Teacher Collaboration Gives Schools Better Results
The world’s best school systems depend on teacher collaboration, but the concept has not caught on in the U.S. We found schools where teamwork is making a difference.
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What Would Diane Ravitch Say?
Diane Ravitch, the former assistant U.S. secretary of education, tells Miller-McCune what she thinks about No Child Left Behind now.
Collective Bargaining and the Student Achievement Gap
A new analysis finds the best students are better off, while disadvantaged students are worse off, when teachers collectively bargain for a contract.
Science Leaches Out of Science Class
Political scientists studying U.S. public school biology instructors find a majority of teachers — a "cautious" three out of five — are at best tepid in defense of evolution.
Minority Teachers: Hard to Get and Hard to Keep
Why are black and Latino teachers leaving in droves? Because they want more autonomy in poor urban schools, researchers say.
Avoiding Teacher Layoffs With an Education Bailout
As hundreds of thousands of teachers and staffers brace for layoffs, there might be a federal bailout in their future, too.
What Are American Schools Doing Right?
Amid the hand-wringing over the parlous state of U.S. education, experts suggest that successes demonstrate that lasting reform will require constellations of effort, not just stars.