Jun 14, 2013
Concerns over the unintended consequences of teacher evaluations are neither new nor news.
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Mar 06, 2013
Technological innovation has been one key accelerator for efforts to transform the lives of children living in urban poverty. That’s why we’re so excited to see the Bill & Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall officially open this week at The University of Texas at Austin.
Nov 02, 2012
This week's education reform round-up includes stories from Sara Mosle, Audrey Watters, Tom Whitby and more.
Oct 05, 2012
On world teacher's day, it only seemed right we should round-out our week's picks with a paper that focuses on stellar teachers.
Sep 28, 2012
This week on the weekly roundup, we share stories about childhood obesity, blended learning, charter schools, and the education gap.
Sep 21, 2012
This week's stories examine the roots of the childhood obesity epidemic and the relationship between poverty and low-performing schools. Highlights from Sara Neufeld, Ted Fishman, Alex Kotlowitz and others.
Sep 14, 2012
In our weekly roundup, we've compiled links to stories about childhood obesity in schools, and pulled together a trio of pieces, from Dana Goldstein, Jackie Zubrzycki and Sara Mead, about the complexities of effectively evaluating educators.
Sep 07, 2012
In this week's roundup, we've compiled links to stories about ed reform, blended learning, higher ed, and childhood obesity.
Aug 31, 2012
This week's top education stories included some great pieces of writing that ask provocative questions, share personal stories, and discuss what's needed to provide children and families with high quality schools that offer instruction tailored to each student's needs.
Aug 24, 2012
The week's education reform roundup includes calls for policy-makers to reexamine the role of standardized tests, questions about how we can help the most disadvantaged students, and a call from Joel Klein to let the private sector play a significant role in reforming public education, just as it's played a significant role in advancing other public sectors.