/education-reform Education Reform en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-does-ideology-matter-when-it-comes-to-good-educational-ideas/2024/09 Fundamental disputes over how schools model norms and set expectations, among other things, are inevitably informed by values. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-does-ideology-matter-when-it-comes-to-good-educational-ideas/2024/09 /policy-politics/opinion-is-education-a-public-or-private-good/2024/08 Education would be better off if it were more democratic, argues an advocate of a new schooling model. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-is-education-a-public-or-private-good/2024/08 /policy-politics/opinion-federal-education-reform-has-largely-failed-unfortunately-we-still-need-it/2024/06 Neither NCLB nor ESSA have lived up to their promise, but the problems calling for national action persist. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:18:05 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-federal-education-reform-has-largely-failed-unfortunately-we-still-need-it/2024/06 /policy-politics/opinion-where-do-democrats-stand-on-education/2024/04 The politics of education reform have shifted drastically since the Obama era. How has one Democratic education group responded? Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-where-do-democrats-stand-on-education/2024/04 /leadership/opinion-when-it-comes-to-schooling-everyone-thinks-they-have-the-answer/2023/12 If you realize they think you're wrong, you've got a shot at understanding and persuading them. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-when-it-comes-to-schooling-everyone-thinks-they-have-the-answer/2023/12 /teaching-learning/opinion-the-4-common-myths-about-grading-reform-debunked/2023/11 Grading reformers and their critics all have the same goal: grades that truly reflect student learning. Here’s how we move forward. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:54:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-4-common-myths-about-grading-reform-debunked/2023/11 /policy-politics/opinion-i-spoke-to-arne-duncan-about-school-reform-here-are-5-takeaways/2023/10 The future of school reform may look quite different from the past of school reform. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-i-spoke-to-arne-duncan-about-school-reform-here-are-5-takeaways/2023/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-teacher-power-can-be-the-force-for-education-what-would-that-look-like/2023/09 Teachers working in new and different ways with each other and their students could be the solution to learning that has evaded us. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:14:38 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-teacher-power-can-be-the-force-for-education-what-would-that-look-like/2023/09 /policy-politics/the-steps-some-states-are-taking-to-redefine-student-success/2023/08 "We can’t go back to the way it’s always been done," says the head of the group that represents state education chiefs. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/the-steps-some-states-are-taking-to-redefine-student-success/2023/08 /teaching-learning/whats-the-purpose-of-standards-in-education-an-explainer/2023/07 What are standards? Why are they important? What's the Common Core? Do standards improve student achievement? Our explainer has the answers. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:08:15 GMT /teaching-learning/whats-the-purpose-of-standards-in-education-an-explainer/2023/07 /policy-politics/opinion-the-education-communitys-views-on-school-improvement-have-fundamentally-changed/2023/07 Since the publication of a seminal report on education, reform measures are more controversial and disruptive. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-the-education-communitys-views-on-school-improvement-have-fundamentally-changed/2023/07 /leadership/opinion-5-habits-of-a-school-rethinker/2023/07 As education leaders make post-pandemic reforms, they would do well to pause and reflect before enacting haphazard changes. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-5-habits-of-a-school-rethinker/2023/07 /leadership/opinion-why-do-schools-cling-to-stupid-ideas/2023/07 Educators and policymakers often go along with ineffectual policies, not knowing what else to do. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-why-do-schools-cling-to-stupid-ideas/2023/07 /leadership/a-fading-school-reform-mayoral-control-is-ending-in-another-city/2023/06 Chicago will phase out mayoral control of its schools by 2027, becoming the latest city to drop the model. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:37:29 GMT /leadership/a-fading-school-reform-mayoral-control-is-ending-in-another-city/2023/06 /policy-politics/opinion-school-reform-is-tough-all-over-not-just-in-the-u-s/2023/06 Even though some reforms produce evidence of student success, that often isn't enough to overcome political hurdles. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-school-reform-is-tough-all-over-not-just-in-the-u-s/2023/06 /leadership/opinion-innovation-is-a-four-letter-word/2023/06 Many in education thrill to the promise of ‘innovation,’ but rightly understood, it is a means, not an end. Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-innovation-is-a-four-letter-word/2023/06 /leadership/opinion-schools-are-trying-to-do-too-much/2023/06 The practice of "unbundling" offers education leaders a way to rethink what they do and how they do it. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-schools-are-trying-to-do-too-much/2023/06 /leadership/opinion-education-reform-hasnt-failed-yet-3-overlooked-instructional-strategies/2023/06 Three proven components of effective teaching could make all the difference between poor to middling and high-student achievement. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:55:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-education-reform-hasnt-failed-yet-3-overlooked-instructional-strategies/2023/06 /policy-politics/opinion-teachers-and-parents-are-skeptical-of-new-reforms-leaders-can-break-the-cycle/2023/05 When we are enamored with promising ideas, it can be tough to understand why other education stakeholders don't see it the way we do. Mon, 22 May 2023 10:00:13 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-teachers-and-parents-are-skeptical-of-new-reforms-leaders-can-break-the-cycle/2023/05 /leadership/opinion-memo-to-ed-leaders-on-school-improvement-the-right-questions-to-ask-now/2023/05 Rethinking prepandemic practices—staffing, technology, school choice, and more—is well worth your time, writes Rick Hess. Wed, 17 May 2023 18:43:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-memo-to-ed-leaders-on-school-improvement-the-right-questions-to-ask-now/2023/05 /policy-politics/opinion-teachers-unions-are-the-rorschach-test-for-school-reform/2023/04 Critics see special interest groups opposing common-sense reforms, but advocates see champions of workplace democracy and the common good. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:00:56 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-teachers-unions-are-the-rorschach-test-for-school-reform/2023/04 /policy-politics/opinion-teacher-evaluation-policies-have-flopped-where-did-they-go-wrong/2023/04 Responsible education advocates know that the measure of an idea is not how promising it seems in theory but how well it works in practice. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 10:00:01 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-teacher-evaluation-policies-have-flopped-where-did-they-go-wrong/2023/04 /policy-politics/opinion-what-the-last-two-decades-have-taught-us-about-school-reform/2023/01 In a time with pandemic, hyperactive news cycles, and culture war, it’s worth taking a moment to step back in search of context. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:00:22 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-what-the-last-two-decades-have-taught-us-about-school-reform/2023/01 /leadership/opinion-how-to-address-system-change-in-education/2023/01 Awareness of what's occurring outside of school can be beneficial—or a hierarchical hell in the wrong hands, Michael Fullan says. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:57:37 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-to-address-system-change-in-education/2023/01 /policy-politics/state-ed-agencies-arent-equipped-to-address-schools-big-challenges/2022/12 A new report outlines a dire situation for state education agencies. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 22:53:36 GMT /policy-politics/state-ed-agencies-arent-equipped-to-address-schools-big-challenges/2022/12 /events/k-12-essentials-forum/what-will-it-take-for-schools-to-get-better Find out what educators and leaders can do to incite lasting and productive change that will make a difference in the lives of students. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 18:00:28 GMT /events/k-12-essentials-forum/what-will-it-take-for-schools-to-get-better /leadership/opinion-how-school-reform-can-end-up-like-stone-soup/2022/09 Reform involves winners and losers, values and unanticipated consequences, and is almost never a simple question of “what works.” Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:00:58 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-school-reform-can-end-up-like-stone-soup/2022/09 /leadership/opinion-when-it-comes-to-the-teacher-shortage-whos-abandoning-whom/2022/08 Are teachers really leaving the school system or just an archaic model that we should all leave behind? Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:44:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-when-it-comes-to-the-teacher-shortage-whos-abandoning-whom/2022/08 /leadership/opinion-10-ways-to-include-teachers-in-important-policy-decisions/2022/08 Teachers are the lifeblood of schools, and they should be treated that way. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 12:00:58 GMT /leadership/opinion-10-ways-to-include-teachers-in-important-policy-decisions/2022/08 /policy-politics/opinion-from-a-nation-at-risk-to-crt-howd-we-get-here/2022/07 How did a bipartisan school reform movement give way to a series of heated culture clashes? Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:00:45 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-from-a-nation-at-risk-to-crt-howd-we-get-here/2022/07