Missouri Education Watchdog: Arne Duncan Needs an Educational Tip from Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz"

Missouri Education Watchdog: Arne Duncan Needs an Educational Tip from Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz":

Arne Duncan Needs an Educational Tip from Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz"

by stlgretchen

The New York Times has an article on the results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test. Public education is having difficulty closing the achievement gap between black and white students.

However, there are some schools making good progress on the NAEP test and they outperform the traditional public schools. Where are these successful students learning? They are taught on military bases. Reporter Michael Winerip interviewed a principal and a parent (not educational theorists and politicians) and asked them why these schools worked. How are schools on military bases different than