Andreas Schleicher, speaks about international educational rankings at Trinity University on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. BILLY CALZADA / San Antonio Express-News Should the U.S. increase class sizes to save money and funnel those funds into hiring better teachers? Should we boost the sharing of best practices between teachers and schools? ...
Just as curiosity (and a little naivety) drives children to explore, fear of failure propels adults to take the safer routes. This is an unfortunate change. While some amount of caution is definitely beneficial, this unrealistic goal of constant success either results in overreaction to failure or resignation to mediocrity. ...
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A pair of bills attempting to rewrite parts of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—what's now called No Child Left Behind—could be devastating for some students with disabilities, advocates for these students say. Some of the major issues are with how the bills would upend the accountability system now ...