Education policy maven Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute think tank (AEI), author of books like The Same Thing Over and Over, Letters to a Young Education Reformer, and A Search for Common Ground, offers straight talk on matters of policy, politics, research, and reform. Rick’s takes are his alone and do not represent AEI or Education Week. Follow Rick on Twitter at @rickhess99.
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3 Ways to Make Higher Education More Equitable
By focusing on informational transparency, college affordability, and bold innovation, guest blogger Richard Buery says we can make higher education more equitable.
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Match Matters in Higher Education
College match is especially important for low-income and minority students, writes KIPP's chief of policy and public affairs, kicking off a week of guest blogging.
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Considering a Strategic Direction for Education Reform
Katie King shares six strategic considerations that can help guide the future of education reform, concluding her week of guest blogging.
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4 Scenarios for the Future of Education Reform
KnowledgeWorks' Katie King continues a week of guest blogging by outlining four potential scenarios for the future of education changemaking, each of which highlights a different possible course of action.
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The Future of Education Changemaking
This week, guest blogger Katie King will discuss the future of education changemaking. She begins her discussion today by talking about possible shifts in who might dominate the changemaking narrative, how changemakers might work together, and whether changemaking continues to be a national priority.
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The Type of Schools We Need
In her final guest blogger post, Heather Harding shares the four elements she sees as crucial to transforming schools.
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How and Why Teachers of Color Matter
What does a more-diverse educator workforce mean for both students and adults? Heather Harding continues her week of guest blogging by discussing.
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Becoming an Instructional Coach
Today, guest blogger Heather Harding talks with two former teachers about their transition into instructional coaching, and the tension between wanting to engage with students and developing one's skills and knowledge in a new position.
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Why I Still Care About Teacher-Quality Reform
This week, you'll hear from guest blogger and longtime reader favorite Heather Harding. Heather kicks off the week by discussing reforms to identify, retain, and prepare high-quality teachers—and why it's still important that we pay attention to these things.
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Why School Leaders Must Go All-In With Real-Time Feedback
To close out his week of guest blogging, Michael Sonbert discusses why school leaders should embrace real-time feedback—even the potentially awkward interactions that come with it.
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School Leaders Should Prioritize the Many Over the Few
Michael Sonbert continues his week of guest blogging by discussing how school leaders can impact student achievement by prioritizing teacher coaching and feedback over quick wins.
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In Education, Execution Is Everything
Michael Sonbert kicks off our first week of guest blogging by offering one of the four mindsets he coaches school leaders to adopt through his work with Skyrocket: Execution is everything.
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Introducing Your Special Guest Stars: Sonbert, Harding, King, Buery, Egalite, and Bell
Over the next few weeks, I'll be taking a summer respite and resting up for what's sure to be an exhausting fall election season. While I'm gone, we've got a stellar lineup of folks who've kindly agreed to step in. Here's who you can look forward to reading over the next few weeks.
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Straight Up Conversation: Leading Educators Departing CEO Jonas Chartock
I recently had the chance to chat with Leading Educators' departing CEO Jonas Chartock about the organization, which works with over 700 teacher leaders to transform professional learning for over 2,400 teachers.