The Highest-Performing Students in the World Live in…Shanghai?!?!
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released the results of the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) - an exam administered to 15-year-olds in 65 countries – and the results for the United States aren’t pretty. While American students’ performance in science reached the...
“Stoplights” Work at William Henry Middle School
When you walk into William Henry Middle School, you may be surprised at one of the first things you see. Next to the welcome signs and entry doors, there is a big green, yellow, and red board with markers indicating how the school is doing academically. If you walk around the school, you will find many smaller versions of this chart...
How Will the Federal Elections Impact Early Childhood Education?
As the effects of the 2010 season begin to seep in, one critical federal education policy component that we will monitor closely is the direction of early childhood education.
In September 2009, the House of Representatives passed a bill that appropriated $8 billion over eight years to help states develop and scale high-quality early childhood...
So Many Choices for Moms and Dads
When I completed 8th grade at my local middle school, there was never a question about where I would go to high school. Along with every other kid in my neighborhood, I simply moved on to the public high school down the street. There was never a thought of going somewhere else.
So, last Sunday as my 8th grade daughter and...