Archives for April 19, 2012

Project based learning, in which teachers prioritize engagement and rigorous standards, produces impressive results at this alternative school in Oregon as well as at mainstream public schools elsewhere. See what's possible when students are confr…

A Superintendent of a high-performing district in MD forcefully criticizes "ed reform" & offers his own alternatives: 1. reject the industrial model of education with its overreliance on tests, 2. reject so-called "value-added" …

The point of school is to give kids an opportunity to excel at something, to discover their passions & mesh that with their abilities. Love this chess story!At Brooklyn’s I.S. 318, the Cool Kids Are the Chess Champswww.nytimes.comChess dominates …