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Commentary
8.8.2001

What matters in teaching?

Chester E. Finn, Jr.

A random confluence of events can sometimes be clarifying. That happened to me one day last week. What got clarified was why U.S. kids aren't learning enough. The morning brought fresh evidence that they're not: the 2000 NAEP math results. As you have read elsewhere (and can read below), while NAEP showed some gains (in grades 4 and 8, not 12), overall scores remain lamentable.

Commentary
7.24.2001

When trust is broken between schools and parents

A long piece by Linda Perlstein in the Washington Post Magazine's Education Review issue explores how schools and teachers have lost our trust and how they might restore it. "Suspicious Minds," by Linda Perlstein, Washington Post Magazine, July 22, 2001.

Commentary
6.13.2001

Assessing and Addressing the "Testing Backlash"

Kelly Scott

With annual testing at the heart of President Bush's education plan now nearing the end of its Congressional journey, testing has never been a hotter issue in national politics.  It is also generating plenty of heat at the state and local levels as more test-and-standards-based accountability systems kick in.  Business leaders have been among the strongest advocates for higher standar

Commentary
5.23.2001

AFT Jewels

The American Federation of Teacher's magazine, American Educator, offers several gems in its most recent issue. Kay Hymowitz asks what it means for kids when parents have foresworn their traditional role and turned themselves into advocates, friends, and providers of entertainment for their children. Walter McDougall explains why an understanding of geography is fundamental to true education.

Report
10.1.1999
Curriculum & Instruction

Traditional Schools, Progressive Schools: Do Parents Have a Choice?

Louis Chandler

Louis Chandler, professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, determines how widespread progressive and traditional practices are in public, Catholic, and independent schools in the fairly typical state of Ohio. This report the results of his survey of 336 elementary schools that was conducted in the Buckeye State early in 1999.

Commentary
12.31.1969
Charter Schools

High-quality customizable learning options should be the rule, not the exception

Terry Ryan

One could argue that 2011 was the year of “digital learning” in Ohio and across the nation. In September, the White House announced its “Digital Promise” campaign, while a number of states have been embracing initiatives and campaigns in this realm, aided and encouraged by national groups like the Digital Learning Council and the Foundation for Excellence in Education. Ohio’s biennial budget launched the Ohio Digital Learning Task Force and charged it with ensuring that the state’s “legislative environment is conducive to and supportive of the educators and digital innovators at the heart of this transformation.”

Commentary
12.31.1969

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Commentary
12.31.1969

Ohio is falling behind in the competition for education talent

Terry Ryan

Cities and states across the country are in direct competition for education talent (teachers, school leaders, and key administrators) and great charter school models and operators. This struggle for talent and expertise is especially acute in the country’s mid-section

Commentary
12.31.1969
Charter Schools

Ohio is falling behind in the Competition for Education Talent

Terry Ryan

Cities and states across the country are in direct competition for education talent (teachers, school leaders, and key administrators) and great charter school models and operators. This struggle for talent and expertise is especially acute in the country’s mid-section.

Commentary
12.31.1969

America’s addiction to grade inflation

Terry Ryan

Grade inflation is a way of life in American education, and campaigns to combat it face political pushback and a long, uphill battle to succeed.