U.S. teachers have harder job than counterparts in industrialized world — survey
New results from an international survey shows that U.S. public school teachers work harder under more difficult conditions than teachers elsewhere in the industrialized world, and they don’t have the same kind of supports, such as enough useful feedback and professional development. In this post, Linda Darling-Hammond explains the results and their importance to the […]
How to increase socioeconomic diversity in college
Leaders in higher education have known for many years that low-income students are underrepresented at top institutions. How to change that? Catharine B. Hill, the president of Vassar College in New York, writes in this post about the only way that colleges and universities can expand socioeconomic diversity. By Catharine B. Hill As college admission […]
6-30-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: The segregation of kindergartners — by the numbersHere, from the non-profit Economic Policy Institute, is a snapshot of how segregated public schools are, starting in kindergarten. It was written by Elaine Weiss and Emma GarcÃa. Weiss has served as the national coordinator for the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education since 2011. GarcÃa, who joined the Economic Policy Institute in
