Tag: Edpolicy
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Can Public Schools Survive School Choice Initiatives?
By Matthew Lynch The U.S. lags behind France, Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan, Brazil AND the U.K. combined in math and science, despite spending more on public ... -
Is superstar teacher sharing a good idea?
By Matthew Lynch Teachers make a tremendous impact on the amount of learning experienced in classrooms and in cultivating an atmosphere that celebrates learning and engaging students. ... -
Creating a Gender Responsive Learning Climate for Girls
In a responsive model of instruction, teachers seek out and include examples of achievements from both genders. While women have come a long way since the ... -
Why You Need Both Data and Common Sense for School Reform
By Matthew Lynch The first step to positive K-12 reform within a school and a district is to find a starting point. Often, data sets are ... -
Why children who sleep more get better grades
Dagmara Dimitriou, UCL Institute of Education Sleep plays a fundamental role in the way we learn. Emerging evidence makes a compelling case for the importance of ... -
Libraries of the Future: Where Trends Are Taking K-12 Public School Libraries
Modern K-12 public libraries will offer intensely engaging learning environments to all students. How they will go about doing this is less certain but the principle ... -
3 Things Every Educator Should Know about Supporting LGBT Students
With a staggering 90 percent of LGBT students experiencing verbal harassment related to their sexual orientation, it is obvious that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, or ... -
Challenging physical educators on childhood obesity prevention
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Should We Rewrite American History Books?
“History has a point of view; it cannot be all things to all people.” – Samuel Taylor When it comes to textbooks, every school district in ... -
Attacks on tenure based on facile teacher ideals and stereotypes
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding a P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts ...
