One new idea, and two old ones, for moving beyond age-based grouping of students
A child’s age is only a crude proxy for their academic readiness, yet it’s the primary means by which we group children in school. More age variety in classrooms could allow for greater academic consistency; grade retention and grade acceleration could help us get there. So too could a new idea from Petrilli: transitional kindergarten–5.
Michael J. Petrilli 6.6.2024
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#916: The case for curriculum reform, with Robert Pondiscio
Robert Pondiscio, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 4.17.2024
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How did teacher evaluation become a thing?
Tim Daly 4.15.2024
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Doing educational equity wrong
Michael J. Petrilli 4.11.2024
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The “case for curriculum” is about reducing teachers’ workload
Robert Pondiscio 4.11.2024
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Schools must go beyond surface-level learning, and better tutoring can help
Laurence Holt 4.11.2024
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Cheers and Jeers: April 11, 2024
The Education Gadfly 4.11.2024
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What we're reading this week: April 11, 2024
The Education Gadfly 4.11.2024
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#915: Eliminating school boundaries, with Derrell Bradford
Derrell Bradford, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 4.10.2024
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Lengthy school closures were especially hard on high achievers
Brandon L. Wright 4.9.2024
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School choice need not mean an expensive windfall for the rich
Michael J. Petrilli 4.4.2024
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We’ve made teaching impossible or: What I learned talking to 200 teachers
Daniel Buck 4.4.2024
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Cross-partisanship vs. bipartisanship in education
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 4.4.2024
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