This is the last Sputnik blog post to appear on Education Week. Beginning next week, I鈥檒l bring my discussion of evidence-based reform in education to the . I hope you鈥檒l continue to take part in the conversation.
The original idea of Sputnik was to spark interest in the idea that progress in education must come from improving and augmenting proven, replicable programs and practices, and then putting proven programs into policy. This simple and obvious notion, 鈥渦se what works,鈥� has been a long time coming, and still has a long way to go. In Sputnik I鈥檝e commented on some of the most important developments in evidence-based reform: , , , , and many developments in research, development, and methodology. This is an exciting time for evidence-based reform, and if you have enjoyed reading Sputnik as much as I鈥檝e enjoyed writing it, I鈥檓 sure you鈥檒l equally enjoy reading and reacting to at Huffington Post. I look forward to hearing from you.
I鈥檇 like to thank Lauren Gibbs, Beth Comstock, Robert Johnston, Debra Carroll, and the editors at Education Week for their help with Sputnik.