Class Struggle Archive: Trends

Why not junk teacher evaluations in favor of more preparation time?

Education consultant Ted Haynie made this provocative suggestion: "If we completely suspended the formal evaluation process for two years, the overall quality of classroom instruction would be greatly increased because the time could be spent actually discussing effective classroom practice in a collegial and more informal manner than what exists today."

Bracey's last report--trashing our educational assumptions

I got to the last page of the last icon-shattering piece Gerald W. Bracey will ever write, and felt sad and empty. As usual, he had skewered--with great erudition and insight--some of my fondest beliefs about how to improve schools....

Best book ever on how to prepare students for college

We have had blue ribbon commissions, congressional committees, corporate roundtables, university consortiums and dozens of non-profit organizations struggle with the central question of American education: How do we prepare students for success in college? The written output of these groups...

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A Crazy Idea for Middle Schools, Jay Mathews , October 2, 2009

Egad! School Research Has Power, Jay Mathews , September 9, 2009

A Hot Beach Debate for Edu-Nerds Like Me, Washington Post Editors , July 3, 2009

Jay's Take: One Way to Save Struggling Teachers--Maybe, Washington Post editors , June 29, 2009

The Community College Placement Mess, Washington Post editors , June 19, 2009

Shocker! Some Teachers Like AP for All, Washington Post editors , June 12, 2009

Experience Corps: Tutoring That Works, Washington Post editors , June 5, 2009

The Evolution of Randi Weingarten, Part 2, Washington Post editors , June 2, 2009

Texting vs. Teaching: Who Wins?, Washington Post editors , June 1, 2009

An Attack on Preschool for All, Washington Post editors , May 29, 2009

How to Miss School Even When You're in School, Washington Post editors , May 27, 2009

An Intriguing Alternative to No Child Left Behind, Washington Post editors , May 22, 2009

AP More Open, But Not Dumbed Down, Washington Post editors , May 1, 2009

The Money Myth in Improving Schools, Washington Post editors , April 10, 2009

Voucher Parents vs. Me, Washington Post editors , April 3, 2009

Turmoil at Two KIPP Schools, Washington Post editors , March 18, 2009

Answering Your Questions: 20 Ways AP is Bad--Not!, washingtonpost.com editors , March 6, 2009

20 Ways AP is Bad — Not!, Washington Post editors , March 6, 2009

Will Depth Replace Breadth in Schools?, Washington Post editors , February 27, 2009

Trends: Banging on the PK-16 Pipeline, Washington Post editors , February 20, 2009

Trends: Charter Vs. Pilot Schools, Washington Post editors , February 13, 2009

Trends: Did Rap, Crack or TV Kill Reading?, Washington Post editors , February 5, 2009

Trends?, Washington Post Editors , November 30, 2008

Class Struggle Archive: Trends

Why not junk teacher evaluations in favor of more preparation time?

Bracey's last report--trashing our educational assumptions

Best book ever on how to prepare students for college

Want your school to try Advanced Placement? Here's how.

21st century skills: another disappointment

The Pros and Cons of Squelching Gifted Students

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