The Children Still Left Behind

In National Affairs , Fred Hess makes the point that over-emphasis on racial/class/ethnic "gaps" risks shunting aside most of what Americans should expect their schools to do. [D]isadvantaged and advantaged children have different educational needs and stand to benefit from different kinds …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday October 19, 2011

Hold Students Accountable in Testing

While many people blame teachers for the decline in test scores, scrutiny needs to be placed on students as well. The results just came back, and just 31 percent of my tenth grade English students passed their state high school exam this year. This was my first year teaching a tested …

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Written by Thomas Gibbon on Saturday July 9, 2011