In an article on the Washington Post's Answer Sheet blog, author Martin Blank shares his belief that diet research shows us how education reform needs to be more broadly focused. "A Mediterranean diet, like educating our children," he says, "is like a black box in which a number of ingredients—together—are needed to achieve the desired outcomes."
Blank further outlines how this diet research and different way of thinking would require education reformers to look not only at ways inside-the-school factors—such as improved standards and assessments—but also those outside the school—such as health and extracurricular activities—affect the overall success of our children.
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Martin Blank is president of the Institute for Educational Leadership and director at whole child partnerCoalition for Community Schools.
The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that brings together