The Bottom Line

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portrait of a group of asian elementary school children
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Donald Nielsen
October 29, 2020
Educational Leadership, Teaching

Why Do Singapore Students Outperform the Rest of the World?

Donald Nielsen
October 29, 2020
Educational Leadership, Teaching
Research reveals that the most significant influence on student academic achievement is the quality of the teacher in the classroom. Singapore has the highest performing children in the world. Is it possible they have the best teachers? What is Singapore doing dramatically different that the U.S. can emulate? Read More ›
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Group of elementary school kids running at school, back view
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Keri D. Ingraham
October 22, 2020
Learning

Making Up for Lost Learning

Keri D. Ingraham
October 22, 2020
Learning
It’s no secret that the Coronavirus school closures have led to student learning loss. What is the plan to combat that loss? Read More ›
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Head erased with pencil
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Keri D. Ingraham
October 14, 2020
Learning

Staggering Learning Loss

Keri D. Ingraham
October 14, 2020
Learning
Students fortunate enough to have their school move toward a hybrid learning model may begin to return to campus two days per week. However, many districts implementing a hybrid learning format are only allocating four days a week to some form of student learning. Why? Read More ›
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Bored pupil sitting at his desk
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Keri D. Ingraham
September 28, 2020
Education Reform, Teaching

Factory Model Education Ignores Varied Learning Readiness

Keri D. Ingraham
September 28, 2020
Education Reform, Teaching
Take 25 adults the same age, from a range of different backgrounds, into an Apple Store and give them the same amount of time to learn the same device with the same directions. Obviously, learning outcomes will vary. Why do we ignore this reality for K-12 students? Read More ›
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Chasm in Little Petra, Jordan
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Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2020
Charter Public Schools, Education Reform, Parental Choice

The Chasm Spanning Public and Private School COVID-19 Responses

Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2020
Charter Public Schools, Education Reform, Parental Choice
Public schools demand campuses stay closed while the majority of private schools do whatever it takes to open. What would happen if K-12 education became a free market with competition as the driver? Would this elicit a different response from public schools? Read More ›
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Concept of choice with crossroads spliting in two ways
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Bailey Takacs
June 18, 2020
Innovation, Parental Choice

New Education Resource for Mississippi Parents

Bailey Takacs
June 18, 2020
Innovation, Parental Choice
Empower Mississippi, a nonprofit educational advocacy group, along with other in-state partners, has created a helpful new tool called the Mississippi School Finder. The website “offers users a complete picture of public, private, and alternative education options available in their communities.” Read More ›
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Protesters at brooklyn bridge
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Donald Nielsen
June 15, 2020
Education Reform

The Source of the Problem

Donald Nielsen
June 15, 2020
Education Reform
Racism and police brutality are one source of the problems we are facing today, but those problems have been exacerbated by government’s failure to demand excellence in the performance of their employees and their leadership. Read More ›