Great Education Debate: A 'Broader/Bolder' Education Reform Strategy

Linda Darling-Hammond strikes back

In a letter to the New York Times, LDH takes issue with David Brooks' (and others') depiction of her as a non-reformer:

Is NCLB-style education reform liberal, centrist, or conservative?

What a confluence of events when Alfie Kohn, Matthew Yglesias, and Rick Hess take up that question all on the same day.

Questions for Linda Darling-Hammond, part two

Yesterday we launched our new feature, Questions for Linda Darling-Hammond.

Learning from Louisiana

A new value-added study in Louisiana has found that teachers certified under non-traditional programs, The New Teacher Project's training program in particular, are more likely to be effective.