Articles Why the Common Core Could Bring the End of One-Size-Fits-All Learning Dennis Van RoekelSep 05, 2013
Articles Sir Ken Robinson's Radical Question: What if Education Was Rooted in Diversity? Liz DwyerJul 11, 2013
Articles India's Bailing on the Most Influential International Standardized Test Liz DwyerAug 26, 2012
Articles A City Education: Forget Basketball, It's Time for 'March Mathness' Only 15 percent of students at Los Angeles' Markham Middle School are proficient in math.Liz Warden27 Mar, 2012
Articles If Schools Aren't Teaching Science, Where Will the Next Generation of Scientists Come From? Science education is getting the shaft in the Golden State.Liz Dwyer28 Oct, 2011
Articles The Unchecked Power of the College Placement Test The current system of placement tests for college freshman may be the greatest hurdle to long-term success in higher education.Good Is22 Oct, 2011
Articles How California Schools Turned Struggling Students Into Second-Class Citizens Color-coded student IDs and separate lunch lines ignited controversy in Orange County.Liz Dwyer10 Oct, 2011
Articles Why Don't We Teach Kids How to Use CTRL+F? Teaching students how to use a book index is great, but what about how to use a computer or do internet research?Liz Dwyer25 Aug, 2011
Articles Why Creative Teaching is Essential For the Information Age Abandoning a narrow, one-size-fits all approach to teaching would help students develop the curiosity they need to become innovators of the future.Shawn Cornally18 Aug, 2011
Articles Why Twitter Is a Teacher's Best Tool The social media platform makes it easy to get instant ideas, links, and resources from a global community of educators.Liz Dwyer26 May, 2011
Articles Why Can't Hollywood Get Education Right? The real problems in America's schools are hard to dramatize, so the entertainment industry gives us Cameron Diaz's breasts instead.Liz Dwyer15 May, 2011
Articles Hundreds of Los Angeles Students Walk Out Over Plan to Fire Teachers Despite a 26 percent dropout rate, students at Huntington Park High School are against a school turnaround plan.Liz Dwyer12 May, 2011
Articles Broke L.A. Schools Are Giving Teachers a Half Day to Protest In an unprecedented move, LAUSD is working with the local teachers union to make a protest of education cuts happen.Liz Dwyer06 May, 2011
Articles Two Former Teachers Defend Music Education on YouTube In their latest video, the duo Two Teachers and a Microphone make the case for music programs, which are getting cut across America.Liz Dwyer05 May, 2011
Articles Teachers in the Trenches Aren't Impressed with Arne Duncan's "Appreciation Letter" Duncan's open letter to teachers expressing his appreciation for their hard work hasn't exactly been well-received.Liz Dwyer05 May, 2011
Articles Studies Support Rewards, Homework, and Traditional Teaching—Or Do They? It's smart to be skeptical of education studies that seem to support traditional practices.Alfie Kohn09 Apr, 2011
Articles Harlem School Teaches Kids Real Irish Jig (and Cultural Understanding) Closing the achievement gap isn't just about test scores. Harlem Academy is teaching kids how to appreciate a diverse world.Liz Dwyer19 Mar, 2011
The Last Free Speech: Street Art at Manual Arts High School World renowned artists are heading to South Los Angeles to collaborate with students and visually give voice to social and political issues.Liz Dwyer10 Mar, 2011
Articles Experiment: Gym Class Helps Kids Read Better Want to boost test scores in reading and math? Have kids exercise before tackling tough academic subjects.Liz Dwyer18 Feb, 2011