Marc Tucker was president of the National Center on Education and the Economy. For two decades, his research focused on the policies and practices of the countries with the best education systems. This blog is no longer being updated.
Curriculum
Opinion
Differentiated Instruction: A Solution to the School Finance Crisis?
Marc Tucker uses an example from his granddaughter's schooling to explain why only implementing one component of effective systems, in this case differentiated instruction, will not go very far in helping U.S. students catch up with their international peers.
Assessment
Opinion
STEM: Why It Makes No Sense
Marc Tucker argues that in order to increase student skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the United States will have to abandon STEM programs.
Assessment
Opinion
Obama and Romney on Education Policy: Part II
Marc Tucker compares the presidential candidates' education agendas.
Assessment
Opinion
A Few Questions for Obama and Romney on Education Policy
Marc Tucker poses some questions on education policy for the presidential candidates.
Assessment
Opinion
Equity and Quality: Is it Possible to Get Both?
Marc Tucker examines a recent OECD report that proves it is possible to achieve equity and quality in education.
Assessment
Opinion
Implementing the Common Core State Standards
Marc Tucker takes a look at new research arguing that the Common Core K-8 standards in mathematics are comparable to those used by the world's top-performing countries.
Federal
Opinion
Teacher Quality and Teacher Accountability
Marc Tucker argues for converting teaching from a blue collar occupation into a high status profession that offers profound satisfaction and reasonable compensation.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
College Loan Interest Rates: The Real Issue
Marc Tucker calls for a serious change in the way we fund our higher education institutions.
Assessment
Opinion
Finland Embraced a Highly Productive Reform Strategy; The United States is Racing Toward a Dead End—Why?
Marc Tucker traces the broad outlines of the history of education in Finland and the United States to explain why one country has experienced educational success while the other lags behind.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
A Response to Jay Greene
Marc Tucker responds to Jay Greene's review of NCEE's latest book, Surpassing Shanghai.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
School-by-School vs. System Reform: Why Business Leaders Need to Go Back to the Future
Marc Tucker explains how business leaders can equitably serve American school children.
Assessment
Opinion
How Australia Developed a National Curriculum and Assessment System
An interview with Barry McGaw, the the Chair of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, on how Australia developed a national curriculum and assessment system.
Assessment
Opinion
An Isolationist Report From the Council On Foreign Relations
Marc Tucker reviews "U.S. Education Reform and National Security", the latest report from the Council on Foreign Relations.