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Julie Cook was ready to leave teaching. She’d worked in both urban and suburban districts and in three different states. No matter where she taught, she…
In the early grades, U.S. schools value reading-comprehension skills over knowledge. The results are devastating, especially for poor kids. At first glance, the classroom I was…
The research of the Harvard economist Raj Chetty shows that the scale of inequality is incredibly small. In recent years, Raj Chetty has become economist-famous…
Can’t afford teachers at Wade Thomas. But $3.8 million for a shiny new house on the hill is no problem? Really? http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/rova/Board.nsf/files/BDCRXY6FE209/$file/Architect%20Agreement%20with%20Exhibits%20-%20RVSD%20District%20Office%20Remodel_Rev1.190621.pdf Editor
A letter dated June 12, 2019, from Sharon Sagar, Board Chair of the RVC to Teri Louer with copies to the Superintendent and RVSD Board:…
The president appears committed to destroying the very idea of facts. A read for our times. Like many writers I know, I’ve had a passion…
It’s fine. You’re fine. Everything is O.K. Whoopsie: You completely bombed that career-making presentation, missed that deadline you could not miss or said something you…
THE MOST enduring — and unforgivable — civil rights offense in our country today is the consigning of so many poor, often minority children to…
Mastering English requires abilities that most children don’t develop until they’re pre-teens. Johnny in Topeka can’t read, but Janne in Helsinki is effortlessly finishing his…
The pressures of national academic standards have pushed character education out of the classroom. A few months ago, I presented the following scenario to my…