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Low Expectations
My high school was certified as "college preparatory." I was able to take introductory...
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The Certification Connection
Licensure ought to guarantee that every classroom comes equipped with a skilled, knowledgeable teacher. The new performance standards for teachers are making that possible.
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A Tenuous Hold
Education schools have lost the confidence of the public and policymakers alike. They'll need to relinquish their monopoly on teacher preparation in order to gain it back.
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Break the Link
The fact that schools of education could no longer rely on a captive body of aspiring teachers would expose them to teh cleansing winds of competition
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The Feds Step In
From his first days in office, President Bush made education reform one of his...
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Unwarranted Intrusion
Inside the Washington, D.C., beltway, the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act...
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A New Partnership
The move toward federally imposed accountability standards is necessary to ensure that federal funds are enhancing educational opportunity, especially for poor and minority students. It will all be for naught, however, if Congress doesn't guarantee that states will receive the resources necessary to overhaul failing schools
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Tortuous Routes
The urban school districts of California have a well-publicized shortage of teachers. So they're...
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The Mystery of Good Teaching
Surveying the evidence on student achievement and teachers' characteristics.
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Randomly Accountable
Failing to account for natural fluctuations in test scores could undermine the very idea of holding schools accountable for their efforts - or lack thereof
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