Joanne JacobsAug 2, 20181 minCoaching works for teachersPersonalized training for teachers is effective, write Matthew A. Kraft and David Blazar in Education Next, but taking coaching to scale...
Joanne JacobsAug 1, 20181 minTeachers aren’t fired for teaching badlyTeachers aren’t fired very often — and almost never for teaching badly, write Amy Cummings and Nate Malkus on AEI. Miami University’s...
Joanne JacobsJul 31, 20183 min‘Right to read’ fight shifts to CaliforniaThe right to an education doesn’t include a right to literacy — yet. However, “a judge has ruled that California can be put on trial for...
Joanne JacobsJul 31, 20181 minTesting basic skills leads to two-tier systemSchools serving mainly poor and minority students end up teaching the basic skills and schools serving more advantaged students, knowing...
Joanne JacobsJul 30, 20182 minShow me the test scoresYou want my kids to go to your schools? Show me they’re learning, writes Citizen Stewart in a defense of test-based accountability....
Joanne JacobsJul 30, 20181 minDefend the status quo or go kid-centric?Teachers’ unions should adopt a kid-centric policy in response to the Janus decision, writes Paul Reville in Ed Week. Leaders will need...