Educational Improvement Policies: Are we Focusing on the Wrong Things?
Our society and economy are asking for better results from the schools in our nation. The expectation is not new. …
Is Grade Retention About to Make a Comeback?
The idea of holding students back from promotion when they do not meet grade-level standards has been around for a …
College Remediation: Who Is at Fault and How Can It Be Prevented?
We hear reports about the seemingly large number of college freshmen who have to take remedial mathematics and English as …
Student Mobility: A Silent Threat to Student Success
Estimates are that roughly 6.5 million students change schools each year. Some of these students will change schools multiple times. …
Technology: While One Gap is Shrinking, Another Is Growing
Schools have spent the past two dozen years working to close the technology access gap. The assumption has been that …
Timing of Negative Communication May Increase Child Abuse
We know that far too many students with whom we work have already been traumatized by life. They have seen …
Why Motivating Students Should Not Be Our Goal
To be clear, motivation is an important element of learning. We cannot make students learn. We cannot learn for them. …
In the Aftermath of Trauma and Tragedy, What About the Adults?
When violence comes to schools (even when only threatened), adults act immediately to place the physical safety of students at …
Why We Need to Tap Purpose to Drive Learning
Small children often have a favorite question. It consists of just one word: “Why?” As adults, listening to and responding …