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Lisman on US education reform
We are pleased to share an article written by our colleague, Michael Lisman, on the surge in interest on education reform in the United States, published last month in The Guardian. “A fair wind for...
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Launch of McKinsey’s report on transforming education systems
We are pleased to share with you the following information regarding the new McKinsey report, which follows up on its 2007 report on the world’s most successful schools. The report, “How the World’s...
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Gates supports value-added research
This recent NY Times article (below) discusses a new initiative by the Gates Foundation to fund research and experimentation on improving the evaluation of teacher performance. Gates will invest $335...
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A lobby for students
Former Chancellor of Washington, DC Public Schools Michelle Rhee has reemerged as a national advocate for children’s voice in education policy reform. In December she launched “Students First,” a...
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Teacher Evaluations in Washington
Interesting Washington Post editorial from today on the importance of taking into account the interests of students when deciding how to evaluate teachers. D.C.’s teacher evaluations must be fair to...
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Targeting Teacher Tenure
Many politicians in the US are now taking steps to reform or eliminate teacher tenure in public education. These efforts are significant because tenure, a sacred topic for teachers’ unions, has not...
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Joel Klein on The Failure of American Schools
Lea en español Joel Klein, who recently stepped down after serving as New York City School Chancellor for nine years, draws on his experiences in office to describe an education system that is “run for...
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Innovative School Leadership Programs
Lea en español We are pleased to share with you the most recent edition of PREAL’s Best Practices Series, No. 37, “Formación de liderazgo escolar: programas pioneros en Estados Unidos.” This edition...
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Occupy the Classroom
Lea en español “Occupy the Classroom,” a column written by Nick Kristof of the New York Times, suggests that the “Occupy Wall Street” movement in the United States is fueled at least in part by this...
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Modifications to make teachers more accountable
Lea en español New York City and Washington, DC have recently revised the teacher evaluations so as to hold teachers more accountable for their performance. The revisions are examples of nationwide...
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PREAL Enlaces: Education reform proposals in Obama’s State of the Union address
Lea en español On February 12th, President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address. Education was featured prominently, and focused on three key policies: 1) Redesign the country’s high...
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PREAL Enlaces: Teacher Training’s Low Grade
Lea en español A recent study published by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) concludes that teacher training programs in the United States do a poor job of preparing graduates to provide...
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