Tag: Education reform

Deeper Learning and the Common Core 

Deeper Learning and the Common Core 

by Robert Rothman on April 1, 2013  The first things I noticed when I walked into classrooms at International High School at Prospect Heights in Brooklyn were the dictionaries. In… READ MORE

Education for a Civil Society 

Education for a Civil Society 

by Peter Levine on October 11, 2012  Two myths arise in almost all discussions of civic education: “Kids today don’t know any civics,” and “We don’t teach civics nowadays.” As… READ MORE

Promoting District-Led Turnaround 

Promoting District-Led Turnaround 

by Heather Zavadsky on April 30, 2012  Near the end of January this year, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced his intentions to target the next wave of Race to the… READ MORE