Policy & Reform
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The Sad Truth About America’s Schools
The sobering truth about the U.S. education system is that it is failing and has been failing for a long time. We can look ... -
The Narrative That Today’s Teachers Oppose Education Reform Needs to Stop
There is a troubling narrative that is circulating concerning teachers and education reform. This narrative asserts that a vast majority of teachers across the ... -
Rethinking School Discipline
The days of corporal punishment in U.S. schools are over, but new discipline trends have school districts rethinking their policies, especially regarding exclusionary discipline. ... -
How to Assess Teacher Quality: What We Have Learned Over the Last Decade
There is general agreement that the key to student learning success is the quality of a teacher’s instructional skills, combined with the teacher’s ability ... -
How I Would Start To Transform Public Education
In our society, you will be hard-pressed to find a person who believes the U.S. public school system is successful. Whether a Republican or ... -
How Students Get Banished To Alternative Schools
Historically, alternative schooling has been used interchangeably with terms like “reformatory school.” However, alternative schooling is painted to seem like the best option for ... -
A Discussion of Incarceration and the Importance of Higher Education
Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” His thoughts are shared by many elected officials who believe education is ... -
Is Educational Tracking Productive or Does it Produce Academic Inequity?
In all phases of K-12 education: elementary school, middle school, and high school, it has become the norm to group students together based on ... -
5 Educational Practices and Policies that Should Be More Widespread
The American education system is not as good as some think, and it certainly is not as bad. Honestly, the truth is somewhere in ... -
Why We Need to Embrace a Multi-Age, Multi-Grade Approach to Education
At the end of each year, K-8 students are either retained or promoted (many socially promoted) to the next grade. If a 5th-grade student ...
