Class Struggle: October 24, 2010 - October 30, 2010

Half of Americans believe home causes learning disabilities

A survey commissioned by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation of New Haven exposes poor understanding among many Americans of what causes learning disabilities.

By Jay Mathews  | October 27, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Jay on the Web  | Tags:  Most Americans think learning disabilities caused by the home environment, most Americans think some learning disabled children are just lazy  
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Stakes and mistakes in assessing teacher effectiveness

Ms. Mathews and I are off in France, where I haven't been in 45 years and she has never been. I have left some blog posts behind that will pop up while i am away. That includes today guest column by Robert C. Pianta. He is dean, and Novartis US Foundation Professor of Education, at the Curry School of Education of the University of Virginia.

By Jay Mathews  | October 24, 2010; 6:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (19)
Categories:  Jay on the Web  | Tags:  Robert Pianto, University of Virginia, how best to assess teachers, research on teacher observation  
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