moment to understand where conservatives and progressives actually disagree. We agree on a lot, but our big disagreements frequently fall along the left-right ideological divide.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Worry Smart: Advice from an Entrepreneur
Too often, teachers worry like this... especially in the current climate of fear that many education reforms have created. It's time for educators to take back control of the system and worry smart, look ahead and problem solve so that our education system can do what it is meant to do.
School & District Management
Opinion
Do Good Schools Follow Rules or Break Them?
My interview with designer Tim Brown continues as he talks about how constraining rules can help focus imaginative design and why a $-billion isn't enough to save education.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
'Uberizing' Assessment: Why the Trust Economy Could Provide a Model for Schooling
In this blog, Jenny Poon explains how Uber and Airbnb could provide a model for a future of locally driven assessments.
School & District Management
Opinion
How 'Design Thinking' Can Change Education
We've always been designers, says Tim Brown, the CEO of legendary firm IDEO. The logic and techniques used to create widgets can also allow people to create new social systems, he says in an interview.
School & District Management
Opinion
Homework, Friend or Foe?
As we consider what education needs to look like, we must think about homework differently. How will you rebrand it or repurpose it in your classes? What will the impact be?
School & District Management
Rural Turnaround Schools Face Unique Challenges, Report Finds
The report found that technical assistance was key for helping schools implement a transformation model.
School & District Management
Opinion
Is it Time to Reconsider Graduation Requirements for High School?
As we move deeper into the 21st century and technology continues to change what and how we have access to learning, we must consider the impact of these changes on our learners and adjust as needed. This is how we will serve students best.
School & District Management
Opinion
Beware of Teacher Education Rankings
After I shared some critical observations about the data collection and analysis techniques employed by the National Council for Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently, I got a surprise in my inbox: a response from someone at NCTQ. Here's my response.
School & District Management
Opinion
California's Continuous Improvement Needs Political Muscle
It's easy to lose sight of how profoundly California wants to change its education system and the political coalition that will be required.
School & District Management
Opinion
Not Ready for College? Flunk Gym
Let's hope that schools will cooperate with students needing more time with high school level courses so they won't have to resort to this type of subterfuge. And if your high school is still pushing kids out to pay college tuition for high school courses, for god's sake do something about it. It isn't that complicated.
School & District Management
Opinion
Californians Should Watch NOLA's Return to Local Board Control
Louisiana is poised to return New Orleans' (mostly) charter schools to local board control. This is not a return to the past, but a redefinition of local control and local politics, and others should pay attention.