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Walt Gardner's Reality Check

Walt Gardner taught for 28 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District and was a lecturer in the UCLA Graduate School of Education. This blog is no longer being updated.

Education Opinion International Tests Confuse Taxpayers
Researchers confuse taxpayers when they draw different conclusions about student performance on tests of international competition.
Walt Gardner, August 11, 2014
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Education Opinion Attracting Teachers to Inner-City Schools
I take my hat off to all teachers who willingly take a position in inner-city schools because of the daunting challenges they face.
Walt Gardner, August 8, 2014
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Education Opinion Teaching Students to Hate School
How would the U.S. stack up against other countries if non-cognitive outcomes were measured?
Walt Gardner, August 6, 2014
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Education Opinion Drawing Line on Special Education
It's incumbent on Congress to provide adequate funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Walt Gardner, August 4, 2014
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Education Opinion Can Teaching Be Taught?
The sheer number of teachers needed in public schools militates against uniform quality.
Walt Gardner, August 1, 2014
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Education Opinion Campus Security Undergoes Change
Hiring professional security agents to protect everyone on school grounds is essential.
Walt Gardner, July 30, 2014
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Education Opinion The Real Lesson of the Common Core
Schools will improve little as long as we continue to give short shrift to what takes place in the lives of young people in their homes and neighborhoods.
Walt Gardner, July 28, 2014
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Education Opinion Teacher Turnover Will Persist
No one who has not taught in a public school can possibly understand what teachers today are facing on a daily basis.
Walt Gardner, July 25, 2014
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Education Opinion Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
Diluting admissions standards to achieve racial diversity will affect educational quality.
Walt Gardner, July 23, 2014
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Education Opinion Teachers' Unions Don't Oppose Change
Portraying teachers' unions as rigid obstructionists overlooks the facts.
Walt Gardner, July 21, 2014
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Education Opinion Sex Education Is More Than Facts
Sex education can provide students with basic facts, without answering their personal questions.
Walt Gardner, July 18, 2014
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Education Opinion What No Teacher-Prep Program Can Do
The huge number of new teachers needed to replace retiring teachers means that quality is bound to be affected.
Walt Gardner, July 16, 2014
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Education Opinion The Truth About Test Scores
It's not hard to design a test that has a high likelihood of producing just about any outcome desired.
Walt Gardner, July 14, 2014
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Education Opinion Public Schools of the Future
Public schools will not be recognizable two decades from now.
Walt Gardner, July 11, 2014
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