Getting the Common Core Political Handicapping Right
Lots of coverage of the Common Core State Standards mentions polling showing that the standards’ opponents are only a minority of Americans.<...
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Pediatricians Use Video Tools to Promote Early Literacy
The pediatrician鈥檚 office is becoming a new player in helping children learn foundational skills for communication.
White House Summit on Working Families
It鈥檚 increasingly difficult for working parents in the United States to do all the things they鈥檙e 鈥渟upposed to do.鈥
Embattled AZ Schools Chief Was Major Opponent of Full-Day Kindergarten
Huppenthal was a central figure in our story of full-day kindergarten in Arizona.
Making the Common Core Work for Latino Students
As exhausting as they can be, today鈥檚 children are a critical economic resource.
What Are School Enrollment Boundaries For?
How the District’s education politics remain fundamentally driven by the politics of privilege, class, and race.
Teacher Prep Review Paints Grim Picture, but with Possible Silver Lining
NCTQ鈥檚 inaugural 2013 Review was met with outcry and criticism from many teacher education programs.
Early Vocabulary Development and the Common Core
The early education community sometimes flirts too closely with that danger.
Why We Can鈥檛 Forget the Early Grades
More focus is sorely needed on improving children’s transition from pre-K into elementary school.
How Brilliant Are Promise Neighborhoods?
Are Promise Neighborhoods the best we can do in the context of a poorly-organized system?