December 8, 2017 5:45 am
Published by Jacob Waters
This op-ed was originally published in Education Week. You can view the original here. Earlier this fall, President Donald Trump called on the U.S. Department...
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December 5, 2017 11:21 am
Published by Jacob Waters
Sydney Chaffee knew that she wanted to be a teacher when she was in college and realized that she wanted to be in class learning...
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November 30, 2017 5:51 am
Published by Jacob Waters
For decades, the US has largely relied on a one-size-fits-all approach to schooling. Highly varied kids go to school at a fixed age, for a...
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November 27, 2017 10:37 am
Published by Jacob Waters
After the Common Core State Standards were developed and released in 2010, 45 states quickly adopted them, citing their rigor, concision and focus on the...
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November 14, 2017 8:25 am
Published by Jacob Waters
This is the fourth in a series of posts written by teacher awardees of the NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund. You can read the...
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November 1, 2017 7:24 am
Published by Jacob Waters
Creating a school district budget isn’t easy. Especially in a time when many districts are dealing with limited resources, difficult tradeoffs are inevitable. How can...
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October 30, 2017 6:55 am
Published by Jacob Waters
When I first heard the news that the Trump administration planned to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), my thoughts went immediately to my...
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October 19, 2017 5:54 am
Published by Jacob Waters
To give all students great educational opportunities, we need outstanding teachers in our classrooms. But we can’t forget that, when participating in teacher preparation programs...
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October 17, 2017 5:24 am
Published by Jacob Waters
This is the third in a series of posts written by teacher awardees of the NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund. You can read the...
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October 13, 2017 8:05 am
Published by Jacob Waters
We can’t give every child access to a great education without highly effective educators. But improving educator quality isn’t easy—it requires coordinated, aggressive change across...
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