Looks like Bill Gates, having totally solved the common standards problem, mastered the vexing “teacher evaluation using student test data” challenge, and designed right-sized schools, is now moving ...
If you’re looking for Jana Beth Francis, the assistant superintendent for teaching and learning in the Daviess County district in Kentucky, you might find her in her car. Over the past few years, ...
Schools in England are about to receive a new curriculum Pupils should be taught a robust "core knowledge" of facts and information, the education secretary has said, setting out the principles of his ...
One of the questions that I have been struggling with over the past year in terms of thinking about our schools is — — what is the role of a standardized curriculum in preparing our children to be ...
I recently found a box of papers from high school and was shocked to see what I once knew. There, in my handwriting, was a multi-step geometric proof, a creditable essay on the United States’ ...
A video livestream will be available on this page starting at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, August 23rd. Please scroll down to view. On August 23, AEI’s Robert Pondiscio hosted a panel of experts to discuss ...
WASHINGTON — Educational and business leaders want today's students both to master school subjects and to excel in areas such as problem solving, critical thinking, and communication -- abilities ...
KNOWLEDGE empowers individuals, but societal and educational power structures shape what knowledge is accessible and valued. A complex relationship exists between power and knowledge, encompassing ...
A school’s curriculum defines what students are expected to learn. As such, it is the primary vehicle through which international knowledge and skills can be integrated into students’ learning.
Research and practice over the past several decades have revealed that a truly knowledge-rich science curriculum encompasses ...