As I’ve noted many times (see, for instance, here, here, and here), some corners in schooling today are marked by a bizarre enthusiasm for low expectations. This has fueled a push to eliminate ...

DE PERE (WLUK) --It's a different kind of exposure. That's how Dr. Reid Riggle, co-chair of the teacher education program at St. Norbert College describes student teaching experiences for the upcoming ...

As another school year begins many wonder how much learning was lost last year without consistent in-person instruction and how to help students to “catch up.” While some might attribute academic ...

How do expectations, particularly teacher expectations, affect students in the U.S.? Are standards high enough? Does Common Core, which has been adapted by some states, set the bar too high? These are ...

California is moving closer to eliminating the unpopular Reading Instruction Competence Assessment for teachers and replacing it with a performance assessment based on a new set of literacy standards ...

It’s hard to think of an easier target for outrage than a principal bent on “dumbing down” his school. A headline on such a dishonest shortchanger of unwitting children can draw righteous indignation ...

(WAVY) — High pressure and low pay: That’s what’s driving local teachers out of the classroom here in Hampton Roads, according to one former teacher. “Imagine knowing what you wanted for your whole ...

The new question of the week is: What is the role of teacher expectations in instruction? In Part One, Nancy Frey, Ph.D., Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., and Whitney Emke ...

For more information go to our website, moultrienews.com to read the Fordham study authored by American University’s Seth Gershenson. Great Expectations: The Impact of Rigorous Grading Practices on ...

As cratering test scores intensify California’s resolve to improve student reading, one thing appears certain: the state’s newest teachers need to know how to teach literacy using foundational reading ...

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