This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a letter addressed to the “KIPP Team and Family,”the executive leadership of the powerful charter school network announced the dismissal of one of its co-founders, Mike Feinberg, stemming from a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Colorado students who qualify for a reduced price lunch can get it for free, thanks to a state program that covers the extra cost. But that’s only through fifth grade.…
Executive skills are the cognitive abilities that make it possible for people to set goals, regulate impulses, and complete the steps necessary to achieve their objectives. Examples of these skills…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As Mayor Bill de Blasio begins a second term with a vow to make New York the nation’s ”fairest city,” his first assignment should be grading the fairness of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Woodrow Wilson Academy of Teaching and Learning, a soon-to-launch graduate school of education has a new approach to teaching teachers. The Academy’s goal is to ensure teachers master them handling…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: A Homeless Camp in Our Backyard? Please, Seattle Pacific University Says A homeless camp on Seattle Pacific University’s campus provides a safe place for homeless people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many schools and districts these days say they cannot focus on character and citizenship because there is no time, or because those topics are too controversial. The truth is that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “To be honest, it’s kind of embarrassing that it’s been so controversial.” — Idaho State Senator Janie Ward-Engelking of Boise, a Democrat, on the legislature’s move to include human-caused climate change in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teacher collaboration is an important component of long-term career development for educators across the United States. For example, collaborative activities (such as peer observation and co-planning meetings) can provide opportunities for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. She applied to a dozen medical schools, but she was denied admission because she was a woman. She earned a law degree instead, but firms refused to hire her because…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s easy for filmmakers to make fun of Catholic school. That’s why writer and director Greta Gerwig decided to do something very different. Gerwig has said that her film Lady Bird may be the only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the 19th century, what is now the University of Pittsburgh was called the Western University of Pennsylvania. Before his death in 1858, Charles Avery, a white Pittsburgh cotton trader…